约克县社区基金会拨款162,762美元：16笔资助惠及宾夕法尼亚州本地非营利机构
位于宾夕法尼亚州约克县 York 市的约克县社区基金会（YCCF）11月3日宣布，通过 16 笔资助向本地非营利机构投入共 162,762 美元。这些资助来自捐赠人设立的多个「领域兴趣基金」，用于为学生和家庭打开新机会、扩大医疗与基本服务可及性、支持重建生活的女性、帮助小企业与市中心繁荣、推进青少年发展，并提升社区的美观与活力。
单笔金额最大的是急救服务方向：First Capital Community Transport Partners 获 32,354.73 美元，用于更换在担架无法使用的住宅与建筑内转运病人所用的楼梯椅，提升病人与急救人员的安全。Main Street Hanover, Inc. 获 20,000 美元，用于其市中心外立面资助计划，为商业业主与小企业改造建筑外观提供配套报销；美国童子军 New Birth of Freedom Council 同样获 20,000 美元，支持 York 市区的城市童子军项目与全年课后青少年发展活动。
医疗与教育类资助包括：YMCA of the Roses 获 16,000 美元，制作糖尿病预防与管理教育视频并购置新的糖化血红蛋白检测仪与耗材；Spring Grove 地区历史保护协会获 10,000 美元，让学生通过动手活动了解造纸的历史；York 市政府获 10,000 美元用于市中心 Continental Square 的大型花坛景观与浇灌；York College 两笔共 14,481 美元，分别用于无人机教育与劳动力发展外展，以及为非营利机构负责人开设的五周制超级智能（SI）应用课程。
其余资助包括：My Choice 2 Change 获 8,800 美元支持女性康复住所；Junior Achievement of South Central PA 获 7,500 美元用于金融素养与就业准备课程；Parkinson's Cure Research Funding 获 6,500 美元举办帕金森病教育论坛；York Day Early Learning 获 5,000 美元开展学前机器人编程活动；「It's About Change」项目获 4,850 美元帮助涉法女性重返社区；Mid-Atlantic Mothers' Milk Bank 获 4,000 美元在约克县增设母乳库收集点；New Hope Ministries 获 2,400 美元开设 Spring Grove 新服务点；Northeast Neighborhood Association 获 876 美元开办配有西班牙语翻译的社区瑜伽课。
基金会总裁兼首席执行官 Natalee Gunderson 表示：「每一位捐赠人都有自己的故事和深切在意的事业。这些资助让他们的热忱落地，切实改变社区。我们很荣幸管理这些慈善基金，把捐赠人的意愿与社区的需求和机会连接起来。」（来源：约克县社区基金会）
York County Community Foundation Awards $162,762: Sixteen Grants Support Local Nonprofits in Pennsylvania
The York County Community Foundation (YCCF) in York, York County, Pennsylvania, announced on November 3 that it is investing $162,762 in the county through sixteen grants to local nonprofits. The grants, made possible by donors who established field-of-interest funds at the foundation, will open doors to new opportunities for students and families, expand access to healthcare and essential services, strengthen support for women rebuilding their lives, help small businesses and downtowns thrive, advance youth development, and enhance the beauty and vitality of local communities.
The largest single grant went to emergency services: First Capital Community Transport Partners received $32,354.73 to replace stair chairs used to transport individuals from residences and buildings where stretchers cannot be used, improving patient and EMS personnel safety. Main Street Hanover, Inc. received $20,000 for its Downtown Facade Grant program, which reimburses commercial property owners and small businesses for exterior building improvements, and the New Birth of Freedom Council of the Boy Scouts of America received $20,000 for its York City urban scouting program and year-round after-school youth development.
Health and education grants included $16,000 to the YMCA of the Roses for diabetes education videos and a new A1c machine and testing supplies; $10,000 to the Spring Grove Area Historical Preservation Society for a hands-on program teaching students the history of papermaking; $10,000 to the City of York for beautification landscaping at Continental Square; and two grants to York College of Pennsylvania totaling $14,481, for drone education and workforce outreach and for a five-week super intelligence (SI) applications course for nonprofit leaders.
Other grants included $8,800 to My Choice 2 Change for a women's recovery residence; $7,500 to Junior Achievement of South Central PA for financial literacy and work readiness programs; $6,500 to Parkinson's Cure Research Funding for an educational forum; $5,000 to York Day Early Learning for a preschool robotics program; $4,850 to The Program, "It's About Change," for justice-involved women returning to York County; $4,000 to the Mid-Atlantic Mothers' Milk Bank to open an additional depot in York County; $2,400 to New Hope Ministries for its new Spring Grove location; and $876 to the Northeast Neighborhood Association for weekly yoga classes with a Spanish translator.
"Every donor has a story and a cause that matters deeply to them. These grants bring those passions to life in ways that make a real difference for our community," said Natalee Gunderson, YCCF president and CEO. "We are honored to steward these charitable funds and connect donor intentions with the needs and opportunities of our community." (Source: York County Community Foundation)
来源：约克县社区基金会
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