Gerber Foundation announces Spring youth grant awards
The Gerber Foundation recently awarded 36 grants totaling more than $150,800 to non-profit agencies that provide youth services in Lake, Muskegon, Newaygo, and Oceana Counties. Grants were awarded to a variety of programs and projects that enhance the health and overall growth and development of infants and children. In this grant round the majority of the available funding went to three of the Foundation’s focus areas: Health/Nutrition and Dental, Life Experience, and Education. Youth health, nutrition and dental care continue to be a strong focus for the Foundation and ten grants, totaling over $50,000 were awarded. Two local baby pantries received grants to support the purchase of diapers and diapering supplies, the Lake and Newaygo County Prevention for Child Abuse and Neglect agencies received funding for youth social and emotional programs, Holton Public Schools received funding for a peer-led suicide prevention program, Stony Lake Therapeutic Riding Center received student scholarship funding for therapeutic riding sessions, the Baldwin Family Health Care Dental Clinic received a grant for their pediatric oral health outreach program, and grants went to support Muskegon food and nutrition programs sponsored by Community enCompass’ Urban Agriculture Club and the Grand Rapids YMCA’s Muskegon Farm to School program Fourteen grants, totaling over $43,000, were awarded to agencies that provide children with an opportunity to experience a wide variety of summer day and overnight camp experiences where children engage in new and exciting learning opportunities. Grants provide financial need-based scholarships to children that might not be able to afford to attend. Scholarship funding was provided for children attending Rose Lake Youth Camp in Lake County, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Camp Tall Turf in Walkerville, Michigan, Harbor Hospice’s Camp Courage, a camp for children who have experienced the death of a loved one, Camp Midicha, a camp that specializes in providing an overnight camping experience for children with diabetes, and Camp Casey, a camp for children with cancer. Finally, seven grants valued at $37,600 were awarded to agencies providing STEAM education programs. Hart Public Schools received funding to support the implementation of an interactive virtual reality simulation for math and science education, Newaygo County 4-H received funding for the continued support of their 4-H Fab Lab Spin Club, and Pathfinder Community Library in Lake County received funding to implement a weekly STEM-based LEGO build event for youth. The goal of all West Michigan Youth grants is to provide the support needed to those children who need it most, whether to provide basic needs or to provide opportunities that may not be achievable otherwise. Visit the Gerber Foundation’s website at: https://www.gerberfoundation.org for more information about the West Michigan Youth Program, a complete list of recent grants approved, and the grant application process.
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