The following organizations have been granted funds for the specified amount:
May 2008
- Bolivar Fire Department, $5,000 for Fire Safety House education program
- Canton Calvary Mission, $5,000 for healthy meals at Loaves and Fishes Café
- Coming Together Stark County, $6,000 for a diversity training initiative
- Community Services of Stark County, $6,000 for a school-based wellness initiative
- CYC (Community Recreation Center), $5,000 for Learn to Swim summer program
- Faith in Action of Central Stark County, Inc., $5,000 for a health, safety and wellness program for seniors
- Girl Scouts of North East Ohio, $6,000 for Positive Futures program for teen girls
- Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and E. Central Ohio, Inc., $4,500 for Assistance Dog Scholarship program
- Guardian Support Services Inc., $3,500 for Volunteer Guardian program
- Hartville Migrant Council, $5,500 for coordination of a health care program
- J. Babe Stearn Community Center, $13,000 to help establish a Canton Youth Football League
- Lighthouse Visions, $4,100 for Gatekeeper Transitional Life Skills Training program
- Multi-Development Services of Stark County, $3,500 for SNETII healthy programming events
- NAMI (National Alliance of Mental Illness) of Tuscarawas County, $1,800 for Family-to-Family education programs
- Neighbors Helping Neighbors, $3,000 for The Anchor Project for ex-offenders
- Next Step Mentoring, $4,000 for Steps to Physical Fitness and Health program
- Pathway Caring for Children, $4,000 for Preparing Foster Children for Life After Foster Care program
- Personal & Family Counseling Services of Tuscarawas Valley, $1,300 for Older Adult Outreach program
- Siffrin, Inc., $2,500 for a physical fitness program for persons with disabilities
- Stark County Hunger Task Force, $11,000 for food programming assistance for children and seniors
- Stark County Out of Poverty Partnership, Inc., $4,000 for Family Economic Success program
- The Voyager Program, $7,500 for a teen violence prevention program
- Urban League of Greater Stark County, $7,100 for Kid Fit Fitness program
- YMCA of Central Stark County, $4,000 for CPR/first aid training materials
- YMCA of Western Stark County, $3,700 for Water Safety Education program
October 2007
- ABCD (Association for Better Community Development), $10,000 for increased transportation services.
- ABLE Inc., $4,200, for S.U.N.N.Y., interactive online newspaper for youth by youth to increase awareness of health-care options for young people.
- American Red Cross Muskingum Lakes Chapter, $4,720, to expand Safe Sitter babysitting program to Tuscarawas County.
- Beacon Journal Charity Fund, $3,500, to provide orthodontic treatment to underserved children in Stark County.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of E. Central Ohio, $4,400, for expansion of school mentoring program to Tuscarawas, Carroll and Holmes counties.
- CSA Mercy Ministries dba Early Childhood Resource Center, $5,000, for Family Child Care Mentoring Project.
- Domestic Violence Project, $5,000, for Community Education Dating Violence Prevention Program for middle- and high-school students and teachers.
- FACES of Stark County, Inc., $5,000, for “What About Us?” pilot program to provide advocacy for residents with health issues.
- Faith in Action of Western Stark County, $6,000, for senior wellness outreach, including transportation, home visits and respite.
- First Mennonite dba Lighthouse Ministries, $7,000, for NASI (Neighborhood-Based After School Initiative) Healthy Snacks for 600 students.
- Golden Key Center for Exceptional Children, $10,000, for child care and intervention services for special needs children and children with autism spectrum disorder.
- GRIPP (Getting Restored Renewed Inside Permanently), $6,880, for Empowering Youth for the Future program to address mental and emotional needs of at risk youth.
- Hammer & Nails, $3,000 for Stark County residents with physical limitations to live independently.
- Northeast Community Center, $7,000, for Healthy Kids — Land and Water after-school program for elementary students promoting physical activity and nutrition.
- Phoenix Rising Behavioral Healthcare and Recovery, $7,000, for materials and training to begin treatment of children.
- Stark Social Worker’s Network, $10,000, for Respite Services Program, a preventive strategy for child abuse and neglect.
- Total Living Center Ministries Inc., $15,000, for lift device to make free medical services handicap accessible.
- Turning Point of Stark County, $3,300 for About Face Halt program to address needs of drug and alcohol addicted females reentering society.
- WATOES (We are Troubled on Every Side), $7,000, for senior outreach programming including wellness checkups, home visits and transportation services.