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Community Foundation of Southern Maryland has opened its mini-grant application for addiction services organizations serving Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary’s County residents in Maryland. Applications to support enhanced service delivery through licensed professionals are encouraged. Through this grant program, the Foundation identifies high priority needs and seeks opportunities where a relatively modest amount of grant money can make a significant difference in our community. Grants will be awarded to organizations meeting eligibility criteria found withinLearn More →

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Opportunity Fund Grant Provides Resources to Address Health and Wellness Needs of Charles, Calvert and St. Mary’s County Residents This grant provides resources to address health and wellness needs of Charles, Calvert and St. Mary’s County residents. Monetary grants of up to $5,000 are available to 501 (c) (3) organizations, religious charities, and government agencies that provide drug rehabilitation (to include opioid addiction issues), emotional rehabilitation, domestic violence, and youth wellness (healthy-physically, mentally and emotionally)Learn More →

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The Community Foundation of Southern Maryland congratulates Foundation 4 Heroes on receiving a $500 grant from the 2nd District Kids & Community Fund to provide coloring books and superhero capes and masks for hospitalized children as part of the Children’s Hospital Association’s upcoming Advocacy for Care Day. The mission of Foundation 4 Heroes is to promote “the superhero inside every child,” recognizing and embracing the responsibility of adults to serve as role models who inspireLearn More →

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Congratulations to the four Charles County nonprofits that recently received Opportunity Fund Grants to strengthen their programs to improve the quality of life for county residents. The awardees are: The Charles County Children’s Aid Society, which received $5,000 to support their 2017 School Supplies Project. This will ensure that children going to Charles County Public Schools have the tools to start off their school year right. The Center for Abused Persons, which received $3,722 whichLearn More →

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Nia Adams, the recipient of the 2017 Alice Bowen Memorial Scholarship, was inspired to pursue a career in nursing by her maternal grandmother, who worked in the maternal health field for over 40 years. Thanks in part to a $5,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Southern Maryland, the Northern High School graduating senior will have the opportunity to follow in her grandmother’s footsteps. Nia has been accepted to Towson University, where she plans toLearn More →

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New Opportunity Grant Provides Resources to Address Health and Wellness Needs of Charles County Residents Organizations that address pressing social needs in Charles County are eligible for grants of up to $5,000 from the Community Foundation of Southern Maryland thanks to the generosity of an anonymous benefactor. The total funding available is approximately $45,000 and we anticipate funding nine applicants with awards averaging about $5000 each. Grants from the Opportunity Fund are available to 501Learn More →

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Fund in Memory of History Teacher Deb Sheftz Covers Tuition, Room and Board, and Related Expenses for a PHS Student’s First Year in College Prior to her untimely death in 2014, Deb Sheftz always urged her students to challenge assumptions, act against injustice, be open-hearted and open-minded to all, and to be culturally aware and tolerant. Now, thanks to the Deb Sheftz Memorial Scholarship, Patuxent High School students who want to be instruments of positiveLearn More →

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To provide a scholarship up to $5000 annually to a Calvert County Public School graduating senior who completed the Academy of Health Professions program at the Career and Technology Academy and intends to pursue post secondary education in the area of health professions.Learn More →

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The Chaney Beautification Fund is making grants available to non-profit organizations to encourage beautiful, sustainable landscapes in Southern Maryland and Virginia. Grants of up to $1,000 are awarded annually to non-profit groups, specifically 501(c)(3) organizations, public or private educational institutions, or government agencies. Beautification projects must be located in counties where Chaney Enterprises has a presence. In Maryland, projects in the counties of Anne Arundel, Calvert, Caroline, Charles, southern Prince George’s, and St. Mary’s areLearn More →

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The Community Foundation of Southern Maryland is making grants available again to elementary and middle schools through the Green Apple Fund for teachers who purchase supplies for their classrooms. Grants ranging from $25 to $100 are available. Educators who teach in private and public schools in Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties, grades one through eight, are invited to apply. Grants are awarded to the schools. According to Gretchen Hardman, Executive Director of the CommunityLearn More →