Clinton County Community Foundation

215 W. Sycamore
Kokomo, IN 46901
(800) 964-0508
(765) 454-7298

Recent Grants

2011 Competitive Grants

The Clinton County Community Foundation has awarded more than $187,000 in competitive grants in 2011. An additional $53,000 was awarded through the capacity building grants program.

"We are seeing more requests come in through our competitive grants process," said Debbie Graves, Chairman of the Clinton County Community Foundation Board of Directors. "We thank the donors to our unrestricted funds for utilizing the Foundation as a way to support Clinton County. As a Foundation, it is important to adapt to the changes in the community, and these donations enable us to help with current needs while building funds in anticipation of future needs."

The following agencies and programs were awarded competitive grants:

Up to $22,000 to Abilities Services will provide support for the purchase of two, used, fuel efficient mini-vans for use by consumers (individuals with a developmental disability) in the Day Services Program. Day program staff is responsible for transporting consumers to community activities. The new vans will require less fuel, need less maintenance and allow greater flexibility for the consumers utilizing the vehicles.

$2,000 to Book Readers and Horn Blowers (BRHB) will provide support for the "Duke Ellington, American Jazz Legend" program. BRHB will present the program in two Clinton County schools in conjunction with Black History month. The program increases student awareness of the importance of their American cultural heritage and promotes the love of reading, history and music. During this interactive program, Ellington's life will be presented through a convocation and musical performance.

$60,000 to the City of Frankfort will provide support for the Repair Stairways and Posts project at TPA Park. Grant money will be used for the demolition and excavation of the existing walls and steps, replacement of two sets of steps in the fountain complex, footings and the construction of new rock walls on the new footings to duplicate the originals. The purpose of the project is to restore the historical entrance to its original condition.

$2,816 to the Clinton County Boys & Girls Club will be used to purchase equipment to help outfit a Technology Center for the club. The Technology Center will be designed to encourage children to learn how to use a computer while participating in fun activities.

$3,153 to the Clinton County Boys and Girls Club provides partial support for expanding the Triple Play program outdoors. The funding will be used to purchase equipment that can be used for outdoor recreational activities and for fruits/vegetables and fertilizer to be used in the Children's Garden. Triple Play takes a holistic and comprehensive approach to helping members make healthy "mind, body and soul" choices.

$5,720 to the Clinton County Commissioners for the Clinton County Sheriff's Department will provide partial support for the implementation of the Thinking for a Change program. This nationally recognized cognitive behavioral curriculum is designed to rehabilitate persons who have been convicted of crimes, thus increasing their ability to become productive citizens and reducing the recidivism rate of offenders.

$6,000 to COACH Kids will provide support for the Parenting Matters program that will serve parents, grandparents or guardians responsible for the care of preschool children in Clinton County. The purpose of the program is to empower parents to prepare children for life and learning. Through this curriculum, parents will recognize personal parenting strengths, understand child development, manage stress, listen and attend to their children's feelings, and learn how to access community resources.

$6,314 to the Frankfort Community Public Library will provide funding support for the Check Up - Check Out! early literacy program. The funds will be used to print early literacy brochures, books, coupons and for marketing efforts. Six local pediatricians and family physicians will distribute brochures highlighting early literacy activities that parents can perform with their children, as well as a coupon for an age-appropriate book. The coupon can be redeemed at the library based on the child’s wellness check up appointments. The purpose of the program is to increase the number of children prepared and ready to learn when they enter school.

$1,289.85 to the Humane Society of Clinton County will be used to purchase a large capacity washer and dryer and a new printer/copier/scanner/fax and cartridges.

$7,570 to the On Stage Foundation will be used for a replacement of roof and painting project at the Red Barn Summer Theatre. The funds will be used for roofing and painting supplies. The Red Barn Summer Theatre provides a cultural venue for Clinton County and other surrounding counties throughout the summer months.

$28,000 to the Paul Phillippe Senior Resource Center will be used to purchase windows for the building and build an enclosure for the handicapped accessible door. The enclosure will allow patrons to be sheltered from the rain and snow as they enter the building, and it provides easier access for individuals being let out from a vehicle.

$20,000 to Quinton's House will provide support for remodeling the facility and equipment needed for forensic interviewing of victims of physical and/or sexual abuse. Quinton's House is an effort among local law enforcement, the Clinton County Prosecutor's Office and the local Department of Child Services to help reduce or prevent further trauma to the victim by establishing a safe and neutral interviewing environment.

$1,000 to the Tippecanoe Arts Federation will provide partial support towards a mural in Clinton County. The project partners a professional artist with local youth and community members in the design, creation and implementation of the mural. The objectives are to beautify community areas, visually promote the benefit of arts in the community and have a positive impact on all participants. This program also is a collaborative educational outreach program that serves underserved and at-risk youth.

$10,000 to the Town of Rossville will be used to build a new shelter and additional parking for patrons of Rossville Town Park. The construction of a new park shelter house will become an added feature to attract residents to the park year-round.

$11,492 to the Clinton County Family YMCA will provide support for summer maintenance projects. Grant funds will be used to replace an air conditioner compressor, resurface wood floors and purchase a scrubber to maintain the surface of the facility's wood floors.

$540 to the YWCA of Greater Lafayette will provide partial support to cover the costs of pamphlets to be used for an outreach effort educating students in Clinton County about the community issue of teen dating violence and the Domestic Violence Intervention Program. The pamphlets will increase awareness of teen dating violence and provide contact information for accessing free services including the shelter for women and their minor children, assistance in completing protective order forms, a 24-hour crisis hotline, groups that address anger management, and parenting and self-esteem issues.

 

About the Clinton County Community Foundation, a fund of the Community Foundation of Howard County, Inc.

The Clinton County Community Foundation was established in 1996. The purpose of the Foundation is to serve the interests of donors, to make grants, and to act as a catalyst around issues of community importance in Clinton County.

For information about the Community Foundation and its services to donors, call Ron Harper or Hilda Burns at (800) 964-0508. The Web site (www.cfclinton.org) contains information about making gifts to endowment funds, scholarships, and grantmaking. Our e-mail address is info@cfclinton.org.