Foundation Gives Grants for $319,511 to 18 Groups
The Courier-Journal
Thursday, March 13, 2003The Harrison Community Foundation this week awarded $319,511 in grants to 18 schools and organizations for a variety of projects and programs.
The largest grant was $90,000 to House of New Beginnings Inc., a Harrison County group that intends to buy two acres on Floyd Street in Corydon to build a $700,000, 32-bed halfway house for men battling substance abuse.
The second-largest award went to Blue River Services, which will receive $40,000 for a housing program and $12,000 for the Special Olympics.
St. Joseph Catholic School in Corydon received $33,500 to buy playground equipment, while the Center for Women and Families received $30,000 for a victim-services program. Southern Indiana R.A.P.E., which operates a Milltown clinic for victims of sexual assault, received $25,000.
Other grants included $22,485 to Gerdon Youth Center for a 15 passenger van; $500 each for after-prom activities at Corydon Central, Lanesville and North Harrison high schools; $21,760 to Lanesville Community School Corp. for video-conferencing and computer equipment and a Lewis and Clark thematic unit; $6,500 to North Harrison Youth Softball Association for equipment and a supply shed; and $5,000 to Old Capitol Classic for its cattle show.
Also, $9,273 to Pfrimmers Chapel United Methodist Church for roof-preservation materials; $2,644 to the South Harrison schools, which acted as fiscal agent for the town of Corydon on signs for the annual Art on the Square; and $5,450 to Hoosier Hills PACT for offender curriculum.
Also, $3,160 to the Harrison County prosecutor's office for child-advocacy team training; $2,500 to Harrison County Community Services to support the World Day on the Square festival; $6,000 to the HELP group for computers for its jail program; and $2,739 to the American Red Cross Buffalo Trace center for communication equipment.
The foundation has provided more than $5.5 million for nonprofit programs and scholarships since October 1997.
It was created under an agreement between the county and the Caesars Indiana riverboat casino, which contributed $5 million to launch it in mid-1996. The fund's market value now exceeds $23 million as a result of required casino contributions and community donations.