FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Marisa R. Rohn, President
Office: (330) 454-5800, ext. 307
Cell: (330) 309-3844
mrohn@scfcanton.org
400 Market Avenue North, Suite 300
Canton, Ohio 44702
SISTERS OF CHARITY FOUNDATION AWARDS $2,447,604
Canton, Ohio (December 3, 2024) The Board of Directors of the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton has announced $2,447,604 in grants for the third and fourth quarters of 2024.
Foundation President Marisa Rohn stated, “Each quarter, the number of requests we receive continues to grow, and this is directly related to the growing needs of our community. Our board of Directors believes in strategically devoting staff time and awarding funds to help organizations best meet these needs. While the need for dollars and support continues to grow, our involvement at all levels has helped us realize just how rich Stark County is with caring, compassionate people.”
The following are the third and fourth quarter grants awarded:
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Responsive Efforts: Our commitment to respond to specific or short-term community needs. Total: $1,148,500
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Access Health Stark County
, to support community health worker project focused on chronic disease
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$75,000
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Alliance Family Health Center
, to support expanding behavioral health services for patients onsite
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$46,000
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Beacon Charitable Pharmacy
, to support general operations, over two years
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$200,000
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Canton For All People
, to support capital for the Gibbs Avenue Center
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$100,000
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Challenge Ministries
, to support operations
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$10,000
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Coleman Health Services
, to support capital for the new Stark County Crisis Receiving Center
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$375,000
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Family and Community Services
, to support capital for the Stark County Honor Home, a transitional housing facility for homeless veterans and their children
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$50,000
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Hammer and Nails
, to support operations
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$47,000
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Health Policy Institute of Ohio
, to support operations, over three years
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$150,000
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Stark County Board of Developmental Disabilities
, to support the creation of a multi-sensory therapy room in a new home for children and youth with complex intellectual disabilities and severe behavioral challenges
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$12,500
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Stark County Minority Business Association
, to support the Expanding Resources for All program, over two years
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$22,500
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Stark Economic Development Board
, to support operations, over three years
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$60,500
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Strategic Collaborations:Our work alongside others to launch programs that build capacity and increase effectiveness in community services. Total: $289,978
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Access Health Stark County
, to support capacity building through a marketing plan
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$15,000
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AHEAD
, to support capacity building through marketing and website upgrade
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$5,905
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Domestic Violence Project, Inc.
, to support capacity building through strategic planning to create a family justice center
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$15,000
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Legacy Project of Stark
, to support capacity building through website upgrade
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$15,000
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Lighthouse Ministries of Canton
, to support capacity building through professional development training
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$15,000
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Margaret B. Shipley Child Health Center
, to support capacity building through professional development
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$15,000
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Pathway Caring for Children
, to support capacity building through a software upgrade
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$10,790
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Refuge of Hope Ministries
, to support capacity building through professional development training
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$13,200
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Stark County Minority Business Association
, to support capacity building through technology upgrades
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$12,190
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TomTod Ideas
, to support capacity building through professional development
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$7,893
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Total Living Center
, to support capacity building through strategic planning and volunteer database management system
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$15,000
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Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates
, to support capacity building through data management system
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$14,000
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YWCA Canton
, to support infrastructure needs over two years
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$126,000
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YWCA Alliance
, to support the Navigators after school program
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$10,000
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Foundation-Led Initiatives: Our efforts to develop and hone programs focused on systemic change. Total: $1,009,126
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Alliance for Children and Families
, to support overflow emergency shelter for single women
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$50,000
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CommQuest Services
, to support integrated behavioral health services
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$48,585
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ICAN Housing
, to support construction of permanent supportive housing development, Duncan Square
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$239,000
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JRC
, to support its learning centers
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$75,000
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Stark County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery
, to support the continuous Improvement Behavioral Health and workforce project, and leadership development training
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$148,000
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Stark Housing Network
, to support a second year of its pilot project to recruit, retain, and upskill the workforce in Stark County’s homelessness system
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$175,000
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Stark Housing Network
, to support operations, over two years
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$111,041
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YMCA of Central Stark County
, to support the Gibbs Community YMCA Early Learning Center, over three years
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$162,500
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Established in 1996, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton is a ministry of the Sisters of Charity Health System.
Based on the vision of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine, the Foundation is committed to addressing the needs of the poor and underserved by understanding the root causes of poverty, nurturing the growth of healthy communities, emphasizing youth and family, and measuring the outcomes of these efforts.
The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton reviews grants on a rolling basis. Information on the grant application process is available at www.scfcanton.org
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