2023 Grant Recipients
Advant Vermont Dance
Avant Vermont Dance uses movement to reimagine community and engage the public in meaningful artmaking together. They promote the art of dance in rural Southeastern Vermont by exposing the community to ballet, modern, and contemporary dance styles.
Grant funds will go towards debuting the SEASONS project in downtown Springfield, Vermont, which consists of four interactive performances.
Baby Steps Family Assistance
Provides an operational network that helps to sustain individuals and families by providing available goods to those who most need them free of charge. They also redistribute resources of new and gently used clothing, diapers, formula, toiletries, and cleaning supplies. The grant will contribute to the purchase of diapers for their diaper bank and feminine products, which are utilized by the community and community partners for individuals of no- income/low-income families.
BF Community Bike Project
Provides the Greater Falls community a space for all to access affordable bicycles, learn bike repair, and safe riding skills. Funds will support replacement parts as well as staff training and assisting volunteers.
Black River Action Team
Connects people to the Black River through volunteerism, citizen science, pragmatic projects, discovery, and adventure. The grant will contribute towards the purchase of much-needed supplies and equipment for the continued functioning of water quality, trash cleanups, shoreline planting of native vegetation, species management, and swimming hole monitoring.
Bluff Elementary School
Promotes a safe, healthy, respectful learning environment. They work with students, families, and the community to maximize learning outcomes. They accept differences, foster cooperation, and cultivate a desire to be a lifelong learner. This grant will be put towards creating an outdoor learning space that can be utilized for outdoor instruction in several content areas including science, reading, and physical education to enrich students’ educational experience at Bluff.
Charlestown, NH Historical Society
Preserves, maintains, and publicly displays historical records, documents, and artifacts for present and future generations of the town of Charlestown and surrounding areas. Funds will be used to purchase a Fujitsu ScanSnap SV600 Overhead Scanner to digitize vintage and fragile historical documents.
Charlestown, NH Senior Center
Enhances the lives of their senior community members by providing a welcoming and engaging environment that promotes social connections, personal growth, and a sense of belonging. Grant funding will be used to purchase air purifiers that reduce the chance of airborne diseases.
Claremont Learning Partnership
Increases educational access, attainment, and opportunity for all. The nature of the activities and business of the CLP is to realize the vision of creating a community that values and supports lifelong learning. Grant funds will contribute to basic toiletries, cleaning supplies, and household items for youth transitioning into and out of Oasis Teen Shelter and Support Center.
Claremont Middle School
Inspires self-driven excellence for all stakeholders through rigorous curricula and effective home-school-community partnerships, emphasizing individual strengths and goals in a safe and supportive environment. This grant will go towards the 8th Grade Class field trip to Boston this year.
Claremont, NH Historical Society
Preserves and publishes historical knowledge, documents, records, and artifacts of Claremont, New Hampshire. They also acquire and maintain buildings to protect, and display said items. Funds will be used to bring 10 public speakers to town to speak on topics of local historic importance.
Claremont Opera House, Inc.
Builds community through diverse art experiences. Their vision is to have an inspired, engaged community in love with the arts. Grant funds will be used to support the purchase of an HD video camera and streaming hardware to enable a new video service. This service will generate new revenue and has multiple benefits for performers, renters, staff, and patrons.
Claremont Senior Center, Inc.
Serves senior citizens by providing educational, health, nutritional, artistic, social, and recreational opportunities, and resources. Funds will help with the purchase of a fryer and improving their coffee station.
Claremont Soup Kitchen
Provides assistance with dignity, respect, and compassion for all. They procure and distribute food and essentials through programs and partner agencies. The grant will go towards the purchase of a roof for their outdoor freezer unit. This will help protect the unit from snow and rain.
Claremont Youth Baseball & Softball Association
Provides an opportunity for young athletes to learn the fundamentals of baseball or softball, and to facilitate enjoyable participation in these activities. Their objectives include the development of positive social values and character traits, good sportsmanship, and physical and mental well-being. This grant will help to replace the main baseball field mound and the softball pitch plate.
Claremont, NH - Parks & Recreation
Dedicated to providing quality recreational facilities, programs, and services to enhance the quality of life for the residents of Claremont and the surrounding region. Funds will support the reconstruction of the Barnes Park playground.
Cornish Community Initiative
Established to fund projects and programs that help maintain and enhance the quality of life in Cornish, New Hampshire. They strive to further programs in the arts, education, public affairs, community development, historic resources, the environment, recreation, and social services. Grant funds will support the development of a capital campaign for the renovation of the Cornish General Store.
COVER Home Repair, Inc.
Fosters hope and build community in the Upper Valley by bringing together volunteers and homeowners in fellowship and collaboration to complete urgently needed home repair projects. Grant funds will support COVER’s weatherization program.
CraftStudies, Inc.
Sparks creativity and connection through craft. As a community of learners, they cultivate a supportive, inclusive, and joyful environment for hands-on exploration, artistic growth, and meaningful engagement with the materials, tools, and processes of craft. Funds will support their new Community Fiber Studio in White River Junction, Vt.
David's House
Provides a home-away-from-home and support for families with children receiving treatment through Dartmouth Health Children’s in Lebanon, NH. This grant will go towards financial relief for families in need of services.
Dismas of Vermont - Hartford Dismas House
A supportive community for former prisoners transitioning from incarceration. Living in community accomplishes the Dismas mission of reconciliation. These funds support the production of a fundraising comedy show event.
Friends of Richards Free Library
A non-profit volunteer community organization focused on enriching the library. Their primary mission is to raise money to help fund materials and projects that are outside the regular library budget. This grant contributes to the annual Library Festival fundraising event.
Friends of Veterans
An all-volunteer organization dedicated to helping qualified veterans and their families avoid homelessness and to provide financial support for other urgent basic needs. Funds will contribute to the support of 180+ veterans and their families residing in New Hampshire and Vermont.
Gallery at the VAULT
Encourages an appreciation of the visual arts while furthering the revitalization of downtown Springfield and serving the communityby offering opportunities for learning and participation in the creative process. The grant will help fund a series of scholarships within their paid workshops for Springfield High School students.
Girl Scout Troop 30261 of the Green and White Mountains
Through hundreds of programs offered each year, girls develop their leadership potential in activities that enable them to discover their values, skills, and the world; connect with others in a multicultural environment; and take action to make a difference. This grant will support their High Awards program.
Good Beginnings of the Upper Valley
Serves local families with new babies by providing hands-on and virtual support, education, and community outreach. Grant funds will contribute to their Education/ Support Program.
Good Neighbor Health Clinic
Promotes the health of people in the Greater Upper Valley who are in need, by providing free medical and dental care, mentoring aspiring health care professionals and advocating for improved access to dental and health care. Funds will be used to support a dental externship housing reimbursement plan.
Got Lunch! Newport
Reduces hunger in food insecure families with school-age children when school is not in session. GLN delivers bagged groceries once per week during regular school breaks. Grant funds will be used to purchase food from the NH Food Bank and local grocers.
Granite United Way
Improves the quality of people’s lives by bringing together the caring power of communities. Their fundamental principle of inclusion is that all members of the community are valued and respected without bias or preference based on difference. The grant will contribute to their camp starter kit project.
Hawkeye Campership Fund, Inc.
A non-profit organization dedicated to providing financial assistance to families who would otherwise not be able to afford a residential summer camp. Grant funding will contribute to their Counselor-in-Training (CIT) program.
Health Care and Rehabilitation Services of Southeastern Vermont (HCRS)
Provides creative, collaborative, and compassionate health care services that are responsive to the needs of their communities. They envision a community where people are inspired, empowered, and supported to lead healthy and meaningful lives. These funds will help establish a program that provides financial assistance to clients in need of dental care.
Hometown Hero Outdoors
Provides law enforcement officers, military service members, and military veterans with outdoor opportunities to assist in healing and building healthy relationships within the community. This grant will go towards an enclosed trailer to be used to transport gear, and to be used as sleeping quarters to bring out veterans on trips and events that will help prevent the high suicide rate among this group.
Lake Sunapee Home Care and Hospice
Provides health care and hospice services for individuals and families in home and community settings, fostering continuity of care across settings and enabling people to stay in their homes for as long as possible. Funds will support the Homemaker Grant Program.
Langdon Congregational Church
Remains an active Church community and a civic resource meeting the cultural, educational, recreational, and emergency shelter needs of people in Langdon and the surrounding area. Funds will contribute to the reconstruction of spaces within the church such as the emergency shelter.
Lebanon Public Libraries Foundation
Commits to open access to information and resources for all people. They are a gathering place for the community and provide materials selected for educational and leisure enrichment. Grant aids in the purchase of books and other library materials.
Library Arts Center of Richards Free Library
Develops and sustains a vibrant, inclusive, and highly visible arts community through enriching events, accessible educational experiences, and creative placemaking initiatives designed to engage participants from all sectors of the community. Grant funds will be used for a mural installation in downtown Newport.
Maple Avenue Elementary School
Encourages students to reach their highest level of individual excellence. They are committed to their students developing the critical thinking and communication skills needed for success in the 21st century. Funds will support the addition of a Gaga Pit to their playground.
Maple Avenue Elementary School PTO
Provides additional opportunities for students at Maple Avenue Elementary School. They coordinate events that are both educational and bring fun community building events to their students. Grant funds will contribute to updating PE equipment.
Meridan Community Camp
Provides safe and enriching summer activities for children of the community regardless of socioeconomic status. They strive to create a unique and inclusive environment for all campers through fun and engaging activities on campus and the local landscape. This grant will go toward meeting the scholarship needs of the children.
New London Barn Playhouse
Aims to enrich and entertain their community with the highest quality theater created by talented emerging artists in collaboration with accomplished professionals; provide outstanding educational opportunities to all ages that promote an understanding and love of theater. Funding contributes to a wide variety of drama-based workshops.
Newport Community Television, Inc.
Provides equipment and training to independent producers in the town of Newport so that they may create content for broadcast. They also record and broadcast all local town government and school meetings. Funding goes directly to the purchase of computer and audio/video hardware.
Newport Senior Center, Inc.
Provides services to the elderly of Sullivan County by assisting them to achieve self- sufficiency, providing nutritional meals, and nutrition services. Funds will support their Meals-on-Wheels program, designed to fight against food insecurity for seniors and qualifying disabled adults.
NH-VT Palliative Serivice
Provides in-home care to people dealing with cancer at no cost to them. They assist their clients and caregivers navigate the challenges of cancer by supporting their physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Funds will support their Hand to Heart Project.
Nothern Stage Company
Encourages community outreach, educational programs, and the development of young artists through performance opportunities and production experiences. The grant will help expand their educational programs to serve every interested child, regardless of financial need.
Plainfield Historical Society - Maxfield Parish Stage Set Committee
Collects and preserves the history of Plainfield through preservation and cataloging of artifacts, books, artwork, and other items from Plainfield’s past to future generations. This grant goes directly to replacing various stage curtains.
Reach Out and Read
Gives young children a foundation for success by incorporating books into pediatric care and encouraging families to read aloud together. Reach Out and Read will provide its proven early literacy and early relational health intervention to about 4,800 children aged 0-5 at six partner sites in Lebanon, New London, Newport, and Claremont, New Hampshire. Their pediatricians prescribe reading to the child daily, models good reading habits for the parents, and provides the family with a new book at every well-child visit through the five-year-old visit. Grant funds will be used for their early literacy and early relational health intervention.
Richards School PTO
Enhances and supports the educational and teaching experience by developing a closer connection between school and home.They work to improve the environment at their school through volunteer and financial assistance. This grant will provide additional support in the purchase of playground equipment.
Rogue Robots of 4H
Provides a safe, respectful, and fun environment where members can learn and practically apply problem solving, mathematics, technology, teamwork, life, and other skills. Funds will support new Lego Robotics Kits.
RVCC Projects at River Valley Community College
Transforms lives by providing a quality and affordable education through innovative personal approaches to lifelong learning and career pathways. Funds will support their innovation exhibitions including mobile gallery walls, materials for installations, displays, and educational resources for public use.
SafeArt, Inc.
A community-based healing arts organization that serves primarily low-income femme- identified folks and neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+ youth who have experienced trauma. They aim to heal trauma survivors and teach self-care/ collective-care practices. Grant funds will provide financial relief associated with the free programs they offer.
Silsby Free Public Library
Facilitates learning, self-education, and recreation for the whole community. The library has a special mission to encourage children to become life-long readers. Funds will be used to install a clean water filtration station.
Sleep In Heavenly Peace
Assembles and delivers top-notch bunk beds to children and families in need. They believe that a bed is a basic need for the proper physical, emotional, and mental support of a child. This grant fund goes directly to their community Bed Build Event.
Spark! Community Center
Provides a safe and welcoming place where those with disabilities, their families, caregivers, and any member of the Greater Upper Valley community can come together and take part in a variety of social and recreational activities. Funds will be used to support the Community Lead portion of their programming.
Springfield Area Parent Child Center
Builds bridges of support for children, families, and caregivers by fostering relationships, establishing a culture of learning, and engaging in community collaborations to shape opportunities for the world around us. This grant will be used to support the purchase of a vacant commercial building and convert it into a diverse education and training facility.
Springfield Art Gym
Provides a safe and healthy Community Art Room where everyone is welcome to “Exercise Creativity.” The funds will be used to purchase art kits and provide scholarships for those in need.
Springfield Community Players
Creates and sustains an interest in the arts, with a focus on fostering the development of community theater and providing opportunities for the development of skills in all phases of theater and presenting theatrical works for the enjoyment and instruction of the public. This grant will support building repairs and improvements.
Springfield Family Center
Provides help and fosters hope for individuals and families in the communities of Springfield, North Springfield, and Baltimore. This grant will support the purchase of food to help keep the food shelf and free meal programs running.
Springfield Hospital
Creates a professional environment where: patients want to receive care; clinicians want to practice medicine; and employees want to work. Funds will be put towards the purchase of a High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillator.
Stage 33 Live, LTD
Contributes to Bellows Falls’ and southeastern Vermont’s reputation as an engaging destination. Their performances and presentations entertain, educate, and inspire the underserved and financially challenged local communities; boost emerging creatives from within the community; uplift local pride; and bring outside dollars into the local economy. This grant will be used to make improvements to their broadcast-media production.
Sunapee Heritage Alliance
Engages in preservation and revitalization efforts related to historic properties and landmarks to ensure the protection of their architectural and cultural heritage. Funding will help support the purchase of portable A/C units to ensure reasonable performance temperatures in the summer months.
The Backpack Program of Claremont
Provides weekend meals to hungry children identified by Claremont School District nurses. This grant goes directly to the purchase of food and heavy-duty shopping bags.
The Carter Community Building Association (CCBA)
Welcomes all people, especially youth, to opportunities for enjoying and enriching their lives. They serve the people of Lebanon and the Upper Valley with skilled staff, quality programs, and excellent facilities. CCBA also provides daily after-school care to over 30 children at no cost to families. Funds will be used to provide financial relief across their various programs.
The Newport Montessori School
Serves the needs of their growing community by providing nurturing and quality experiences to their Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary and Middle School. Over the years, the school has earned praise for its continuous achievement in student test scores and consistently high levels of parent satisfaction. This grant will be used to replace dysfunctional computers.
The Windsor Food Shelf at Trinity Church
Addresses immediate food insecurity experienced by children, families, and individuals in Windsor and also work with patrons in developing skills and training that lead to flourishing lives. This grant will cover the purchase of food for the next six months.
TLC Family Resource Center
Promotes the optimal health and development of children, youth, and families in our region of New Hampshire. This grant fund will ensure that their programs can be offered at no charge to families who are experiencing poverty and limited access to resources.
Turning Points Network
Enhances the safety and well-being of victims and survivors of domestic and sexual abuse and stalking through empowerment and advocacy; to create a community responsive to all victims and survivors through education, outreach, and accountability; and to empower the community to establish a safer culture. This grant will support their TRAILS Support Group program.
Upper Valley Habitat for Humanity
Builds affordable, durable, safe, healthy, economical, and energy-efficient homes; strengthen and enrich communities; and increase long-term hope, prosperity, health, and the lives of families and individuals through the stability of affordable homeownership. This grant will be used to fund their cottage court-style development project in Weathersfield, VT.
Upper Valley Haven
Serves people struggling with poverty by providing food, shelter, education, service coordination, and other support. The grant will support The Haven’s efforts to expand their distribution area to provide food to more community members and to share more high-quality, fresh, nutritious food rather than highly processed items.
Upper Valley Humane Society
Seeks to inspire compassion for all living creatures and strengthen the bond between animals and the people they love. They serve families all across New Hampshire and Vermont with a focus on the greater Upper Valley. This grant goes directly to urgent repairs in their Adoption Center.
Valley Court Diversion Programs
Practices restorative justice in Windsor County, Vermont, and Sullivan and Lower Grafton Counties, New Hampshire. Their programs are designed to assist individuals who have violated the law and been referred to repair the harm caused by their unlawful actions. Their work is victim-centered and focuses on the physical, emotional, and social impacts of crime. By offering education, provider referrals, and support, they empower those they serve to improve their quality of life while lowering the likelihood of reoffending. Funding will support the purchase of basic necessities such as food and class materials.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 8497
Fosters camaraderie among United States veterans of overseas conflicts. They serve their veterans, the military, and their communities. Grant funding will aid in the purchase of a backup generator to be utilized at their Post.
Visons for Creative Housing Solutions
Provides residential options, services, and support designed to meet the needs of adults with developmental disabilities and similar disabling conditions. They are dedicated to fostering growth and independence through vocational, social, and recreational opportunities. Funding will support their Medicaid and resident room & board efforts.
Wags and Wiggles Rescue
Promotes animal welfare awareness, prevents cruelty, educates the public about animals’ humane treatment, encourages vet care, and spay/neutering. This grant will support the expansion of the rescue’s capacity.
Waypoint
Empowers all people of all ages through an array of human services and advocacy. Funds will support their Holiday Gift Giving Event.
We R H.O.P.E., Inc.
Dedicated to bringing education, normalization, and a message of hope to those who are struggling with mental health issues by providing affordable and accessible individualized support. Grant funds will go towards their 2023 Upper Valley Youth Wellness retreat.
West Central Behavior Health - Youth CAN
Prevents youth substance misuse by building strong and diverse partnerships in their community and working collectively to increase protective factors among youth, families, and organizations. This grant will provide funding for food/drinks at their teen trips and family educational events.
West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts
Brings professional music and arts experiences, diverse musicians, and equitable educational opportunity to underserved and low-income communities of Claremont, NH and the broader Upper Valley region. They are committed to offering free or low-cost performances and workshops. Funding will support their Summer and Fall Concert Series and their big 15th Anniversary performance with Burlington Taiko Group.
Windham and Windsor Housing Trust - SASH Program
Strengthens the communities of Southeast Vermont through the development and stewardship of permanently affordable housing and through ongoing support and advocacy for its residents. This grant will go directly towards building materials for their garden shed.
Windsor County Mentors
Offers youth shared experiences and opportunities to widen their vision of themselves, helping them to become confident, contributing members of their community and enabling them to thrive. Grant funding will support the expansion of their community, and school collaborations.
WISE
Leads the Upper Valley to end gender-based violence through survivor-centered advocacy, prevention, education, and mobilization for social change. This grant will be used for operational support of the WISE Housing Program, which provides survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, and trafficking access to safe and confidential housing with support from WISE advocates.
2022 RECIPIENT HIGHLIGHTS
Carter Community Building Association (CCBA)
CCBA is a non-profit community recreation organization that welcomes all people to opportunities for enjoying and enriching their lives. For more than eighty years, they have provided a free after-school drop-in program for children in the third through sixth grades. The program provides a safe and enriching place for local youth, with careful adult supervision, and is an important support for working caregivers. The CCB offers a game room, lounge area, and basketball court; kids can play board and table games, floor hockey, basketball, or simply find a quiet place for reading or study. The Youth Drop-in Center is also a rare “electronics- free-zone,” where phones and laptops are checked at the door.
With funding, CCBA was able to continue providing a free Youth-Drop-in Center for local kids during after school hours, vacation days, and summer. This program is an invaluable aid to working caregivers and their children and has been for many years.
Claremont Middle School Football Program
The Football program at CMS creates a safe, encouraging, and positive environment for their youth athletes to strive to develop their skills and abilities along with building character to overcome adversity.
Their football program has lost many helmets in recent years due to helmets reaching their 10-year lifespan. The school’s athletic budget could not cover this expense alone as that money is allocated for ALL sports not just football. The Football program has developed a plan to purchase two to three helmets every year to minimize the possible recurrence of a large stock loss but first they needed funding to ensure they had enough helmets for the year. Thanks to support from the foundation, the Football program has been able to replace the large volume of faulty helmets from previous years and is now at a steadier pace for recycling future helmets.
Claremont Soup Kitchen, Inc
The Claremont Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry is a non-profit community agency committed to serving individuals and families needing food assistance in the Sullivan County Area. They provide food and other available products to those in need. The overall objective of the agency is to advocate, create and operate programs and services that promote dignity and self-sufficiency for those they serve. To ensure that basic needs are addressed, the CSKFP is committed to joining with others in a community-wide ethic of caring.
The Soup Kitchen needed an additional freezer unit to maintain a larger capacity. CSK receives frozen donations daily as well as commodity deliveries that can be over 30 cases at a time. They also provide holiday turkeys for their clients as well as families in need. Through the SAU, they typically receive over 300 frozen turkeys. Due to the lack of space in their freezer unit, they would often have to distribute these turkeys the day they receive them.
Last year’s grant was used to purchase a new freezer unit. This investment has allowed them to receive additional donations that they would have had to turn away in the past due to storage space. CSB was also able to fund the purchase of a new dishwasher and plexiglass for their kitchen window.
Friends of Veterans
Friends of Veterans prevents homelessness for veterans and their families who reside in New Hampshire and Vermont. They provide financial assistance to qualified veterans when eviction or foreclosure is imminent; fuel assistance when local programs are exhausted; electricity when shutoff is imminent; home repairs if livability is an issue; and vehicle repair if the transportation is vital for travel to work or medical appointments.
Last year’s funding was used to assist veterans in the following areas: rent, security deposits, vehicle repairs, phone, mortgage, home repairs, heat, electricity, and water.
Southern Windsor County Incubator
The Southern Windsor County Incubator (SWCI) dba Black River Innovation Campus (BRIC) is a non-profit organization in Springfield, VT that seeks support to develop a revolutionary rural tech ecosystem. BRIC engages local educational systems and communities, startups and entrepreneurs, and established businesses in digital and technology experiences in order to provide workforce development opportunities and improve the region’s economic viability.
The foundation grant was useful in supporting the renovation of a technology lab and youth meeting space located in downtown Springfield at BRIC’s Park Street facility. This renovation has assisted in the development of BRIC’s STEM education programming, a suite of co-curricular and extra-curricular programs developed to help students explore technology career pathways: podcasting, digital media, and marketing; youth entrepreneurship; video game development; and on-the-job training and shadowing opportunities with community professionals. BRIC will be a resource for after-school club programming and in-class curriculum support.
Springfield Supported Housing Program
The mission of Springfield Supported Housing Program is to be a person-centered program providing resources towards safe, stable, and affordable housing options while collaborating with community partners on all aspects of housing instability. The foundation funding was used to help the Springfield Supported Housing Program serve the homeless population in Windsor County by assisting with transportation, safety, cleanliness, and hygiene.
Upper Valley Disc Golf Association
The UVDGA is a non-profit organization created to promote and grow the sport of disc golf in the Upper Valley. UVDGA is a volunteer- driven sport, and their aim is to organize and coordinate the efficient use of local resources to maintain, improve, and expand the repertoire of courses in the Upper Valley for the benefit of the general public. 2022 grant funding went towards the construction of an 18-hole disc golf course.
West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts
The West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts (WCCMA) is a year-round non-profit music and arts program that offers performances, community events, and educational opportunities for free. To further their mission, they have embarked on the Homecoming Campaign, a master plan designed to grow an organizational capacity and refurbish a long- empty bank building in downtown Claremont to create the Claremont Creative Center (CCC).
In response to challenges presented to the market as a result of the pandemic, WCCMA has created a phased approach to the capital project that has allowed them to put the project out to bid. By phasing, they anticipate the CCC will open in mid-late 2023 with the first floor completed (box office, performance space, and education studio). Grant funding from Claremont Savings Bank Foundation has assisted with the set up and equipment for the first floor. This funding has also supported a fun community LEGO fundraising event for individuals to build a LEGO piano and Picasso.
Willing Hands
Willing Hands recovers fresh food to reduce waste, improve health, and provide reliable access to nutritious food for our neighbors in need. Milk is one of the most nourishing foods for developing children, yet many children living in food insecure households do not get enough of it. Grant funds supported the purchase of 10,000 gallons of milk to supplement Willing Hands’ deliveries of produce, bread and protein to local food shelves that serve children and families. This project has supported the growth and development of young children in our community while easing the burden on families who might not be able to afford milk.
Previous Recipients: 2022 - 2021 - 2020 - 2019 - 2018 - 2017 - 2016 - 2015 - 2014
Since 2003, our annual Claremont Savings Bank Foundation has awarded grants totaling more than $2,618,148 to local non-profit organizations for a wide range of charitable initiatives. These grants, which typically range from $500 to $5,000 each, help to ensure the success of local programs and projects that benefit all of us as members of the community.
Each year we award grants to help ensure the success of charitable programs and projects dedicated to the betterment of the communities we serve.
Previous Recipients: 2021 - 2020 - 2019 - 2018 - 2017 - 2016 - 2015 - 2014