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 “Providing Housing Stability for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care”. The grant will provide funding to help furnish apartments and a communal area within their new 45-unit apartment complex housing facility nearing completion at Hisle Park. The facility is designed to provide safe, affordable and quality housing for at-risk transitional-age youth in this region. Photos below of one of the units.
The Scioto Foundation annually awards grants on a quarterly basis in categories of the arts, education, community development, social services and health. Application deadlines are March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31.
SF grant applications and guidelines may be found on the Scioto Foundation’s website, www.sciotofoundation.org.
