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Youth Philanthropy Committee Awards Grants for 2022
June 5, 2022
This spring, the Youth Philanthropy Committee (YPC) of the Hamilton Community Foundation awarded nearly $40,000 in grants to 10 different nonprofit organizations serving the youth. YPC is the youth grant making arm of the Hamilton Community Foundation. Twenty high school students from Hamilton, Badin, Ross and New Miami School districts are active with YPC.
Committee members evaluate grant applications based upon nine separate factors, including the program’s goals and objectives, community support, sustainability, and the program’s ability to address an important community need for area youth.
The following non-profit organizations received a grant from YPC this spring:
| Organization | Program | Amount Awarded |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Butler County | Site Based Mentoring Program at Riverview Elementary School | $5,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Hamilton | STEAM Learning Activities | $1,000 |
| Butler County Success Program | Healthy Home for Hamilton Kids | $5,000 |
| CHIPs Workforce Alliance | CHIPs Workforce Alliance | $5,000 |
| Fitton Center for Creative Arts | Summer Camp Creativity | $5,000 |
| Girls on the Run Greater Cincinnati | Girls on the Run Provides Physical, Social, and Emotional Learning to Girls in Need | $2,500 |
| HOPEFull Pastures Therapeutic Farm | HOPE-full Pastures Animal Agility Course | $5,000 |
| National Inventors Hall of Fame Inc. | Camp Invention Explore in Butler County Schools | $5,000 |
| PARACHUTE | "Lets Make Today Special" | $1,500 |
| SELF | )Neighbors Who Care: Home Repair | $3,000 |