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Rapid Relief Fund Update
Your gifts to the Rush to Help: COVID-19 Rapid Relief fund have supported the varied needs of our community – thank you! Read full stories about each grant.
$600 Rapid Relief Grant Made to Whitewater Adult Education
Whitewater Adult Education (WAE) helps adult learners improve their life and the lives of their family through the attainment of a High School Equivalency (HSE) diploma and/or job skills through a certification. Although WAE is located in Fayette County, it’s an important resource for Rush County residents. Out
There’s No Community Without Unity
As an overwhelmingly white, rural community, it would be easy to simply brush off racial inequity as a “big city problem”. But it’s just not the case. Everyone should feel safe, valued and respected in our community and everywhere. Our mission is to enhance and enrich the
Congratulations to Our 2020 Scholarship Recipients!
We awarded more than $192,000 in scholarships to 62 students pursuing higher education this upcoming school year. “Thank you to all the donors who have made these scholarships possible,” said Alisa Winters, Community Foundation Executive Director. “We had a great pool of applicants this year and are pleased
RCCF Supports Rush County Students with Grant
Our lives changed in an instant once the pandemic reached Indiana. Daily routines changed for everyone, including students. Rush County Schools (RCS) scrambled successfully to create lessons and processes for delivering them in about a day. While eLearning itself was not new, the extended time period in which
Lilly Endowment Inc.’s $5M GIFT VII Large-scale Funding Proposal
On Friday 3/13, we submitted a large-scale funding proposal to Lilly Endowment Inc.’s $5M GIFT VII Community Leadership Grant. It took months of work and help from an army of local leaders to prepare. Three days later we quietly went home to deal with the developing crisis.
