Fall 2007 Grants Awarded

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana, Inc.:

$13,000.00 to provide school-based mentoring program for at-risk students at South Central Elementary School

Blue River Services, Inc.:

$63,798.00 to purchase a truck for the Sheltered Workshops

$21,250.00 to purchase five heating and cooling units for Corydon Blue River Industries

Boy Scout Troop 4071:

$3,343.00 to purchase winter camping equipment

Brandon’s House Counseling Center, Inc.

$10,013.00 to underwrite therapy for Harrison County youth at the Gerdon Youth Center and the Floyd County Youth Shelter

Center for Lay Ministries, Inc.

$20,000.00 to supplement per diem cost per Harrison County resident in The Bliss House program

Family Health Center of Harrison County, Inc.:

$11,280.00 to provide ongoing support of the health center

Furthering Youth, Inc.:

$5,213.00 for a room renovation at the Gerdon Youth Center

Habitat for Humanity of Harrison County:

$25,000.00 for the construction of Habitat for Humanity home six

Harrison County Alternative Education Center, Inc.:

$7,500.00 for a Restorative Justice Program for Juvenile Diversion

Harrison County Arts!

$9,470.00 to support the Crosier Exhibition and Art on the Square

Harrison County Community Services, Inc.:

$40,000.00 to support direct services

Harrison County Exceptional Learners Cooperative:

$50,000.00 to purchase 2 activity buses with wheel chair lifts

Harrison County Health Department:

$6,150.00 to purchase influenza vaccine for a flu clinic

Harrison County Lifelong Learning:

$4,000.00 to purchase 2-Way Video Conference Equipment

Harrison County Renaissance:

$15,000.00 to promote and recognize academic achievement in Harrison County schools

Harrison Education & Literacy Program:

$12,000.00 to continue Freedom 101 classes at the Harrison County jail

Hayswood Theatre Group, Inc.

$10,000.00 to purchase lighting and sound equipment

Hoosier Hills PACT

$4,350.00 to provide substance abuse services for female inmates at the Harrison County jail

House of New Beginnings, Inc.:

$11,500.00 to construct a metal building for outdoor recreation and storage

Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana, Inc.:

$48,800.00 for Economics and Financial Literacy training for Harrison County students

LifeSpring, Inc.

$4,564.00 to purchase furniture, signage, and equipment

North Harrison Community School Corporation:

$12,400.00 to purchase and install school bus security cameras

$5,282.00 to purchase and install security cameras at North Harrison Middle School and Morgan Elementary School

South Central Elementary School:

$4,615.00 to purchase outdoor musical instruments for the school playground

South Central Jr.-Sr. High School:

$8,774.00 to purchase band instruments

South Harrison Community Development:

$730,000.00 for renovations at the South Harrison Community Center

St. John’s Lutheran School:

$1,026.00 to purchase athletic equipment

The Center for Women and Families:

$10,000.00 to provide support for a Family Advocate in Harrison County

The Next Step, Inc.:

$11,500.00 to pave the parking lot at The Next Step facility

The Salvation Army:

$59,581.00 to establish office space and a Thrift Store in Harrison County

Town of Palmyra:

$124,875.00 to construct a senior citizen center in Palmyra