24 Jul Hutchinson Community Foundation awards $30K in Fund for Reno County grants
Hutchinson Community Foundation awarded Fund for Reno County grants totaling $30,046 to two nonprofit organizations in June.
Established in 1990, the Fund for Reno County serves as a permanent resource for the changing needs of Reno County. Grants represent an innovative approach or collaboration, a new efficiency, a critical need that requires funding or an opportunity that needs a bit of local support to leverage resources for the community.
Proposals for the grants are accepted year-round, with awards decided in January, March, May, July, September and November.
The following organizations received grants:
- Hutch Rec, $8,500 per year for two years: Funding will support establishing a tenants’ association. Hutch Rec learned of the potential need for and benefits of such an association through their work with residents participating in the Healthy Neighborhood Initiative. They will explore and develop an association with the goal of creating a system that is fair to tenants and landlords and provides education on tenant-landlord rights and responsibilities.
- Episcopal Social Services (Milestone Clubhouse), $13,046: Funding will support Milestone Clubhouse’s goal of increasing transportation for its members, who are adults with a severe and persistent mental illness. Many people with social anxiety have a difficult time with public transportation, so Milestone makes transportation to the clubhouse for services and meals, to employment, and to medical appointments available to club members.
Hutchinson Community Foundation’s mission is to inspire philanthropy, leadership and collaboration to strengthen Reno County. Since 1989, the foundation has granted more than $104 million to organizations.