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SummerTime Kids Program Reaches Milestone of $1 Million in Grants
Date posted: May 15, 2013
Stark County, Ohio-Stark Community Foundation’s SummerTime Kids program has exceeded $1 million in grants with the announcement of its 2013 awards. The program, now in its 21st year, provides charitable grants of $500 to $2,000 to imaginative and unique summer programs with an emphasis on character and community service. The 2013 process was guided by alumni of Leadership Stark County, who were charged with reviewing applications and awarding grant dollars.
The following organizations received funding for use during summer 2013:
A Chorus For A Cause (ACFAC) - Musical Theater Camp
Alliance Area Domestic Violence Shelter - Food & Fitness Fun
ARC of Stark County - The ARC Summer
Canton Calvary Mission - Calvary Learning & Arts for Youth (CLAY) "Walking in Service"
Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health - Children Supporting Communities Together
Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health - Graffiti
Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health – KidConnect - Get FIT Club
Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health – Teambuilders – A focus on sports and art
Community Drop-in Center - Summer Camp
Easter Seals Northern Ohio - Helping Kids with Disabilities Explore the Community, Build Skills
& Have Fun
Fairless Local Schools - Fairless Family Emergency Closet
Faith United Methodist Church - Faith's Camp Read-A-Lot
First Tee of Canton - Life Skills & Healthy Habits Summer Program
Girl Scouts of North East Ohio - The 4 C's Summer Program
J.R. Coleman Family Services – Preschool - Summer Learning & Community Service
J.R. Coleman Family Services - School Age - Summer of Excellence
Lake Local Schools Drama Club - Sound Light and Movement (SLAM) Performing Arts Camp
Lighthouse Ministries - Summer Enrichment Camp
Massillon Museum - Summer Outreach
McGregor Elementary School - Literacy on the Lawn
Mercy Medical Center - Skyline Terrace Youth Programs: Blast to the Past
Multi-Development Services of Stark County - MDS Summer Olympics
O.U.R Neighborhood Association - Bernard Avenue Playground Fun Days!
Pathway Caring for Children - Equine Assisted Psychotherapy
Pathway Caring for Children - Raised Bed Gardens for Pathway's Independent Living Youth
Project REBUILD - Summer Enrichment Experience
St. Anthony/All Saints Church - Hispanic Preschool Summer School
Stark County District Library – Library/YMCA Summer Reading Partnership
Stark County TASC - Gang Prevention Summer Program
TACKLE Neighborhood Association - Empowering Character in Youth
Team Issachar, Inc. - Big Happy's Summer Mentoring Camp for Boys
The Players Guild Theater - "Summer Stars" Theatre Camp
Tom Tod Ideas - Canton Dreamoratory 2013: An Innovation Laboratory
Trinity Evangelistic Association - Camp Trinity
True Light Christian Ministries - Life Bridge Summer Program
YMCA, Alliance - Summer Child Care Field Trips
YMCA, Towpath Trail - Spirit, Mind and Body Challenge
YMCA of Central Stark County - Big Brothers Big Sisters - Year-Round Growing and Learning
YMCA of Central Stark County, Camp Tippecanoe - Leadership Development Program
YMCA of Central Stark County, Canton - Southeast Community Center Summer Day Camp
YMCA of Central Stark County, Louisville - Character & Leadership Development Program
YMCA of Central Stark County, North Canton - Character & Leadership Development
YMCA of Central Stark County, Paul and Carol David - Growing A Community
YMCA of Central Stark County, Minerva - Bridging the Gap; Youth Being Involved With Our
Seniors
YMCA of Central Stark County, Myers Lake - Summer Day Camp Character Counts 2013
YMCA of Western Stark County, Massillon - Spirit, Mind and Body Challenge
Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio - Character Education Through the Arts for Early Learners
Young Life Stark County - Young Life Urban Summer Camp
YWCA - Canton Preschool - Educational Field Trips & Neighborhood Clean up
YWCA - Early Childhood Learning Center - A Summer with Senior III
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