Community Foundation Awards $201,500 In Adams County Grants

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(Gettysburg, PA: 12/30/2022) — With gratitude to its generous donors, the Adams County Community Foundation distributed $201,500 in grants through its Adams County Grants program in 2022 to improve conditions for children and women suffering abuse, young people preparing for adulthood, people in recovery from substance abuse, low-income homeowners, and all who walk or bike […]

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Grant supports Leadership Development

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  The Adams County Community Foundation Barbara B. Ernico Fund forLeadership Development supported Adams Rescue Mission Executive Director BruceDietrick to attend the Liberty District Conference in September. “Networkingwith other faith-based shelter providers was invaluable,” Dietrick said. The Ernico Fundmakes an annual grant to help nonprofit executive directors and board membersbecome better at what they do.

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Charitable Planning for Millennials and GenXers

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Will you? (Or won’t you?) Charitable Planning for Savvy Millennials and GenX Procrastinators   According to forbes.com, more than 70% of people ages 18-41 who have a will said they created it as a direct result of Covid-19. The most common reason for not having a will? People think that they don’t have enough money

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Scholarship Displacement Ends: A Victory for All

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Let’s not bury the lede: Scholarship Displacement, the practice of schools reducing a student’s financial aid by the amount of the student’s private scholarship, is now banned at Pennsylvania’s public colleges and universities. Banning this practice helps high achieving students with financial need earn a college degree and graduate without mortgaging their future with soul-crushing

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Governor Signs Bill Eliminating Scholarship Displacement

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(Gettysburg, PA: 07/11/2022) – On Friday July 8, Governor Tom Wolf signed into law HB1642, a sprawling public school system bill which includes a ban on scholarship displacement at public colleges and universities. This makes Pennsylvania the fourth state in the country to eliminate the practice of public colleges and universities reducing a student’s financial

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Selby Fund Awards $45,540 in Grants for Littlestown

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(Gettysburg, PA: 05/24/2022)  — The late Dick Selby created The Bernard, Mary and Richard Selby Family Memorial Fund as a permanent charitable endowment to honor his parents, Mary and Bernard, and the family’s commitment to their hometown of Littlestown. Each year the Fund distributes charitable grants to nonprofits serving Littlestown, including three organizations that were

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Community Foundation Awards $188K In Scholarships

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Katelyn Snare (center) from Littlestown High School receives the inaugural Michelle Renee Louey $6,000 scholarship from Beth Becker, Community Foundation Board Member (left) and Nate Mares, Community Foundation Scholarship Committee Chair. (Gettysburg, PA: 05/05/2022) – The Adams County Community Foundation (the Community Foundation) today announced $188,000 in new scholarship awards to students in Adams County

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