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Community Grants Awarded!
The Rush County Community Foundation [RCCF] has just awarded four grants totaling $34,550.00 to benefit four excellent community projects and organizations. This is the last of the year’s two Community Grant cycles in which non-profit organizations doing charitable work in Rush County can apply for funding. The Foundation’s
RCCF Provides Funding for Shares, Inc. Music Therapy Project
In the spring of 2018, Shares, Inc. was awarded a grant in the amount of $7,505 from Cycle I of the Community Grants Cycle for the purchase of musical instruments and training for staff with a certified music therapist. The goal of the project was to help adults
CIRCLe Fund Enables Community Conversation
The Rush County Community Foundation is excited about the first “Community Conversation” held by M.o.R.E. for Kids (Mentors of Rush County Empowering Youth. Formerly known as Big Brothers/Big Sisters. M.o.R.E. is the 2018 recipient of the $12,000 CIRCLe grant, given by the Rush County Community Foundation. Rushville
Youth Athletic Fund Grant Awarded to LionStrong Program
LionStrong, a joint venture between Rush Memorial Hospital and Rushville Consolidated High School, is the 2018 recipient of the Rush County Community Foundation Youth Athletic Fund grant! The funds awarded will be used to assist with the purchase of supplies for healthy snacks to accompany a nutrition lesson
RCCF Welcomes Intern for Fall Semester
The Rush County Community Foundation (RCCF) is delighted to announce that Abi Roszell has joined the RCCF team as a Lilly Endowment Community Foundation Intern for the fall semester. Abi is a 2015 graduate of Rushville Consolidated High School and is currently senior studying English at IUPUI. Abi
Supporting Gleaners. Supporting Rush County.
The look of hunger comes in a variety of faces, ages, and backgrounds. The Rush County Community Foundation has provided grant funding to Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana for several years and several projects, ultimately impacting the Rush County residents who utilize Gleaners’ food program(s). Our support of
