Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton awards grants

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CANTON − The Board of Directors of the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton has announced $1,160,581 in grants for the first and second quarters of 2023.

The following are the first- and second-quarter grants awarded:

Responsive efforts: Respond to specific or short-term community needs. Total: $677,486

  • Access Health Stark County, to support the services of an on-site community health worker and related outreach activities in Canton City schools, $40,471

  • Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, to support food for the Stark County Keith D. Monda Food Pantry and Stark County Home Delivery Program, $40,000

  • Boys & Girls Club of Massillon, to support capital funding for construction of a new building, $100,000

  • Canton for All People, to support the build-out of Southeast Community Wellness Center, $150,000

  • CommQuest Services, to support parking lot and door lock repairs at the Fuline Center, $180,835

  • Our Lady of Peace Elementary School, to support a summer program for students in kindergarten through fifth grade, $44,110

  • St. Anthony/All Saints Parish, to support the Building Bridges Hispanic ministry, over three years, $36,000

  • Stark County District Library, to support the neighborhood component of its Summer Fun School program, over two years, $51,520

  • Stark County Hunger Task Force, to support a new food pantry freezer, shopping carts for pantry clients, and a part-time driver/warehouse manager position, over 16 months, $34,550

Strategic Collaborations: Work alongside others to launch programs that build capacity and increase effectiveness in community services. The following were invited proposals to help build the capacity of local nonprofits. Total: $225,095

  • Access Health Stark County, to support a four-part data process improvement plan, $14,750

  • Aunt Susie’s Cancer Wellness Center, to support strategic planning and board development activities, $10,000

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Central Ohio, to support strategic planning and leadership development activities, $5,200

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Summit Medina, and Stark Counties, to support consulting services to increase organizational efficiency and effectiveness, and leadership coaching, $6,466

  • Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health, to support leadership development services $11,000

  • EN-RICH-MENT, to support the development and implementation of a volunteer management system $13,134

  • Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio, to support four staff members’ attendance to the Goodwill Industries International Executive Development and Senior Leaders programs $10,000

  • Hartville Migrant Ministry, to support a new website, the development of an integrated fundraising plan, and Spanish classes for the new director of services, $9,684

  • JRC, to support conscious discipline training for all frontline employees; diversity, equity, and inclusion training for all employees; and advanced grant-writing training for the chief development officer $6,400

  • Our Lady of Peace Elementary School, to support attendance at the Conscious Discipline Advanced Institute; a three-day, off-site staff retreat for 30 staff members, and the principal’s virtual attendance at the National Catholic Education Association Conference, $12,000

  • Pathway Caring for Children, to support training registration software enhancements and website upgrades, $13,200

  • Pegasus Farm, to support leadership development, succession planning, and board development activities, $6,000

  • Refuge of Hope Ministries, to support strategic planning, $7,500

  • She Elevates, to support fund development training and assistance, $15,000

  • St. John’s Villa, to support facility accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, $15,000

  • We Are Troubled On Every Side (WATOES), to support one-time technology needs, $2,500

  • YMCA of Central Stark County, to support leadership development, $8,750

  • YMCA of Central Stark County, to support a learning component in its summer camps in the Canton City, Alliance City, and Plain Local school districts, $58,511

Foundation-Led Initiatives: Efforts to develop and hone programs focused on systemic change. Total: $258,000

  • Early Childhood Resource Center, to support the SPARK program in Canton and Minerva $250,000

  • Refuge of Hope Ministries, to support the cost of out-of-town bus tickets for people experiencing homelessness in Stark County who wish to relocate to another area, over two years $8,000

Established in 1996, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton is a ministry of the Sisters of Charity Health System. Based on the vision of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine, the Foundation is committed to addressing the needs of the poor and underserved by understanding the root causes of poverty, nurturing the growth of healthy communities, emphasizing youth and family, and measuring the outcomes of these efforts.

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton reviews grants on a rolling basis. Information on the grant application process is available at www.scfcanton.org

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