2009 Fall Grant Recipients
The Luzerne Foundation recently announced the awarding of eighteen grants to community organizations as a result of their Fall Grant Cycle. Over 100 grant applications were received by the public charity requesting over $475,000 in funding for programs and services valued at over $7.5 million.
“It is a struggle, every grant cycle, to make decisions on which programs to support,” noted Charles Barber, President of The Luzerne Foundation. “The volunteer grant selection committee reads and re-reads every application and I would like to publicly thank them for their time and dedication.”
The grants come from The Fund For Luzerne County, The Health Fund and many other funds at The Foundation. “Once again, it is because of the many individuals, companies, and organizations who contribute each year by donating to established funds or by creating new funds, that these grants are possible,” stated Barber. “Because of them we are, Here for Good.”
The recipients of the 2009 Fall Grants are:
Greater Hazleton Office of Catholic Social Services – providing PCHP educational materials for the home-based literacy and parenting program.
The 2010 Fine Arts Fiesta
Step by Step, Inc. – skills development materials for individuals in Luzerne County seeking employment.
SPCA of Luzerne County – for low-cost spay and neuter programs for low income residents of Luzerne County.
Osterhout Free Library – START technology training program for adults over 50.
Harris Conservatory for the Arts – Through Our Eyes arts programs for low income children ages 10-16.
Rose Allan Tucker Athena YouAreYou Program – 10th grade girls self-esteem program for local schools.
Pennsylvania Theatre of Performing Arts– Children’s Theater Workshop program.
Hazleton Rotary Foundation – Kidz Coats program distributing coats to needy children in the community.
Community Ethics Forum – a joint project of The Ethics Institute of Northeast Pennsylvania, Leadership Wilkes-Barre and Leadership Hazleton.
First Night Hazleton 2010
Foundation for Free Enterprise Education – Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week 2010
Family Service Association of Wyoming Valley – Youth Talent Expo
Greater Wilkes-Barre Association for the Blind – Peepers for Creepers remedial eye care program for infants and toddlers
Domestic Violence Service Center – Children’s Counseling Program
Wilkes-Barre Free Clinic – Dental Clinic program.
Serento Gardens – Restoring Our Dignity: Reclaiming Our Strength program serving women.
Wyoming Valley Family YMCA – Showers for the Homeless program.
