SitemapThe Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley
awarded $379,430 in grants and distributions in its first grant cycle of the
year, the organization announced.
The funds include $76,000 in grants to 11 nonprofit
organizations in Mahoning and Trumbull counties, as well as $303,430 that was
distributed outside of the grant process.
The largest grant, $12,500, went to the Youngstown
Neighborhood Development Corp. for its Glenwood Neighbors Initiative. The
project seeks to “improve the quality of life, safety, walkability, public
health and perception of the distressed Glenwood Avenue corridor to foster
reinvestment and economic opportunity,” according to a news release.
Also, the YWCA of Warren received $12,000 for its girls’
STEM Camp, which will take place this summer.
Other grant recipients were the Ronald McDonald House of
Cleveland; Mahoning Valley College Access Program; Youngstown State University
Regional Economic Development Initiative; the Ohio Foundation for Independent
Colleges; East Side Organization Project; National Inventors Hall of Fame;
Making Kids Count; Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership; and Boardman Township
Park.
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