Grant Stories
Our mission is “Enriching Hudson Forever.” That means supporting organizations that contribute to the long-term success of this very special community. Our core areas of interest include: Youth Education and Recreation, Arts and Culture, Hudson Social Services and Historical and Environmental Preservation. Here are some of the organizations we have supported over the last several years.
| Actor's Summit Theater |
$10,000.00 |
| Baldwin House |
$5,000.00 |
| Cleveland Institute of Music |
$2,500.00 |
| Coalition for Children's Mental Health |
$2,500.00 |
| Hudson City Schools – Student Support Fund |
$5,000.00 |
| Hudson City Schools – Auto Tech Program |
$526.04 |
| Hudson Community First |
$5,000.00 |
| Hudson Community Service Association |
$3,034.00 |
| Hudson Fireworks |
$12,000.00 |
| Hudson Job Search |
$4,000.00 |
| Hudson Library and Historical Society |
$2,000.00 |
| Mental Health America of Summit County |
$3,000.00 |
| Music from the Western Reserve |
$3,000.00 |
| Western Reserve Land Conservancy |
$2,000.00 |
Reaching Out...
Hudson Community Foundation recently supported Hudson Job Search with a check for $2,000 to support the organization’s mission of helping Hudsonites transition to new jobs. With 33 advisors, Hudson Job Search provides one-on-one counseling and skill development assistance to people who need employment. In addition, the organization offers well-known speakers twice monthly in workshops which are open to the community. Workshop and skill development topics over resume development, networking, interview practice, prospective employer research and salary negotiation.
Helping Others... HCF’s commitment to Youth Education and Recreation is reflected by donations to Hudson Community First in the amount of $2,500. Community First provides intergenerational support and values development for Hudson youth through three 2009 programs. They are Character Building Month (February), Ready, Set, Relax (March), and Take a Second Make a Difference Month (October.)
Hudson Community Foundation returns every dollar donated community causes through its Grants Committee. The Hudson Community Foundation, a non-profit organization with the mission of “enriching Hudson forever.” HCF directs all donations to four areas: Environmental and Historical Preservation, Youth Education and Recreation, Arts and Culture, and Hudson Social Services. For more information on grant application, donations, or developing a personal or family charitable fund see www.hudsoncommunityfoundation.org, or call our office at 330-655-3580.
Supporting the Arts...Hudson, Ohio – June 30, 2009 – The Hudson Community Foundation announces its first round of grant giving for 2009. The mission of the Hudson Community Foundation is to preserve and enhance the quality of life for all citizens of Hudson, Ohio, now and for generations to come. Independently, the organization also provides citizens with a tax-wise, simple, inexpensive way to direct their giving to meet their own family goals through Donor Advised Funds (DAF) and other philanthropic options, such as endowments.
- Hudson Players 65th anniversary season with a gift of $1,000;
- Hudson Bandstand, which offers its Summer Music Festival with free music performances on Sunday evenings on the Green, with a gift of $1,000;
- Actors’ Summit Theater, receiving $4,500 to establish a summer theater festival – “American Mirrors”. This summer there will be four productions in two locations as the theater’s first production of the annual festival in our community to develop Hudson as an arts destination.
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