YCCF News
York County Community Foundation Awards $7.1 Million in Grants in 2022
(York, PA, January 19, 2023) — York County Community Foundation (YCCF) invested $7.1 million in the York County community by awarding grants to 435 nonprofits in 2022. This total reflects grants from YCCF’s Fund for York County, the Hahn Home Fund for Embracing Aging, the Racial Equity Fund, Memorial Health Fund, and from more than 630 […]
York County Community Foundation Grows Grants Department
(York, PA, January 19, 2023) – The York County Community Foundation (YCCF) is excited to welcome two new members to the grants team. Jason Andrews, the new Grants Program Manager and Chawna Griffith, YCCF’s new Grants Administrative Assistant. As YCCF’s Grants Program Manager, Jason will assist the grants department by compiling and analyzing data to […]
18 York County Organizations Receive over $1.3 Million for Community Health Programs
(York, PA, January 9, 2023) – Memorial Health Fund, a supporting organization of the York County Community Foundation, recently awarded over $1.3 million in grants to 18 York County organizations to address compelling health issues of the residents of York and its surrounding communities. “The Memorial Health Fund (MHF) board is pleased to approve the […]
18 York County Organizations Receive over $1.3 Million for Community Health Programs
(York, PA, January 9, 2023) – Memorial Health Fund, a supporting organization of the York County Community Foundation, recently awarded over $1.3 million in grants to 18 York County organizations to address compelling health issues of the residents of York and its surrounding communities. “The Memorial Health Fund (MHF) board is pleased to approve the […]
York County Community Foundation Awards Over $460,000 in Grants to Nine Local Organizations
(YORK, PA, December 15) – The York County Community Foundation (YCCF) is committed to building economic mobility for low-income people through its impactful THRIVE grant opportunities from the Fund for York County. THRIVE grants focus on programs and collaboratives that transform lives and the York community. YCCF is pleased to announce the following grants: $100,000 […]
York County Community Foundation Carries on Legacy of “The Father of World Weightlifting” Bob Hoffman
York, PA — Bob Hoffman championed the causes of healthful living, nutrition, and physical fitness during his lifetime. Upon his death in 1985, the terms of Mr. Hoffman’s Last Will and Testament provided funding for the creation of the Bob Hoffman Foundation to make charitable awards and contributions for “the promotion of public health and […]
2022 New Funds
We are pleased to announce the 17 new funds created in 2022: Agency Funds: DreamWrights Center for Community Arts Flexible Fund Gretchen Wolf Swartz Scholarship Fund, Inc. Flexible Fund Susquehanna Heritage Corporation Flex Fund York Academy Foundation Endowment Fund Designated Funds: Dale “Sid” Trump Memorial Scholarship Fund Edmund and Esther Miller Scholarship Fund James V. […]
Embracing Aging’s Work in Addressing Ageism Gets National Attention!
In September 2013, Embracing Aging was selected as one of six communities from across the country to participate in N4A’s (National Association of Area Agencies on Aging) Livable Communities Collaborative. This was a one-year commitment funded by Met-Life Foundation. Participants learned alongside some of the country’s leading experts about strategies and resources to create communities […]
YCCF Staff Witness the Impact of Recent Grant to York College of Pennsylvania
York County Community Foundation (YCCF) staff members recently visited York College of Pennsylvania (YCP) to tour the simulation lab of the Dr. Donald E. and Lois J. Myers School of Nursing and Health Professions (MSNHP). The outing was arranged for staff to witness the positive impact of a recent grant to the college’s nursing program […]
How a Local Nonprofit Heals the Hearts, Minds, and Spirits of Local Veterans
A native of Rochester, New York, Mr. Sandy Walker had never heard of York, PA. As an air traffic controller for the United States Air Force and a Vietnam veteran, he was accustomed to moving around, but knew he needed a stable home for his growing family. While traveling to Washington D.C. to visit relatives, […]
