March 31, 2020 at 4:48 p.m.
TPF awards grants
Local groups get $20,000 to help during emergency
TPF awards grants
During a public health emergency, local organizations will be getting some help.
The Portland Foundation on Monday announced $20,000 in COVID-19 Phase I Emergency Response Grants.
As of midnight Monday, Indiana has 2,159 confirmed cases of coronavirus. The state had its largest jump in cases Monday, increasing by 373.
The state has been on a stay-at-home order for a week and schools have been closed since March 13.
“The Portland Foundation is honored to partner with these organizations in assisting Jay County in its time of need,” said foundation executive director Doug Inman in a press release. “COVID-19 has changed the community and the Foundation stands ready to offer additional assistance if it is needed.”
The grants were not planned, with The Portland Foundation staff implementing the idea on the fly.
“Staff sat down and brainstormed all of the organizations that we knew in the community that were at the front lines … and spoke to each of them to devise a list of who we would fund,” Inman said this morning.
He took the idea to the foundation’s board of trustees, which gave its approval.
The largest of the grants — $4,000 — was awarded to Second Harvest Food Bank. The organization provides food for those in need, including partnering on food tailgates from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday and April 15 at Jay County Fairgrounds.
Other grants expected to be used for food were for $2,000 each to Dunkirk Community Concerns, Good Samaritan Food Pantry and Helping Hands Food Pantry. Trinity United Methodist Church Food Pantry was awarded $2,000 for freezers.
Jay School Corporation got a $2,000 grant for mobile hotspots for e-learning. Additional grants of $2,000 each went to LifeStream Services for elderly nutrition program To Go Meals and Jay County Emergency Management for supplies.
The foundation awarded $1,000 each to IU Health Jay, likely to be used for food for staff, and A Better Life – Brianna’s Hope, for food and enhancing its communication system.
The grants were awarded “in an effort to assist the many community organizations that are on the front lines addressing the needs of Jay County residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The foundation’s Spirit of Community Fund, established in 2012, will be used to pay for the grants. One of the fund’s purposes is to provide emergency funding to assist with community disasters and needs.
The grants were dubbed “phase I” in the event that a second round is needed.
“We’re hopeful that that will not be the case,” said Inman.
The Portland Foundation on Monday announced $20,000 in COVID-19 Phase I Emergency Response Grants.
As of midnight Monday, Indiana has 2,159 confirmed cases of coronavirus. The state had its largest jump in cases Monday, increasing by 373.
The state has been on a stay-at-home order for a week and schools have been closed since March 13.
“The Portland Foundation is honored to partner with these organizations in assisting Jay County in its time of need,” said foundation executive director Doug Inman in a press release. “COVID-19 has changed the community and the Foundation stands ready to offer additional assistance if it is needed.”
The grants were not planned, with The Portland Foundation staff implementing the idea on the fly.
“Staff sat down and brainstormed all of the organizations that we knew in the community that were at the front lines … and spoke to each of them to devise a list of who we would fund,” Inman said this morning.
He took the idea to the foundation’s board of trustees, which gave its approval.
The largest of the grants — $4,000 — was awarded to Second Harvest Food Bank. The organization provides food for those in need, including partnering on food tailgates from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday and April 15 at Jay County Fairgrounds.
Other grants expected to be used for food were for $2,000 each to Dunkirk Community Concerns, Good Samaritan Food Pantry and Helping Hands Food Pantry. Trinity United Methodist Church Food Pantry was awarded $2,000 for freezers.
Jay School Corporation got a $2,000 grant for mobile hotspots for e-learning. Additional grants of $2,000 each went to LifeStream Services for elderly nutrition program To Go Meals and Jay County Emergency Management for supplies.
The foundation awarded $1,000 each to IU Health Jay, likely to be used for food for staff, and A Better Life – Brianna’s Hope, for food and enhancing its communication system.
The grants were awarded “in an effort to assist the many community organizations that are on the front lines addressing the needs of Jay County residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The foundation’s Spirit of Community Fund, established in 2012, will be used to pay for the grants. One of the fund’s purposes is to provide emergency funding to assist with community disasters and needs.
The grants were dubbed “phase I” in the event that a second round is needed.
“We’re hopeful that that will not be the case,” said Inman.
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