Recent Grants

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YCCF understands the responsibility of stewarding community funds that are entrusted to us by the extraordinarily generous donors of York County. Volunteers and staff screen each grant application and seek proposals which offer the best opportunities and outcomes for our community. Here is a current list of the grants that have been awarded this year through YCCF’s discretionary funds.

THRIVE Grants – $110,960        

• 18 South Student Ministries, Inc., for its Community Youth Center
• CASA, for its Economic Empowerment Programming
• First Presbyterian Church of York, to help neighbors in need prepare, organize, and draft resumes and job applications
• Leg Up Farm Inc., for its Equine Assisted Learning program
• Walnut Grove Therapeutic Center, Inc., for a well pump for horse troughs
• York Habitat for Humanity, for its Pine Street Affordable Homeownership Construction project
• York Literacy Institute, for its English as a Second Language Program (ESL)

Bob Hoffman Sports & Fitness Fund – $75,000

• Bench Mark Program, to create a Women’s Strength and Fitness Center
• Byrnes Health Education Center, for its Enhanced Nutrition and Fitness Props
• Eastern York Recreation Authority, for its Blessing Field Revitalization Project
• Lincolnway Sportcenter, for its Gloves across the Globe program
• York College of Pennsylvania, for its Celebrating Athletic Achievement program to replace existing championship banners
• York Day Early Learning, for its Healthy Habits Start Early program

Doris E. Schwartz Education Fund – $17,000

• Dillsburg Arts and Revitalization Council for the Dillsburg Arts and Heritage site project
• School District of the City of York for its Aquaponics System: Farming in the Classroom program.

Focus On Our Future Fund – $15,000

• Community Connections for Children, for its Ready Freddy program

Jeffrey D. Myers LGBTQ+ Fund – $3,000

• Theatre Arts for Everyone (TAFE) for “The Laramie Project”
• YWCA – Hanover for its Qmmunity Program

Walter B. Loucks –  Michael Alan Bose Arts Fund – $9,500

• York Art Association to purchase essential materials to expand its educational offerings

Racial Equity Grants – $68,500          

• Appell Center for the Performing Arts, for its Black History Film Series during Black History Month
• Bro2Go, for its Building Resilient Re-entrants project
• Junior Achievement of South Central PA,  for its Junior Achievement: Inspiring Equitable Tomorrows in the School District of the City of York 2.0 program
• Family First Health, for its Bringing Access to Affordable, Quality Medical Primary Care to York City Senior High School Students program

Embracing Aging Grants – $89,500  

• Alliance for Low-Income Personal Care Home Advancement (ALPHA), to improve viability and success of SSI PCHs in York County
• LifePath Christian Ministries, for its Shelter and Supports program for unhoused and at-risk guests aged 55+
• PennCares Support Services, for its Joy of Using Lego and Wits Workout program
• Servants Inc., for its Home Helps Project
• Theatre Arts for Everyone (TAFE), for its Senior Touring Troupe program
• The Movement of York, Inc., for its mobile pantry for the elderly
• VisionCorps, for its project to address visual impairments of older adults
• York County Village Association, for technology upgrades

Agriculture & Environment Grants – $104,400

• Crispus Attucks York, for its Codorus Corridor Summer Enrichment Program Phase 2
• Farm & Natural Lands Trust of York County, for technology upgrades, capacity building, and public relations
• Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association, for its Greener Codorus Initiative
• York College of Pennsylvania, for researchers to employ a multispectral analysis of farm crops to reduce chemical use and pollutants

Memorial Health Fund Grants – $281,096       

• Accountability for Life, for its FEAST program
• American Red Cross of Central PA, for its Blood Saves Lives project
• Appell Center for the Performing Arts, for its Sensory Inclusive Project with Kulture City
• Covenant House Pennsylvania, for its York County Youth Wellness Initiative to empower at-risk youth
• Cross Keys Village – The Brethren Home Community, for its Memory Care Education program
• Jewish Family Service of Greater Harrisburg, for its Healing Homes program
• Leg-Up Farm, Inc., for its Integrated Physical Education Program
• Margaret E. Moul Home, for its Nursing Program Enhancements project
• National Alliance on Mental Illness -York/Adams Counties PA, to expand its Peer Youth Support Groups program (PAUSE)
• Parish Resource Center, for its Take-Home Totes for York County Congregations project
• York Opioid Collaborative, for its Collective Response Initiative