Past Recipients

The following organizations have been granted funds for the specified amount:

October 2012

• Alliance Children for Families, Inc.: $8,500 for Family Wellness program for shelter residents.
• American Rescue Workers: $6,000, for Sleep Tight Project to purchase new rollaway cots, mattresses, bedding, and storage lockers for homeless residents.
• Area Agency on Aging Region 9: $4,000, for Care Coordination Program to provide intermittent respite services for seniors 60 years or older.
• Blessing in a Backpack: $6,500, for the purchase of food for the children of Deuber and Belden elementary schools.
• Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health: $2,700, for purchase of two adventure therapy activity packs to provide the clinicians and facilitators with quality equipment, tools and supplies that are utilized during experiential activities.
• Community Coalition Against Violence:  $2,000 for Reach Support and Save program to launch new educational programs assisting low-income parents.
• Deos Destiny Designs: $5,500, for Moms and More transitional housing for families that have suffered from emotional and/or domestic violence.
• Girls Scouts of North East Ohio: $5,800, to serve urban district middle school girls Lego League Team programs.
• Greater Stark County Urban League: $4,200, for nationally-recognized diabetes self management programs to include the use of lay leaders and facilitators.
• Hammer & Nails: $4,500, for residents with physical limitations to live independently.
• Horizons of Tuscarawas and Carroll County: $7,800, matching grant to obtaining one replacement vehicle for the Tusc Transit.
• JR Coleman Center: $8,500, for advancement of urban agricultural plan in NE Canton to eliminate food deserts, utilizing education outreach and Mahoning Road Corridor Farmer’s Market.
• Nick Amster Sheltered Workshop: (Wayne County) $4,500, will create and implement an awareness plan to increase access and use of developmental disabilities services.
• Philomatheon Society of the Blind: $7,000, for Glasses for All program that provides free glasses to those needing financial assistance.
• Quest Recovery and Prevention Services: $5,500, for Positive Action Prevention program to expand to Canton South High School and work with high risk youth educating about dangers of substance abuse.
• Refuge of Hope: $7,000, to support hot meal program to alleviate hunger in Stark County.
• Safe Haven of Stark County: $4,500, to provide low- or no-cost supervised visits for non-custodial parents or family members.
• The Workshops Inc.: $4,500, to purchase exercise equipment to expand Health Matters exercise and nutrition program for individuals with developmental disabilities.
• YMCA of Western Stark County: $9,500, for wellness and nutrition coaching program.

May 2012

• Alliance Children for Families, Inc.: $8,500 for Family Wellness program for shelter residents.
• Alliance Pregnancy Center: $8,500 for STI/STD Clinic for underserved women.
• American Red Cross Muskingum Lakes Chapter: (Carroll and Tuscarawas counties): $5,000 for a smoke detector education project.
• American Red Cross, Stark County Chapter: $8,000 Stark County disaster relief services.
• Beacon Journal Charity Fund, Inc: $3,600 for orthodontic treatment for underserved Stark County youth.
• Big Brothers & Sisters of East Central Ohio:(Tuscarawas and Carroll counties) $5,000 for school-based mentoring program.
• Boys Scouts of America Buckeye Council fbo Tuskegee District: $6,000 for outdoor experiences program.
• Family Life Center: $6,500 for Summer Reading and Feeding program.
• Orrville YMCA.: $4,000, for senior exercise equipment
• Pathway Caring for Children: (serving Carroll County) $4,900 for therapeutic recreation and mentoring program for families in Carroll County
• Salvation Army-Canton Corps: $7,000 for homeless motel voucher program.
• Stark Social Workers Network:: $6,500 Healthy Living for families project.
• Tiqvah Hands of Hope: $7,000, for children’s literacy program.
• Turning Point of Stark County: $5,000 for ABOUT FACE life skills program.
• Tuscarawas County Council for Church and Community:: $6,000 Healthy Choices for Youth Program
• Wayne Holmes Mental Health Coalition (Wayne, Holmes County):  $3,500 for Wellness, Recovery, Action Plan (WRAP) Training
• Your Human Resource Center (Wayne, Holmes County) $5,000 for electronic medical record implementation.

October 2011

• ALS Care Project: $1,300 for the health and wellness outreach program for ALS
• Arc of Stark County, Inc.: $2,000 for the 2012 Autism Forum Family Scholarship
• Family Economic Success Program, Inc. (FES): $6,400 for the Family Economic Success VITA program
• Massillon Museum and Ananda Center: $4,500 for the Artful Living program
• Mayor’s Literacy Commission: $3,500 for family book celebrations
• Meals on Wheels of Stark & Wayne Co.: $6,000 for data conversion for agency management software
• North Canton Playhouse Spotlight on Youth: $4,000 for Saving Lives through the Arts bullying presentations
• Pegasus Farm: $8,800 for veteran’s salute
• Prescription Assistance Network of Stark County: $7,000 for the Healing Power of Access for Diabetics
• Reentry Bridge Network, Inc.: $2,500 for Thrive! program for children of incarcerated parents
• Society for Equal Access Independent Living Center, Inc., New Philadelphia: $7,000 for transportation services to medical appointments in Tuscarawas County
• Stark County Hunger Task Force: $7,000 for county-wide pantry services
• Stark County Young Life: $5,000 for Young Life growth in urban schools
• Starlight Workshop, Inc. (Starlight Enterprises), New Philadelphia: $2,500 for exercise equipment for individuals with developmental disorders
• Trillium Family Solutions: $2,500 for evidenced-based treatment library
• Viola Startzman Free Clinic, Wooster: $7,000 for chronic condition improvement program
• Western Stark Free Clinic: $8,000 for free clinic to serve the low-income and uninsured
• Windows of Hope (Genetics Information Center), Walnut Creek: $6,500 for coping with the burden of inherited disease among the Amish
• YMCA of Central Stark County for the benefit of Carroll County YMCA: $10,000 for diabetes self-management education program for Carroll County

May 2011

• AGAPE Partnerships: $4,000 for It Takes A Village youth mentoring program
• Blessings in a Backpack: $10,000 for Dueber Elementary Blessings in a Backpack food distribution program
• Boys and Girls Club of Massillon: $8,000 for Triple Play program to implement a structured fitness and nutrition program to 500 at-risk kids
• Children's Dyslexia Centers Inc., Canton: $5,000 for Dyslexia Education Center
• Edgewood Community Project: $6,500 for Developmentally Disabled Baseball Field for use by Challenger Baseball and Special Olympics
• First Tee of Canton: $5,000 for The First Tee Nine Healthy Habits Program
• Girl Scouts of North East Ohio: $5,000 for Lego Teams Robotics Program
• Hammer & Nails, Inc: $3,000 for Stark County residents with physical limitations to live independently
• Hope Whispers Community Organization, Inc: $2,000 for Everything Physical program for inner city children
• Interfaith Child Development Center: $5,000 for Learning to be Healthy program for children to learn healthy habits
• Margaret B. Shipley Child Health Clinic, Inc: $6,500 to safeguard the storage of vaccines and improve the efficiency of Shipley Child Health Clinic's Pediatric Healthcare Program
• Refuge of Hope: $6,000 for a meal program to alleviate hunger

• Senior Independence of Akron/Canton: $7,000 for It's Never 2 Late computer system for the Canton Adult Day Center
• Stark County Safe Kids, Inc: $4,000 for training for certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians
• Turnaround Community Outreach: $4,500 for an identification card program
• We are Troubled on Every Side (WATOES): $7,000 to support wellness outreach for urban families in Canton
• Westark Family Services, Inc: $6,000 for Geriatric Case Management and Senior Outreach
• YWCA of Canton: $5,500 for STARR-Stark Area Rapid Re-Housing to provide beds, cleaning supplies and hygiene supplies to homeless families and individuals upon placement into permanent or transitional housing           

October 2010

• AHEAD Foundation: $7,000 for CARE Team and SPARK program implementation for youth 
• Big Brothers, Big Sisters of East Central Ohio: $6,500 for a school-based mentoring program
• Canton Calvary Mission: $5,000 for healthy meals at Loaves and Fishes Café
• Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health: $7,200 for evidence-based mental health therapies, on site preschool observational consultations, and individual & family consultations for children ages 2-5 
• Community Mental Healthcare Inc., Dover: $14,000 for a telepsychiatry program
• Dedicated Adults Directing and Defending Youth (DADDY): $2,800 for a mentoring program for boys ages 10 - 17 
• Domestic Violence Program: $7,500 for scholarships for a court referred counseling program 
• Dueber United Methodist Church: $4,000 for a summer youth program
• Faith In Action of Western Stark County: $8,000 for care giving services for seniors
• Girls on the Run (GOTL): $4,000 for mentoring and fitness program for girls in grades 3-5
• Junior League of Stark County Inc.: $3,500 for Prom Project for foster youth
• Massillon Knights Foundation: $4,500 for a free hot lunch program
• Pathway Caring for Children: $7,000 for life skills training for foster youth
• Tiqvah Hands of Hope: $5,000 for an after school mentoring program
• Turning Point of Stark County: $6,500 for ABOUT FACE life skills program to protect against substance abuse for females reentering society 
• YMCA of Western Stark County: $7,500 for a wellness coaching program

 May 2010

• Alliance Area Domestic Violence Shelter, Inc.: $6,000 for domestic abuse counseling program
• American Red Cross, Stark County Chapter: $4,100 for babysitting course scholarships
• Community Coalition Against Violence: $2,000 for a youth anti-violence and mentoring program
• Community Harvest of Stark County: $7,500 for expansion of food rescue program
• Community Legal Aid Services, Inc.: $7,000, for Family Wellness Clinics to help caregivers become legal custodians of dependent children
• Deos Destiny Designs: $7,000 for One Family at a Time life skills and mentoring program
• Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland & East Central Ohio fbo Access Health Stark Co.: $9,000 for coordinated network of health care delivery for underserved
• Lighthouse Visions, Inc.: $7,800, for health and wellness initiative for foster children and adults
• Mayor’s Literacy Commission: $3,500 for a family literacy program
• Multi-Development Services of Stark County: $10,000 for a childhood obesity and youth wellness education project 
• Quota International of Massillon Charitable Trust: $11,100 for hearing aids for children in need
• Team Issachar, Inc.: $7,000, for Operation Fatherhood, a support network for young fathers 
• Western Stark Free Clinic: $7,000, for expansion of comprehensive health care to underserved
• YMCA of Wooster: $5,000, for Kids in Therapy (KIT), summer camp for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
• YMCA of Central Stark County (Meyers Lake Branch): $6,000, for Safety and Access Initiatives including pool access equipment 

October 2009

• ABCD (Association for Better Community Development), $6,000 for transportation services for dialysis patients
• Christian Children’s Home of Ohio, $5,000 for counseling services for children
• Dragonfly Academy, $13,400 for speech and language pathology program for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Golden Key Center for Exceptional Children, $8,000 for child care services for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Guardian Support Services, Inc., $7,000 for volunteer guardian program
• Health Professionals of Holmes County, $3,000 for Impact Kids Fitness Club
• Horizons of Tuscarawas and Carroll County, $1,100 for exercise equipment for individuals in Adult Day Service Center
• Minerva Community Meals, $3,000 for replacement of warming ovens
• NAMI of Stark County, $4,500 for education and support programs for individuals and families with mental illness
• Personal & Family Counseling Services of Tuscarawas Valley, $4,500 for Older Adult Outreach services
• Phoenix Rising Behavioral Healthcare and Recovery, $15,000 for evidence-based teen and parent outreach services
• Pregnancy Support Center, Stark County, $8,000 for sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic, education and intervention program
• Quest Recovery Services, $6,000 for evidence-based substance abuse education and prevention programs
• Stark County Hunger Task Force, $10,500 for Community Campus Pantry
• Stark County Out of Poverty Partnership, $6,000 for Family Economic Success program
• Tuscarawas County Clinic for the Working Uninsured, $12,000 for free clinic program
• Voyager Program, $12,000 for Teen Violence Education program

May 2009

• AAA Basketball, $7,000, for Academic Progression & College Readiness program for minority male students
• Alliance for Children and Families Inc., $8,000 for Steps to Emancipation program for kids aging out of foster care
• American Red Cross Muskingum Lakes Chapter (New Philadelphia), $8,000 for Eastern Ohio Automated External Defibrillator (AED) initiatives           
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of E. Central Ohio (New Philadelphia), $5,000 for a community-based mentoring program
• Boys and Girls Club of Massillon, $10,000 for Project Learn after school program
• Canton Learning Center, $5,000 for dyslexia education program
• Catholic Charities of Stark County, $4,000 to enable vision or hearing impaired individuals to attend Real World Money Management program
• Domestic Violence Project, $5,000 for Medical Advocacy program targeted to prevent domestic violence against pregnant women
• Monroe Community Center, $3,500 for "Proud to be You" adolescent mentoring program
• PAL Mission, $8,000 for Exodus Program assisting teens aging out of foster care system
• Pegasus Farm, $11,000 for "Take Flight" equestrian healing and learning program
• St. Luke Lutheran Community, $14,000 for “LINC” program that links seniors to services that keep them in their homes
• St. Paul's Urban Outreach, $10,000 for "Rebirth of a Dream" project to provide a mentoring program for students in kindergarten through grade five
• Stark County Young Life, $6,000 for mentoring program in local middle and high schools
• Tuscarawas Area Kids Network, or TAKN (Dover), $6,000 for Social Skills Success Camp for children with autism
• Tutoring Nurtures Talent, Inc. (TNT), $6,000 for Balanced Literacy Center at Stark Metropolitan Housing Complex        
• Viola Startzman Free Clinic (Wooster), $8,500 for Leading Healthy Lives program for adult overweight individuals to learn healthy habits

October 2008
 

• American Red Cross Stark County Chapter, $5,000 for babysitters training courses
• Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health, $4,000 for The Incredible Years school-age parent training programs
• Community Care Services, $9,800 for KidCare America after school mentoring program
• Deos Destiny Designs, $10,000 for One Family at a Time life skills and mentoring program
• FACES of Stark County, $5,000 for What About Us advocacy program
• Families First, $2,700 for Mother Mentor program assisting teen mothers
• Grace Operations and Development Center, $7,000 for youth life skills and mentoring programs
• Hammer & Nails, $4,000 for residents with physical limitations to live independently
• Jr. League of Canton, Ohio, Inc., $8,000 for an independent living program for children aging out of foster care
• First Mennonite dba Lighthouse Ministries, $7,000 for healthy snacks for participants of NASI (Neighborhood-Based After School Initiative)
• Mayor's Literacy Commission, $3,000 for book fairs for children and adults
• North Canton Playhouse, $3,200 for presentation of six educational prevention dramas dealing with domestic violence
• Project REBUILD, $5,000 for student CPR and first aid certification and medical supplies and support
• Safe Kids Stark County, $3,500 for childhood injury prevention seminar for health care providers
• Stark Social Worker’s Network, $10,000 for respite services
• Turning Point of Stark County, $5,000 for program to address needs of drug/alcohol addicted females reentering society
• Urban Ark Ministries, $14,800 to provide neutral, no- or low-cost supervised visits for non-custodial parents or family members
• WATOES – “We are Troubled on Every Side”, $6,000 for senior outreach programming
• YMCA Big Brothers Big Sisters, $12,000 to expand the mentoring program

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.