(October 9, 2014) The Community Foundation of Fayette County Board Chairman, Jim Foutz, announced that ten (10) community based non-profits, were awarded grants totaling $20,500 for the Foundation’s 2014 general grantmaking Fall Cycle.
A.G. Montesorri School ($500) – For an indoor/outdoor gardening project.
Connellsville Area Community Ministries ($3,500) – For the Circles Mentoring Program in partnership with the Salvation Army and St. Vincent DePaul Society.
Dress For Success – Fayette ($2,500) – For the purchase of plus size clothing for participants.
East End United Community Center ($500) – For the Caring Corner Program; a family centered peer support grief program.
Fayette County Cultural Trust ($1,000) – For the artist incubator project at the Connellsville Canteen.
Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania ($1,000) – For volunteer recruitment and training for Fayette County.
Goodwill Industries of Southwestern PA ($2,500) – For the drivers’ education course for low income students.
Jacobs Creek Watershed Association ($2,500) – For the monofilament recycling project, and shoreline cleanup at Dunlap and Greenlick Parks; in partnership with Fayette County Conservation District and Brownsville High School and Boy Scout Troup #150.
Penn State University/Penn State Cooperative Extension, Fayette ($1,500) – To create a 4H Robotics Club using the Ev3 Lego Robotics System.
Demi Brae Cuccia Awareness Program ($5,000) – funded through the Nelson Foundation Fund for presentations in Fayette County Schools to raise awareness on dating violence.
