Sunday, April 02, 2000
Four communities get $50,000 grants
Foundation awards promote involvement
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Four Tristate communities have received $50,000 grants from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation.
The Encouraging Community Progress grants will help civic groups strengthen their communities and involve residents in planning activities that address physical, economic
and social issues in the commun-
ity.
The communities receiving grants are:
• Carthage: The neighborhood is working to revitalize its housing and business district and encourage cleanliness, beautification, school improvements and recreation.
• Covington: The Covington Community Center plans to oversee community planning that will include the neighborhoods of Mainstrasse, Westside, Peaselburg, Latonia West,
Wallace Woods and Austinburg in creating strategies for a safe community.
• New Richmond: After the 1997 flood, a group of residents came together to look at New Richmond as it was and envision how it could be. Renaissance New Richmond has developed a six-part community vision that includes education, government, economic development, social infrastructure, image and communication. Grant money from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation will be used to hire a part-time executive director to coordinate resident participation.
• Middletown, Ohio: The 2nd Ward Middletown Community Council has been working with a nonprofit agency to engage residents in helping improve the quality of life in Middletown. Grant money will be used to establish the community council as a permanent resource and help residents develop a strategic plan for their community.
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation is a charitable organization that builds and preserves endowment funds, identifies opportunities to enhance the quality of community life and responds with grants addressing six areas: arts and culture,
community progress, education, the environment, health and human services.
Formed in 1963, the philanthropy grants are available in eight counties in the Tristate.
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