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THIS GRANT’S FOCUS: Child Health/Wellness/Welfare, Education, Child Services, Juvenile Justice, Mahoning Valley, Ohio
Deadline: Oct. 15, 2025
“The William Swanston Charitable Fund will prioritize their grantmaking in 2024 for innovative projects that prevent or reduce the risk factors that can create disparities, and that create opportunities for all children in Mahoning and Trumbull counties to thrive in the following areas:
- Health and Wellness – Initiatives that can result in greater opportunities for children to excel by providing prevention and early intervention: Mental Health and Behavior Health, Asthma, Maternal and Infant Health, Community Conditions (food access, crime and violence, housing, spaces for physical activity)
- Education – Initiatives addressing the race and income disparities in education that exist in the following areas: Kindergarten Readiness, 3rd Grade Reading Proficiency, 8th Grade Math Proficiency, High School Graduation/College & Career Readiness
- Children’s Services – Initiatives that address the intersection of child welfare and parental substance abuse and/or parental incarceration, or initiatives that address the needs of youth involved with the juvenile justice system
Research shows that children in the below demographics have been most adversely impacted by societal neglect and community disinvestment over time, and are therefore the primary target for support from Swanston: Low-income; Non-Hispanic Black; Hispanic; Living in the cities of Youngstown and Warren, as well as a few select disinvested communities; Children facing challenges based on their experience(s) with abuse, neglect, dependency, and/or their experience with Children’s Welfare or Juvenile Justice systems.”
Funder: Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley
Eligibility: Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations.
Amount: Unspecified
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