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Youth Foundation awards grants to area nonprofits focusing on youth programs.

WCCF Board of Trustees approved grant awards to 18 organizations totaling $305,691 for the Spring 2020 competitive grant cycle.

To date, WCCF has awarded nine grants totaling $47,780 to support local non-profit organizations on the front line of COVID-19 response efforts through the Wayne County Emergency Response Fund.

The 33 student advisors that participated in the Wayne County Community Youth Foundation during 2019-2020 were scheduled to graduate on May 3, 2020. However, due to the coronavirus, an in-person event was not possible. Instead, a video has been compiled that can be viewed on the Wayne County Community Youth Foundation page.

WCCF in conjunction with local private foundations, has established and provided initial funding for a new fund to support local non-profit organizations on the front line of COVID-19 response efforts.

The theme for this year’s GIVE 365 grant cycle, as voted on by the GIVE 365 membership, is “Homelessness in Wayne County”.

WCCF Board of Trustees approved grant awards to 14 organizations totaling $220,409 for the Fall 2019 competitive grant cycle.

WCCF is pleased to announce The Women's Fund 2019 grant award to The Village Network in the amount of $16,000.

Reardons rewarded by community foundation for quiet philanthropy

WCCF awarded 294 scholarships totaling more than $530,000 for the 2019-2020 academic year.

After six years of leadership, Ferenc M. Relle, Jr. has stepped down as the Advisor of the Wayne County Community Youth Foundation (WCCYF). The program gives local young people a voice in providing financial and human resources to projects and programs benefiting youth in Wayne County.

Youth Foundation awards grants to area nonprofits focusing on youth programs.