Allen County Nonprofits Awarded Grants

The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne has announced grants for 25 nonprofits in the third quarter. The community impact grants total more than $640,000.
The recipients include:
- Amani Family Services ($25,000) – Immigrant and refugee support services;
- Associated Churches of Fort Wayne Indiana ($35,000) – Services for priority needs in the community;
- Blue Jacket ($15,000) – Vocational training and employment services for disadvantaged;
- Cancer Services of Northeast IN ($35,000) – Client advocate and client services program;
- Early Childhood Alliance ($40,000) – Early care and education;
- Erin’s House for Grieving Children ($25,000) – Grief support services;
- Fort Wayne Sexual Assault Treatment Center ($35,000) – Forensic care to victims of sexual assault;
- Fort Wayne Ballet ($20,000) – Outreach and arts programs as well as the Ballet’s performances;
- Fort Wayne Children’s Choir ($7,500) – Afterschool music education;
- Fort Wayne Dance Collective ($15,000) – Dance and dance education programs;
- Fort Wayne Medical Society Foundation ($25,000) – Healthier Moms and Babies
- Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation ($15,000) – Safe Haven with the Fort Wayne Police Department;
- Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra ($30,000) – Arts and arts education programs;
- Fort Wayne Public Television WFWA PBS39 ($15,000) – Local arts and public affair programs;
- Harlan Christian Youth Center ($10,000) – Youth development programs;
- Headwaters Counseling ($20,000) – Programs to develop healthy relationships;
- Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Fort Wayne d/b/a Just Neighbors ($35,000) – Emergency housing for families in Allen County;
- Little River Wetlands Project ($10,000) – Restore and protect wetlands;
- Matthew 25 ($50,000) – Healthcare services to uninsured, low income residents of Allen County;
- Northeast Indiana Positive Resource Connection ($35,000) – Care coordination, education, and medical clinic;
- Power House Youth Center ($10,000) – Youth programs;
- Respect360 d/b/a Respect Team ($5,000) – Youth programs;
- Science Central ($33,000) – Science, technology, engineering, and math education programs;
- Wellspring Interfaith Social Services ($50,000) – Youth after school and summer day camp programs;
- YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne ($45,000) – Renaissance Pointe YMCA’s after school and summer learning programs, and the Youth Services Bureau’s Status Offender Court Alternative Program.