Four County Community Foundation News
CMF shares Return to Earn Internship Program evaluation
Earlier this year, Four County Community Foundation launched its Return to Earn Internship Program. After local college students logged eight weeks in the program this summer working for businesses and municipalities in their hometowns and surrounding communities,...
Hana St. Juliana Memorial Fund to break ground for Hana’s Garden in spring 2023
The family of Hana St. Juliana has announced plans to create Hana’s Garden, a space designed to honor Hana and three other teens who died in a November 2021 shooting at Oxford High School. Work on the garden is expected to begin in the spring of 2023. It will be...
Dryden Township Police purchase new medical kits with Foundation grant dollars
Thanks to a Four County Community Foundation grant, the Dryden Township Police Department was able to purchase new medical kits in the fall of 2022 that officers can use when responding to emergency situations. Previously, officers relied on kits that were...
Foundation gifts $25,000 toward new Child Advocacy Center facility
On October 5, Four County Community Foundation (4CCF) formally presented a $25,000 gift to the Child Advocacy Center of Lapeer County’s capital campaign. The Child Advocacy Center (CAC) will use campaign funds for the construction of a new facility to be located on...
Foundation Grants $62,000 to Local Communities
Four County Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees met recently to approve over $62,000 in grant dollars to local nonprofit organizations. Volunteer committees reviewed 26 fourth quarter grant requests and recommended awards to 19 local groups, including seven area...
Third Quarter Grants Top $76,000!
Four County Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees met recently to approve $76,911.17 in grant dollars to local nonprofit organizations. Volunteer committees reviewed the third quarter grant applications and recommended awards to 18 local groups, including four area...
Oxford Fire Department installing smoke, CO alarms free of charge
By C.J. Carnacchio, Oxford Township Communications & Grants Manager Beep! Beep! Beep! That’s the sound of a smoke alarm alerting a home’s occupants that a fire has broken out. That’s the sound of lives being saved. Unfortunately, not every home has working...
4CCF Awarded $483,000 to our Local Communities in January and April
Four County Community Foundation (4CCF) is committed to serving the current and emerging needs of our local residents. To date in 2022, the Foundation has awarded 35 grants totaling $149,000. In addition, over $334,000 was awarded to local students in the...
2021 Report to the Community
Four County Community Foundation’s 2021 Report to the Community includes financial statements, our newest funds, and a community update for Your Voice - Our Vision. Look for paper copies of this year’s Report at libraries, government offices, schools, and...
Our Latest Grants Award $85,800 to the Local Community!
Four County Community Foundation recently completed its fourth quarter competitive granting cycle. In all, fourth quarter grants from six funds totaled $85,882.92! The Four County Community Fund awarded $38,000 to three non-profit organizations providing food,...