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 – $453,820        

• 18 South Student Ministries, Inc., for its Community Youth Center
• Bell Socialization Services for its Rental Assistance for Homeless Families program
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of York & Adams Counties, for its Mentoring program
• CASA, for its Economic Empowerment Programming
• Children’s Home of York, for its Independent Living program
• Community Progress Council, Inc., for its for its Holistic Coaching program
• Creative York, for its Art in the Parks program
• Crispus Attucks Association, for its Career Focus Institute
• Downtown Inc., for its Downtown Resource Center
• First Presbyterian Church of York, to help neighbors in need prepare, organize, and draft resumes and job applications
• Friends & Neighbors Of Pennsylvania Inc., for its Stable Housing Collaborative Lived Experience Representatives
• Girls Who Code Inc., for its Girls Who Code Clubs
• HDC MidAtlantic, for its Resident Services program in York County
• Junior Achievement of South Central PA, for its Programs in York County Title 1 Schools
• Leg Up Farm Inc., for its Equine Assisted Learning program
• New Hope Ministries, for its Second Chance Financing program
• PennCares Support Services, for its Building a Brighter Future Through Child Development Initiative
• Walnut Grove Therapeutic Center, Inc., for a well pump for horse troughs
• Wee Connect Early Learning Center, Inc., for a Secure Door Access System to expand childcare services to children of all abilities.
• York County Alliance for Learning, for its High School Career Exploration programs.
• York County SPCA, for its Safe Pet Program: Keeping Families and Pets Together
• 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 – $93,635        

• Appell Center for the Performing Arts, for its Black History Month and Hispanic American Month Film Series Events
• Bro2Go, for its Building Resilient Re-entrants project
• Family First Health, for its Bringing Access to Affordable, Quality Medical Primary Care to York City Senior High School Students program
• 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
• PennCares Support Services, for its Racial and Cultural Educational Training Series
• York County Children’s Advocacy Center, for its Child And Family Translation/Interpreter Services
• York Literacy Institute, for its English as a Second Language Program

Embracing Aging Grants – $125,220  

• Albright Care Services, for its Creative Place Activities and Programming
• 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
• Presbyterian Homes, Inc., for its Cupboards of Care program for low-income seniors
• Servants Inc., for its Home Helps Project
• Stewartstown Area Senior Citizen Center Inc., for its Active Aging program
• Theatre Arts for Everyone (TAFE), for its Senior Touring Troupe program
• The Movement of York, Inc., for its mobile pantry for the elderly
• United Way of York County, to provide homebound and transportation-limited ALICE seniors with its Ride United Program
• VisionCorps, for its project to address visual impairments of older adults
• York County Village Association, for technology upgrades

Agriculture & Environment Grants – $113,400

• 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
• Watershed Alliance of York, Inc., for its Codorus Focus at Kiwanis Lake and Keystone Kidspace program
• York College of Pennsylvania, for researchers to employ a multispectral analysis of farm crops to reduce chemical use and pollutants

Memorial Health Fund Grants – $1,028,427     

• Accountability for Life, for its FEAST program
• American National 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
• Bethel Commandment Church of the living God, for its weekly soup kitchen
• Catholic Harvest Food Pantry, for YorkGiving to purchase poultry for 1,800 households
• Community Progress Council, Inc., to support a bi-lingual, HUD-certified Housing Counselor
• 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
• Emmaus Home, Inc., for its Habilitation Services for adults with intellectual disabilities in York.
• Family First Health, for its Pharmacy start-up
• Girls on the Run Mid State PA, to support positive, holistic health outcomes for youth in 3rd through 8th grades
• Jewish Family Service of Greater Harrisburg, for its Healing Homes program
• Junior Achievement of South Central PA, for its STEM Summit program – Inspiring York County Students with Health Care Careers
• Leg-Up Farm, Inc., for its Integrated Physical Education Program
• LifePath Christian Ministries, for its Flex and Inclement Weather Shelters
• Margaret E. Moul Home, for its Nursing Program Enhancements project
• Misericordia Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, for its Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
• National Alliance on Mental Illness -York/Adams Counties PA, to expand its Peer Youth Support Groups program (PAUSE)
• North East Neighborhood Association, for its Cookware For All project
• Parish Resource Center, for its Take-Home Totes for York County Congregations project
• Planned Parenthood Keystone, for its Rapid STI Testing in Central Pennsylvania program
• School District of the City of York, for Implementation of its Universal, Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Screener
• Suicide Prevention of York, for its Hope For York: A Community Approach to Suicide Prevention program
• York Opioid Collaborative, for its Collective Response Initiative
• York County SPCA, for its Canine Enrichment Saves Lives program