The Richland County Foundation is supporting summertime programs focused on children. The Summertime Kids Committee, chaired by Foundation Board of Trustee member Karen Bierly along with members from the community, approved $65,501 in Summertime Kid grants. The grants of up to $2,500 support creative, educational, and fun-filled activities for hundreds of Richland County children.
| Organization Name | Program Name |
| Buckeye Imagination Museum | Mobile Imagination Stations |
| Camp Nuhop | Summer Camp |
| Crossroads Church Kids’ Ministry | KidCon |
| Girl Scouts of Ohio Heartland Council | Blended Trails Day Camp |
| First English Lutheran Early Learning Center | Art in Action |
| Friendly House | Summer Fun Program |
| Friends of Richland Co. Park District | Critter Camp |
| Heart City Church | Summer Adventure Camp |
| Hospice of North Central Ohio | Camp Hope |
| K-City Childcare & Preschool | Travels Through the Ages |
| Kingwood Center Gardens | Cultivation Education |
| LifeCare Alliance | CODA Camp Programs |
| Love On A Mission | Community Quilt Program |
| Mansfield Art Center | Art Within Reach |
| Mansfield Playhouse | “My Son Pinocchio, Jr.” |
| Mt. Vernon Nazarene University | Academic Summer Camp Scholarships |
| NECIC | Summer Manufacturing Institute Camp |
| Ohio Bird Sanctuary | Nature Camp |
| Renaissance Performing Arts | Broadway Camp and Broadway Camp Showz! |
| Richland Astronomical Society | Planetarium Stars and Planets |
| Salvation Army Dewald Center | Summer Zone |
| Shelby City Schools | Camp Invention |
| Shelby City Schools | Safety Town |
| Village of Shiloh | Fun for Preschoolers |
| YWCA of North Central Ohio | YMCA Safety Town |
Additional Field of Interest Fund grants were awarded to:
| Organization Name | Program Name |
| Independent Living Center of NCO | Artistic Expression |
| Princess Endowment | FIELD Strong Summer Camp |
| Richland Newhope | Campership Program |
| Zoe’ Learning Center | Summer Field Trip |
| Unstoppables | UYS Baseball Program Needs |
Source: Richland County Foundation; Image by feeeling_blue from Pixabay
