Recent Grants

The following is a list of grants made by The Springs Close Foundation, Inc. in 2009 and 2010 (to date).

Board Of Directors Meeting April 2009 Grants:

A Place for Hope – Community Support Coordinator $15,000
Christians to Feed the Hungry - food and gasoline costs for the indigents $10,000

Total: $25,000

May – November 2009 Grants:

Christian Services, Inc. - Food Bank $2,500
HOPE in Lancaster - Prescription assistance $2,500
Great Falls Relief & Assistance Services - Utilities, prescriptions and food $2,500
Interfaith Hospitality Network - Medication and physicians fees $2,500
Lancaster County Council on Aging - Home delivered meals $2,500
KARE in Kershaw - Utilities and rent assistance $2,500
Second Harvest Food Bank - 12 mobile pantries in Lancaster County $40,000
The Haven Men’s Shelter - Transitional housing for 12 men $2,500
Chester Ministerial Association - Food Bank $2,500
Fort Mill Care Center – Back to School Backpack Project $1,500
Senior Services of Chester County - Transportation costs for seniors $1,500
Fort Mill Care Center - Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners $2,500
Second Harvest Food Bank - Bruce Springsteen Challenge Grant $50,000
Chester County Farmers Market – “Putting Healthy Food within Reach” $2,500
Loaves & Fishes Community Café - Soup Kitchen in Chester $2,500
Deliverance Work of Faith Church – “Lifeline Project” $2,500

Total: $123,000

Board Of Directors Meeting November 2009:

The Haven Men’s Shelter – “Road to Success” Program $15,000
Palmetto Volunteers in Medicine – Expansion of Clinic Patient Services $25,000
Family Promise of Lancaster County – Case Manager Position $30,000
Pilgrims’ Inn – Dorothy Bing Inn Homeless Shelter $20,000
Good Samaritan Medical Clinic – Direct Patient Care Services $21,200
Upper Palmetto Chapter-American Red Cross – Emergency Assistance $20,000
Interfaith Hospitality Network of York County – Family Center Operations $20,000
Community Advisory Fund - Chester and Lancaster County & Fort Mill $45,000
United Way - Chester, Lancaster & York Counties $60,000

Total: $256,200

Community Advisory Committee Discretionary Fund – 12/07/09

Chester County School District – SnackSack Program $15,000
Fort Mill Area – Fort Mill Care Center, Bible Baptist Church, Riverview Presbyterian Church & United AME Zion Church $15,000
Lancaster County School District – Backpack Program $10,000
Lancaster Bruin Booster Club – Operation Blue & Gold Santa $5,000

Total: $45,000

February – August 2010 Grants:

Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church – Crisis Assistance Ministry $2,500
Safe Passage – Direct Client Services $2,500
Florence Crittenton Services – Emergency Maternity Program $2,500
Christians Services Inc. – Food for Ms. Jackie’s Place $2,500
Christians Services Inc. – Back to School Shoes Program $2,500
Deliverance Word of Faith Church – “Lifeline Project” $2,500
United A.M.E. Zion Church – Emergency Housing and Food $2,500
Second Harvest Food Bank – Backpack Program Fort Mill Schools $10,000
Christ Central Ministries – “Feed the Hungry” Chester County $2,500
Clemson Extension Service Chester 4H – “Make a Difference Day” $2,500
Family Promise of York County – “Fresh Start” Transition Housing $2,500
Good Samaritan Medical Clinic – Women’s Clinic $2,500
Great Falls Referral & Service Project – Food Pantry & Utilities $2,500
HOPE in Lancaster – AC Repair & Exterminator Fees $650
Lancaster High School Booster Club – Brooklyn Avenue Project $350
United A.M.E. Zion Church – Emergency Housing and Food $2,500

Total: $43,500

The Lancaster County School District requested a matching grant of $300,000 to assist in securing a $3 million dollar federal grant from the US Department of Education to implement a comprehensive program to increase the number of students who stay in school. Graduate and go on to participate in postsecondary education. The initiative, GEAR-UP (Gaining Early Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs), begins in the 7th grade and follows every student for six years.

The Foundation approved a $300,000 matching scholarship grant for the 2008-2009 school year. These students will graduate in May 2014.

Board Meeting April 2010 Grants:

A Place for HOPE – Wash House in the Blackmon Road Community $25,000
Children’s Attention Home – Emergency Shelter $25,990
Lancaster County Council on Aging – Vehicle Replacements $12,000
HOPE in Lancaster – Emergency Utilities Payments $30,000
Greater New Hope Christian Association – Soup Kitchen $16,000
Florence Crittenton Services – Maternity Program $20,000

Total: $128,990

Board of Directors Meeting – November 2010 Grants:

Palmetto Citizens Against Sexual Assault – Chester County Site $8,000
Christians to Feed the Hungry – Emergency Assistance $10,000
Lancaster Fatherhood Project – Medical & Emergency Assistance $14,000
York County Adult Day Care Services – Scholarships Assistance $18,000
Christian Services – Food Pantry Operations $20,000
ARC, Upper Palmetto Chapter – Family Emergency Assistance Program $20,000
York County Council on Aging – Home Delivered Meals (Chester County $20,000
Lancaster County School District – Backpack Program $25,350
Pilgrims’ Inn – Dorothy Bing Inn Homeless Shelter $20,000
Good Samaritan Medical Clinic – Women’s & Direct Client Services $20,850
Fort Mill Care Center – Emergency Short-Term Assistance $25,000
Family Promise of York County – Operations $25,000
Family Promise of Lancaster County – Transitional Housing Program $25,000
United Way – Chester, Lancaster & York Counties $60,000

Total: $310,200

September – December 2010 Grants:

Bible Baptist Church, Community Outreach $2,500
Chester County Chamber of Commerce, Thanksgiving Project $2,500
Christians to Feed the Hungry, Food Purchase $2,500
Family Promise of York County, Fresh Start Transitional Housing $2,500
Fort Mill Care Center, Prescription Assistance $2,500
Fort Mill Care Center, Holiday Dinners $1,500
Golden Care Adult Day Care, Safety Vision Surveillance System $1,500
Good Folks Emergency Fund $2,000
Good Samaritan Medical Clinic, Medications $2,500
Greater New Hope Christian Association, Food Purchase $1,000
Great Falls Referral & Service Projects, Food Pantry & Utilities $2,500
KARE of Kershaw, Direct Client Assistance $2,500
Loaves & Fishes Community Café, Soup Kitchen $2,500
Pilgrims’ Inn, Utilities Assistance for Shelter & Apartments $2,500
United AME Zion Church, Ministry of Kindness Fund $2,500

Total: $33,500

Community Advisory Committee Discretionary Fund – 2010

Chester County Advisory Committee
Chester County School District – SnackSack Program $15,000

Fort Mill Advisory Committee
Second Harvest Food Bank - To supply food for the Fort Mill School District Backpack Program $10,000
Fort Mill Care Center – Prescription Assistance $5,000

Lancaster Advisory Committee
Second Harvest Food Bank - To supply food for the Lancaster County School District Backpack Program $10,000
Lancaster High School Booster Club - Operations Blue & Gold Santa Program $3,000
Salem United Methodist Church - Backpack Buddies Program for students at Heath Springs Elementary School $1,000
First Baptist Church of Kershaw - Backpack Buddies Program for students at Kershaw Elementary School $1,000