Grants

NYT Best-selling illustrator visits local youth

The Scioto Foundation Board of Governors awarded the Scioto County Public Library $5,000 for its โ€œBooks Build Bridges Literary Projectโ€. The library requested the funds to partially cover the expenses of purchasing books, author fees, and art supplies. The project, which provides a copy of the book, โ€œFiona the Hippo,โ€ for each participating 3rd grader,

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Main Street Portsmouth In Bloom Receives Money for Park Fence

In October, the Scioto Foundation Board of Governors awarded Main Street Portsmouth in Bloom $4,200 from the Ed & Helen to help pay for their โ€œPlay Safe Perimeterโ€ project, the installation of a safe and durable fence to surround the new playground at York Park. The fencing will ensure that children remain safe at the

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City of Portsmouth Receives $25,000 for Wayfinding

In the spring of 2022, the Scioto Foundation Board of Governors awarded the City of Portsmouth a grant for $25,000 from the Margaret Anne Strehle Fund, the Ed & Helen Fannin Fund and the Calvin & Martha Johnson Fund to underwrite expenses associated with the manufacturing of signs and banners to be placed along Chillicothe,

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Watch Me Grow Ohio receives $7,000 for concrete work and site excavation

In the fall of 2021, the Scioto Foundation Board of Governor’s awarded the Watch Me Grow Ohio $7,000 for concrete work and site excavation for their Watch Me Grow Fellowship Garden. This garden will teach future generation how to grow various vegetables and spices. If you are interested in becoming a vegetable or pollinator sponsor,

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Update on “Providing Housing Stability for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care” grant

In the summer of 2022, the Scioto Foundation Board of Governors awarded Shawnee Mental Health, Inc. $15,000 from the Bertha T. Johnson Fund and the Ed & Helen Fannin Fund for โ€œProviding Housing Stability for Youth Aging Out of Foster Careโ€. This grant provided partial funding to help furnish apartments and a communal area within

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