Trumbull County Organization Looks to Support Neighborhood-led Projects with Grants

A new grant cycle is underway for The Raymond John Wean Foundation. The Trumbull County-based organization is working to support neighborhood groups in their efforts to keep communities moving forward in Youngstown and Warren through Neighborhood Success Grants. “Groups and neighborhood organizations are able to receive grants from $500 through $5,000 to address resident-led projects,” …

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Wean Foundation Invites Grassroots Community Builders to Fall Round of Neighborhood SUCCESS Grants Program

(August 26, 2021 – Warren, Ohio) The Raymond John Wean Foundation invites grassroots groups from Warren and Youngstown to apply for a fall round of Neighborhood SUCCESS grants of $500 to $5,000 through its Submittable application portal beginning August 31, 2021. “Navigating life around the pandemic’s negative impacts remains a reality for us all. An …

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Kent Trumbull to Offer Bachelor’s Program at Trumbull Correctional Institution

Starting this fall, Kent State University at Trumbull will offer those incarcerated at Trumbull Correctional Institution the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree. The campus has partnered with local foundations, LaunchNet Kent State and Sinclair Community College in Dayton to offer a baccalaureate in technical and applied studies. “We chose the BTAS with entrepreneurship training …

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SWAG Sisters seek to make a difference

A city woman once on her own troubled path will be using her experiences to turn around the lives of area women and young girls through a series of programs in the coming weeks. The Black & White Affair, Sundresses, Pearls and Hats Conference will be held 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the BRITE …

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Neighborhood SUCCESS Grants Awarded to Warren and Youngstown Grassroots Groups

(June 24, 2021 – Warren, Ohio) Neighborhood SUCCESS Grants, a program of the Raymond John Wean Foundation, has awarded a total of $49,575 to 13 resident-led organizations for 2021. These grassroots community builders leverage the financial, human and material resources that exist in Warren and Youngstown neighborhoods to improve quality of life in their communities. Funded …

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Wean Foundation Advances Racial Equity Outcomes with Strategic Grantmaking and Fall Programming

(June 18, 2021 – Warren, Ohio) As the Mahoning Valley emerges from the pandemic, the Wean Foundation announced its next round of grants, noted progress towards its racial equity outcomes and released its fall programming. “As demonstrated through our June community investment grants, we are committed to a strategic approach to rebuild,” says Jennifer Roller, …

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Wean Foundation Awards Nearly $50,000 in Neighborhood Success Grants

This year, the Raymond John Wean Foundation awarded $49,575 to 13 resident-led organizations through its Neighborhood Success Grants program. Since 2008, the Neighborhood Success Grants program has invested over $1.6 million in support of more than 525 resident-led projects in the Mahoning Valley, according to a press release. This year, the grant program was streamlined …

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