(December 19, 2024) The Dayton Foundation Governing Board has approved grants totaling $120,650 to 23 charitable organizations in Greater Dayton as part of the Foundation’s Basic Human Needs Grants process. These grants help nonprofit organizations that assist Greater Dayton individuals and families in need of basic necessities, such as food, shelter, clothing and healthcare. The following organizations recently were awarded grants.
Abundant Life Christ Centered Ministries ($3,000) to assist families with children attending Belle Haven Elementary with purchasing groceries for holiday meals.
Back to Basics Youth Education Center ($3,500) to cover transportation costs for Thurgood Marshall High School students participating in the afterschool computer coding and programming classes.
Bottom Line ($4,000) to provide RTA bus passes and snacks for the college Access Program.
Boys to Men Transitional Home, Inc. ($3,000) to provide basic toiletries, hygiene products, medications and transportation for young men ages 8 to 21 living in group homes.
CityHeart Corporation ($7,500) to support the emergency rental assistance program for residents of Montgomery County, Ohio.
Clothes that Work ($5,000) to assist in purchasing clothing and shoes for the Dressed for Success: Reducing Poverty and the Shortage of Job-Ready Workers program.
Day of Caring Foundation ($2,000) to purchase hygiene items for disadvantaged people and their families in Greene and Montgomery counties.
Dayton Dream Center ($5,500) to purchase laundry, hygiene and cleaning supplies for the Suds N’Duds program.
Elizabeth’s New Life Center ($3,500) to provide diapers, wipes and formula to clients of the Montgomery County Women’s Centers.
Gem City Gives dba Gem City Diaper Bank ($6,000) to purchase diapers, pull-ups, wipes, menstrual products and other items for clients of the Diaper Bank.
Good Shepherd Ministries ($7,500) to assist in upgrading essential kitchen appliances used in recovery houses and ministry activities.
Grace Urban Development Corporation ($5,500) to provide uniforms and weekend food bags for low-income families attending Louise Troy Elementary.
Latinos Unidos en Dayton ($6,000) to purchase coats for Latin Americans newly residing in the Miami Valley.
Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton Foundation ($7,500) to purchase a Centrella Smart+ bed for patients staying in Dayton’s Inpatient Care Center.
Operation Homefront ($5,250) to purchase 75 gift cards to help support holiday meals for military families.
Planting Seeds, LLC ($7,500) to purchase adult beds, mattresses and box springs to assist families in the local community.
Rebuilding Together Dayton, Inc. ($7,500) to provide furnace maintenance services for older adult homeowners within Montgomery County.
St. Vincent de Paul Society – St. Mary’s Conference ($2,900) for the removal and replacement of an old freezer to support the St. Mary Dayton Food Pantry.
St. Vincent de Paul – Mary, Help of Christians ($7,500) to assist with rent, rental deposits and utilities for people living with financial hardships in the 45324 zip code.
The Risen Empowerment Resource Center, Inc. ($4,000) to purchase removable shelves, refrigerators and supplies for the Community Food Pantry in Trotwood.
Troy Church of the Brethren ($4,000) to provide laundry supplies to individuals participating in the free Laundry Outreach program.
We Care Arts ($7,500) to purchase daily food and hygiene supplies for the artists.
Wesley Community Center ($5,000) to purchase hygiene products for low-income individuals through the Food Distribution Center.
To apply for a Basic Human Needs Grant from The Dayton Foundation, please visit https://www.daytonfoundation.org/grant-opportunities or contact Karen Gruenberg, Community Engagement program officer, at (937) 225-9928.
About The Dayton Foundation
The Dayton Foundation has been the trusted charitable giving resource for thousands of individuals, families and organizations since 1921. Ranked among the oldest and largest community foundations in the nation, the Foundation has awarded more than $1.37 billion in grants since its founding, with current assets from all funds exceeding $1.12 billion.