The nonprofit has responded to a dramatic increase in home fires over the past year, due to households staying home much more in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. While the national number of home fires rose 16 percent over the last year, Northern Kentucky saw a 39 percent increase. Red Cross was able to quickly meet each affected family, disbursing nearly $75,000 in their last fiscal year alone to hundreds of Northern Kentuckians.
Read MoreHorizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky has granted $15,000 to Esperanza Latino Center of Northern Kentucky to help fill in financial gaps for local families still feeling the impact of Covid-19.
Read MoreFamily Nurturing Center’s services and programs focus on the education, prevention, and treatment of all forms of child abuse and neglect. The organization offers direct services that support the whole family, including child abuse treatment services, family visitation services, and family-based parenting education programs that help families establish a nurturing way of life.
Read More“Covington Partners touches such critical pieces of students’ lives,” said Horizon Community Funds President Nancy Grayson. “Each additional dollar raised, and each donor connected to their work, is a huge win for Northern Kentucky. We look forward to plugging them into our networks, and we invite the community to join us in supporting Covington Partners’ successful, impactful strategies for students.”
Read MoreFriends and family members of Sam and Tonya Carlotta, and their son Cameron, raised more than $32,000 in a matter of weeks to launch a new scholarship fund for students attending Cooper High School in Boone County. If enough donations are made, they hope to include scholarships to students at Boone County High School also, their alma mater.
Read MoreThe Friends of Boone County Arboretum now hold a fund in partnership with Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky, with the latter agency serving as an administrative support and donor outreach partner. The Boone County Arboretum, the nation’s very first arboretum, is a 121-acre system of trails, park space, and a 2+ mile multi-use trail just outside Union, Kentucky.
Read MoreEC LEARN (Early Childhood Learning Education Assessment Resource Network) has announced a new way for donors to support its work as a local child care resource and referral agency in Northern Kentucky. The EC LEARN Fund at Horizon Community Funds provides donors a way to support the nonprofit’s work in the future through an endowed gift, or as needs arise through a non-endowed gift.
Read MoreGive Where You Live NKY giving circle members gathered last week to give $6,000 to Florence-based GO Pantry in a process that took less than an hour.
Read MoreJust ahead of the July 1 window for Endow Kentucky Tax Credits, Florence-based Bill and Betsy Scheben Care Center has launched a fund in partnership with Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky.
Read MoreHorizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky is now home to the Northern Kentucky Montessori Academy Fund to support the Crescent Springs-based school, which offers half- and full-day Montessori educational programming for children ages two through sixth grade.
Read MoreLearning Grove has launched a new fund in partnership with Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky, supporting the nonprofit’s regional high-quality services to whole families, from prenatal care to early childhood, to post-secondary learning and beyond.
Read MoreThe Council of Trustees that governs Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky is pleased to announce the addition of Donna Salyers, founder and owner of Donna Salyers Fabulous Furs, to the Council effective immediately.
Read MoreHorizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky now manages the new Kenton Conservancy Fund, which protects lands of natural, cultural, recreational, and historical significance for the people of Kenton County.
Read MoreHorizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky now manages the new Bellevue Education Foundation Fund, which supports innovative programs and experiences for students in Bellevue Independent Schools.
Read MoreHorizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky is now home to the Mary Ann Noll Endowed Scholarship Fund, which will offer scholarship opportunities for students to attend the new Community Montessori School at 5th and Greenup streets in Covington.
Read MoreHorizon Community Funds, with co-sponsors Kentucky Housing Corporation and Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission, will offer a free event for local landlords and tenants to learn about money and other resources they might qualify for during the current “eviction moratorium.” The “Keys to Hope” housing resource presentation and fair will be held Saturday, May 8 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at Life Learning Center in Covington.
Read MoreHorizon Community Funds, with co-sponsors Kentucky Housing Corporation and Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission, will offer a free event for local landlords and tenants to learn about money and other resources they might qualify for during the current “eviction moratorium.” The “Keys to Hope” housing resource presentation and fair will be held Saturday, May 8 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at Life Learning Center in Covington.
Read MoreGive Where You Live NKY giving circle members gathered on March 18 to give $6,500 to Esperanza Latino Center in a process that took less than an hour.
Read MoreTwo donors with funds at Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky have joined together to cause a major permanent improvement for young people in Northern Kentucky by funding $1 million and also personally supervising the design and building of a cornerstone structure for the Dan Beard Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
Read MoreHorizon Community Funds, The R. C. Durr Foundation, The Butler Foundation, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, and The Elsa Heisel Sule Foundation have come together again to provide support for nonprofits serving Northern Kentucky.
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