Greater Cincinnati Foundation awards Safety Net grants to 20 regional nonprofits, including six in NKY

Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) has awarded $752,600 in Safety Net grants to 20 nonprofit organizations throughout our tri-state community. These funds will help the region’s most vulnerable residents have better access to food, shelter and behavioral health services. In response to the shift in funding available to the community in this critical sector, grants were increased from $35,000 to $50,000 this year.
 
“Without community partnerships, this type of support to our region’s most vulnerable wouldn’t be possible,” said Harold Brown, GCF’s Vice President, Community Strategies. “We are excited to partner with organizations in these efforts to make Greater Cincinnati a more equitable region.”
 
Grantees and their awarded amounts are:
 
BLOC Ministries, Inc.: $43,000 for Second Chance Live and Work Program
 
Central Clinic Behavioral Health: $30,600 for Child & Family Treatment Center: Eradicating Barriers to Trauma-Informed Behavioral Health Treatment
 
Childhood Food Solutions: $50,000 for Food Support for Children and Families in Four Low-Income Cincinnati Zip Codes during July 2019
 
Children’s Hunger Alliance: $25,000 for Afterschool Meals for Underserved Children in Cincinnati
 
CityLink Center: $50,000 for Shoring Foundations for Future Success
 
Community Matters: $30,000 for Food and Housing Support for Families in the Lower Price Hill Neighborhood
 
Dearborn County Clearinghouse for Emergency Aid: $20,000 for Right-2-U Resources, Mobile Pantry
 
Erlanger Elsmere School District: $19,000 for Lloyd Memorial High School Safety Net
 
Family Nurturing Center: $25,000 for Child Abuse Treatment Services
 
Freestore Foodbank: $50,000 for School Pantry: Bringing Wholesome Food to Children and Their Families
 
Holly Hill Child & Family Solutions: $50,000 for Behavioral Health Services Outreach
 
Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati*: $50,000 for Kinship Care
 
Mental Health America of NKY and SW Ohio: $50,000 for Pro Bono Counseling
 
Milford Miami Ministry: $15,000 for Safety Net Programs for Food Insecure and At-Risk Families
 
Over-the-Rhine Community Housing*: $50,000 for Preserving Permanent Supportive Housing
 
Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses: $50,000 for Findlay Street Neighborhood House
 
Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council of Northern Kentucky: $25,000 for Emergency Assistance Conference Support
 
Tender Mercies, Inc.**: $50,000 for Making Independence Possible Through Affordable Housing and Nutrition
 
Valley Interfaith Community Resource Center: $35,000 for Valley Interfaith Safety Net Proposal
 
Women’s Crisis Center: $35,000 for Safe Shelter
 
*Fully funded by anonymous foundation partner
**Funded in part by anonymous foundation partner
 
To learn more about GCF or how to help fund similar efforts, visit www.gcfdn.org.