York, PA — Twelve programs designed to improve the quality of life in York County are the newest recipients of grants from the York County Community Foundation’s (YCCF) Fund for York County, Beautiful York Program Fund, and Children’s Program Fund.
“These twelve grants represent the legacies of community members who wanted to make York County a wonderful place to live,” said Jane M. Conover, President and CEO of YCCF. “Each of these grants will impact the lives of residents of our county and make York County a more vibrant community.”
The Fund for York County is the foundation’s fund for high-impact initiatives that support quality education, workforce development and revitalizing downtowns and neighborhoods. It is comprised of nearly 60 funds created by generous donors, designated to meet the community’s most pressing needs.
Additional funds that advised grants recently include the Beautiful York Fund, which helps to assure that the beauty of York City lasts forever. The Children’s Program Fund is a field of interest fund for programs that improve the lives of York County’s children.
YCCF Fund for York County Grants:
$20,000 to York Habitat for Humanity for Chestnut Street Construction Project Phase I. York Habitat for Humanity is constructing 14 hew homes for low-income ownership and will perform 10 to 15 critical home repairs on the 700 block of Chestnut Street in York, PA.
$2,301 to Just 4 Today Sober Living for Recovery Guidelines and Expectations for Success program. Just 4 Today Sober Living individuals entering recovery-housing programs will have clearly stated guidelines and information to become productive members of the community and workforce.
$20,000 to York County Rail Trail Authority for Rail Acquisition: Hanover to Spring Grove and Bair. The York County Rail Trail Authority is acquiring 8.5 miles of dormant rail corridor to advance the development of the Hanover Trolley Trail and revitalization of Hanover and Spring Grove downtown districts.
$5,700 to Diakon for Kinship Support Group, a support group for children who have been removed from their biological parents, often as a result of abuse or neglect.
$6,000 to Philanthropic Endeavors, fiscal sponsor for Studio 117, for A’s Get Beatz. York City students will be eligible for free studio time as an incentive for consistent school attendance and good grades, with the goal of instilling good habits.
$6,000 to The Grotto Community Center for The Grotto Community Center Launch. The Grotto will provide a creative hub and working space in the community for creatives and entrepreneurs of all backgrounds, skill sets and stages of their careers. It will offer a variety of services designed to spark creativity and innovation including coworking, business development workshops, and community engagement to support the resurging gig economy in York.
YCCF Beautiful York Program Fund Grants:
$13,500 to Downtown Inc. for Downtown Pole Banners with New Destination Branding. To effectively promote Downtown York’s new destination brand, current pole banners will be replaced with new “Historically Edgy” branded banners to enhance visitors’ experience.
YCCF Children’s Program Fund Grants:
$4,683 to Children’s Home of York for Independent Living Program at George Street program. The Independent Living Program at George Street is a community-based, residential program that serves dependent and delinquent males ages 15 to 21 from counties throughout the state of Pennsylvania.
$6,000 to Central Penn Food Bank for Making Breakfast a part of the School Day: School Breakfast Outreach in York County program. This program aims to increase school breakfast participation through targeted outreach and interventions in high-need school districts, as recommended by a project to evaluate the charitable food system in York County, entitled A Seat at the Table. This initiative is one of the first in the Commonwealth to implement the strategies identified in Governor Wolf’s Blueprint for a Hunger-Free PA.
$6,000 to Accountability for Life (AFL) for Mentoring Program. AFL mentors at-risk adolescents using an athletics-based platform that builds the character and self-worth necessary to chart a successful course in life.
$6,000 to York County Libraries for York County Libraries Sensory Story Time program. Sensory Story Time will help children learn and engage in innovative ways using sensory-focused activities to supplement the early literacy benefits of traditional library story times.
$6,000 to Family First Health for Kids Against Cavities program. Kids Against Cavities is a dental outreach program that meets kids where they are, at their school or daycare, to provide necessary oral health care. The grant will provide funding for necessary dental equipment for the program.
The following funds make up the Fund for York County:
| Anstine Family Fund for York County
Barbara F. Appell Fund for York County Louis J. and Josephine D. Appell Fund for York County Edith Allen Barber Fund Marie G. Baumeister Fund Alma J. Beck Fund for York County Former Judge Albert G. Blakey III Memorial Fund for York County The Bon-Ton Stores Foundation Fund Ralph and Charlotte Brooks Fund Alice Marie and Michael Boustead Fund for York County Clair S. and Mary S. Buchart Fund for York County Lester L. Buchart Fund CGA Law Firm Fund for York County Chairmen Emeriti Fund for York County Jane Conover and Steven Izzo Fund for York County Linda and Dave Davidson Fund for York County Louise S. Deane Fund Philip B. Deane Fund Robert W. Erdos Fund for York County Marsha Everton & Jack Stover Fund for York County Mary Lou Frick Fund for York County Charles and Adaline Frysinger Fund Rodger K. Furse Fund Michael L. and Catherine A. Gleim Fund for York County Bernard and Doris Gordon Fund for York County Grace UCC Endowment Fund for York County M. S. Grumbacher Foundation Fund Bill and Reenie Hartman Fund for York County Hodges Family Fund Dolores E. and Ernest O. Horn, Jr. Fund Donna B. Jones Fund for York County Kerlin Family Fund for York County Robert and Anne Kinsley Fund |
Loren and Faye Kroh Fund for York County
Drs. George and Lois Kushner Fund Lori and Michael Mitrick Family Fund for York County Frank and Susanne Motter Fund Raymond L. Ness Fund for York County Michael and Eloise Newsome Fund for York County Tom and Joan Norris Fund for York County Ray Rife Charitable Fund – FFYC portion Paul and Lori Rudy Family Fund for York County Michael and Judy Rutter Fund Charles and Louise Sawmiller Fund George and Josephine Schmidt Fund for York County Sue C. and John C. Schmidt Fund Ralph Serpe and Bryan Tate Fund for York County Phil and Kay Sheridan Fund for York County Rick and Carol Smith Community Endowment Fund Charles E. & Berdella Emig Snyder Memorial Fund Joan F. and David E. Stauffer Jr. Fund for York County Carolyn Eyster Steinhauser Fund for York County Eugene C. Struckhoff Fund Donald A. and Gretchen Wolf Swartz Fund for York County Harriet R. Venus Fund for York County Mary Ellen Venus Fund for York County Joseph G. and Susan G. Wagman Fund for York County Fred A. and Naomi K. Werner Fund Roland M. and Lillian R. Whitmire Fund for York County Roy and Margaret Williams Fund for York County Wolf Foundation Fund Thomas and Frances Wolf Fund for York County William T. and Cornelia W. Wolf Fund for York County York Water Company Fund for York County John and Kathryn Zimmerman Fund for York County |
The following funds make up the Children’s Program Fund:
| W. L. Cook and Jeannette B. Cook Fund
Flo A. Rider Children’s Fund G. Stuart and Margaret A. Rohler Fund James Sadler & Catherine Halsted Fund May D. MacBride Fund |
National Leasing Company Fund
Shearer Industrial Supply Company Fund York Penn Machinery Company Fund Wolf Foundation Fund – Standing Advice Philip A. and Elizabeth J. Hoover Fund |
