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In 2024, the Millennium Fund for Children awarded 35 grants totaling $60,200 to the following nonprofit organizations:

Students bike on the towpath in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Students bike on the towpath in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

  • ACCESS, to support the Focus on the Future program, a shelter entry program designed to meet the basic needs of women and children experiencing homelessness, $2,000
  • Akron Youth Mentorship, to provide healthy meals for students participating in group mentoring sessions, $1,700
  • ArtSparks, to provide dance and music programming for all second grade students enrolled in the Cuyahoga Falls City School District, $2,000
  • Autism Society of Greater Akron, to support iCan Bike, a five-day camp at Copley High School where children with autism will learn to ride a two-wheel bicycle independently, $2,000 with autism will learn to ride a two-wheel bicycle independently, $2,000
  • Ben Curtis Family Foundation, to provide McEbright CLC students and families with take-home bags of food and hygiene products, $1,000
  • Buckeye Community Theatre, to support an inclusive after-school and weekend theater program for children in Northeast Ohio, $1,000
  • CASA Board Volunteer Association, to provide warm winter clothes for children in Summit County who have experienced abuse or neglect, $2,000
  • Cast It Forward, to provide inclusive fishing excursions on Lake Erie for children with disabilities, children of single parents, and children who have experienced a loss, $1,000
  • Christ Child Society of Akron, to provide new mothers with educational materials and necessities for newborn care, $1,000
  • Cuyahoga Falls Library, to increase accessibility in the library's children's department by providing books and other materials for English language learners and children with learning or sensory needs, $1,500
  • Cycling Schools, to support free educational bike rides along the Towpath Trail for students from , $2,000
  • Embracing Futures, to support an oral health education program for third graders in Summit County, $2,000
  • Family Promise of Summit County, to provide essential supplies for children and families experiencing homelessness in Family Promise's Glendora House, $500
  • First Glance Student Center, to provide mentorship and educational programs for children in the Kenmore neighborhood, $2,000
  • GASP: Guardians Advocating Child Safety and Protection, to provide supplies for Child ID kits, including computer drives and DNA kits, $1,000
  • Girls on the Run Northeast Ohio, to support a running-based youth enrichment program for girls in the Akron community, $1,000
  • Good Samaritan Hunger Center, to provide Akron Public Schools students with weekend bags of food, $2,000
  • Hope & Healing Survivor Resource Center, to provide necessities and programming for youth residing in the Summit County domestic violence shelter, $2,000
  • Hope & Healing Survivor Resource Center, to support the Power Through Choices curriculum, an evidence-based prevention curriculum for teenagers, $2,000
  • Hope Meadows Foundation, to provide equine-assisted counseling and life skills programs for youth experiencing social and emotional challenges, $1,500
  • Limitless Ambition, to provide girls in Summit County, especially those recovering from trauma or living in foster care, with "Dream Kit" care packages, $2,000
  • Live Inspired, to provide early learning specialists for children and parents in Medina County, $2,000
  • Magical Theatre Company, to provide free theatrical performances and workshops for youth and families living in Akron shelters, $2,000
  • OPEN M, to provide nourishing food to children in Summit County experiencing hunger, $2,000
  • Pathway Caring for Children, to support the emotional and physical health of teenagers in foster care through the TRUST (Teens Realizing and Understanding Self Together) residential camp program, $2,000
  • RAHAB Ministries, to provide holiday gifts and outings for teenagers who have experienced sex trafficking, $2,000
  • Red Oak Behavioral Health, to provide mental health treatment for underinsured and uninsured children in Greater Akron, $2,000
  • RePlay for Kids, to support a partnership with Litchfield CLC that will educate middle school students about nonprofit careers and STEM fields, $1,500
  • South Street Ministries, to provide after-school programs for youth in Summit Lake and South Akron, $2,000
  • Stewart's Caring Place, to provide support services for children and teens experiencing cancer, $2,000
  • Summit Choral Society, to provide free tickets to the upcoming concert season for Akron Public Schools music students, $2,000
  • Victim Assistance Program, to support the Children Who Witness Violence Drop-In Center and to provide free child care for families during court proceedings, $2,000
  • Victory Gallop, to support a winter fitness horseback riding program for children with disabilities, $1,500
  • Wayne Center for the Arts, to support family-friendly art workshops in Wayne County, $2,000
  • The Well CDC, to provide year-round holistic support services for families, students and staff at Mason CLC, $2,000

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