Grants > Discretionary Grant Awards 2009 | Crawford Heritage Community Foundation

Date	Fund	Description	Amount
Jan. 2009	Unrestricted/ Franklin	Housing counselors at the Center for Family Services, Inc. (CFS) give people the tools they need to become responsible and successful homeowners. A counselor attended a weeklong training symposium with assistance from a grant. The knowledge acquired assured the continued quality of the housing counseling program.	$1,498
Jan. 2009	Cooley	Volunteers for Crawford County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) are appointed by judges to watch over and advocate for abused and neglected children. CASA used a grant to enhance public awareness and recruit volunteers with the help of a web site.	$772
Jan. 2009	Unrestricted	The Crawford County READ Program (Crawford County Literacy Council) received a grant to support their work to improve adult and family literacy. To help instructors teach more efficiently, new computer equipment was purchased with a grant.	$1,350
Jan. 2009	Lintner	Erie Homes for Children and Adults provides care for people with developmental disabilities. A grant helped to improve the health and well-being of residents of one of their Titusville community homes through the purchase of therapeutic equipment.	$400
Jan. 2009	Lintner	The Oil Region Alliance is preserving the historic childhood home of journalist and author Ida Tarbell. A grant aided in efforts to restore the Titusville landmark’s original facade.	$2,700
Jan. 2009	Cooley	Pennsylvania Sea Grant uses tall ships harbored on Presque Isle Bay to teach young people about science and history. Several Crawford Central School District students will participate in a day-long program aboard the sailing vessel Denis Sullivan with funding from a grant.	$1,000
Jan. 2009	Lintner	The Titusville Alumni Association assisted current Titusville High School students in learning about the impact of the oil industry on the region. Students used a grant to construct a scale reproduction of Edwin Drake’s first oil derrick. The derrick will be the centerpiece of a float in the upcoming Oil 150 parade.	$277
Jan. 2009	Unrestricted	Women's Services, Inc. supports victims of domestic and sexual violence through counseling and emergency shelter, among other services. The shelter required repair to ensure the health of residents and staff. A grant covered a portion of the costs to upgrade the plumbing system.	$1,000
July 2009	Unrestricted	The Academy Theatre improved their ability to present high quality performing arts events through the purchase of two-way radios and headsets for use by backstage crew and light and sound technicians.	$450
July 2009	Unrestricted/ Franklin	A grant allowed the American Cancer Society to provide transportation, treatment and medication support to low-income, underinsured and uninsured cancer patients and their caregivers.	$500
July 2009	Unrestricted	Americans for the Competitive Enterprise System, Inc. (ACES) received a grant to implement the Pennsylvania Business Week program at high schools in PENNCREST School District. The program educates students about the benefits of the free enterprise system.	$350
July 2009	Lintner	Associated Charities provided school clothes and accessories at no charge to low-income children with assistance from a $1,000 grant.	$1,000
July 2009	Cooley	Bethesda Children's Home purchased a Real Care ® Baby infant simulator. The simulators are used to teach appropriate attitudes toward parenting and sexuality in an effort to reduce the incidence of teen pregnancy.	$700
July 2009	Cooley	Big Brothers and Sisters of Crawford County provides adult mentors to improve children’s self-esteem, keep them active in school and away from alcohol and illegal drugs. A grant will purchase an all-in-one printer to help improve administrative efficiency.	$450
July 2009	Unrestricted	The Conneaut Lake Area Historical Society refurbished and beautified their museum with assistance from a grant.	$554
July 2009	Unrestricted	A grant was used by Crawford County 4-H to teach young people in the Geographic Information Systems (G.I.S.) Club about natural resources, mapping, geography, and sociology.	$500
July 2009	Cooley	The Crawford County Youth Hockey Association purchased new goalie pads to enhance player safety with a grant.	$230
July 2009	Unrestricted	The French Creek Council of Governments used a grant to implement a vehicle tire recycling event in an effort to clean up streams and properties.	$500
July 2009	Cooley	A grant to the Jamestown Area School District helped to provide hands-on experiments for students through a visit from the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau’s Mobile Agriculture Education Science Lab.	$510
July 2009	Unrestricted	The Meadville Children's Center provided multicultural educational opportunities to its students with a grant.	$600
July 2009	Unrestricted	A breast cancer awareness seminar was sponsored by St. John Missionary Baptist Church with support from a grant. The program provided mammograms at no charge to participants.	$400
July 2009	Lintner	A grant to the Titusville Area United Way supported the work of the Financial Stability Partnership. The program teaches low- to moderate-income people how to reduce debt and build assets.	$1,000
July 2009	Lintner	A grant to Titusville Renaissance, Inc. was used for signage to promote the Titusville Farmers Market.	$300
July 2009	Lintner	The YWCA of Titusville “Fun Factory” is a school readiness program that promotes the social and intellectual development of children aged two to five years. A grant provided educational materials for the program.	$1,300
July 2009	Unrestricted	An LCD projector was purchased by Wesbury United Methodist Retirement Community with help from a grant. The equipment has been incorporated into staff training to increase efficiency and the quality of resident care.	$300