Final call: Don’t miss out on your chance to submit nominations for the 2025 Jenco Awards and to apply for grant funding through seven of our affiliate foundation partners! Nominations for the 2025 Jenco Awards are due Tuesday, June 3 – one week from today. If you know a visionary leader or volunteer in any of our region’s 32 counties who gives of themselves outside their paid position and inspires others to serve their communities, submit a nomination at www.AppalachianOhio.org/Jenco. Grant applications for the African American Community Fund, the Gallia Community Foundation, the Harrison County Community Foundation, the Highland County Community Fund, the Hocking County Community Fund, the Jackson County Community Foundation and the Monroe County Community Foundation are due June 10 – two weeks from today. Funding is available for nonprofits, schools and public organizations serving these counties, as well as for Black-led and Black-serving organizations across Appalachian Ohio’s 32 counties. Learn more and apply at www.AppalachianOhio.org/grant-opportunities. #appalachianohio #FlourishingAppalachianOhio #FAO #communityofgivers #JencoAwards #grants (fb)

From mock trial teams and Model United Nations conferences to student leadership training and trips to the Ohio Statehouse and Washington, D.C., we’re investing in the future leaders of communities across our region! Read about our 2025 Strengthening Civics Education in Appalachian Ohio grant recipients: www.tinyurl.com/FAO-CivicsEd-2025. Since 2019, we’ve awarded more than $135,000 in civics education grants – all thanks to a partnership with the Longaberger Family Foundation. Together, we’re providing experiences that help our young people become informed and engaged community members who understand how local, state and national issues affect them and how they can effect change in our region and beyond. #FlourishingAppalachianOhio #grants #appalachianohio #communityofgivers #opportunities #civics #education African American Community Fund Community Foundation for Perry County Gallia Community Foundation Guernsey County Foundation Harrison County Community Foundation Hocking County Community Fund Jackson County Community Foundation Meigs County Foundation Monroe County Community Foundation Morgan Community Fund Noble County Community Foundation Vinton County Community Fund The Academy for Urban Scholars Youngstown Cambridge City School District Carrollton Exempted Village School District Columbiana County ESC Eastern Local School District Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past Paper City Mentoring Project Weathersfield Local School District (fb)