Impact 100 announces first grant
Impact 100 awarded its first grant to Grandma’s Corner on October 26. The $150,000 grant will be used for safety and health improvements at the facility: playground equipment, interior renovations, child-friendly restrooms and more, including a $40,000 endowment for future enhancements and repairs.
Grandma’s Corner is a licensed, nonprofit child care facility that provides up to 100 hours of free care to children up to eight years of age whose family is in a crisis situation. The facility serves 4,000 children annually.
Impact 100 encourages women to become a part of the community through philanthropy. The group is comprised of 150 local women who contributed $1,000 each toward the objective of donating the full amount to one local charity. President Martha Clark expects the program to be a recurring annual event, and hopes to bring more members to an expanding program each year.
Other finalists (from 29 applicants) included the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, Owensboro Lion’s Club, Owensboro-Daviess County Humane Society, Wendell Foster’s Campus for Developmental Disabilities
Junior League considering youth dental needs, early learning as priority project
The Junior League of Owensboro is an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism and improving the community through effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Every three years, the League initiates a strategic planning process to determine its signature project that benefits from organizational financial support and volunteerism.
Under the direction of the Community Research Committee, the League recently identified two finalist issues from eight examined by the committee and membership. The finalists: dental care for children without insurance; early learning and literacy.
During a recent Junior League meeting, Public Life Foundation president Rodney Berry reviewed the work of a citizen task force that has been studying the problem and examining options for addressing the youth dental challenges facing our community. Jana Beth Frances reviewed opportunities to improve early learning programs.
In coming months, the League will be ranking the issues, presenting recommendations and adopting the project for the coming year.