Lincoln Community Foundation Awards $472,000 to Support Local Nonprofit Organizations

The Lincoln Community Foundation distributed $472,000 in community grants to nonprofit organizations. These grants are made possible by contributions from generous donors to Lincoln Forever Funds at LCF.    Organizations that received funding include: 

 
Asian Community & Cultural Center - $10,000 
Family Resource Program 

Boy Scouts of America-Cornhusker Council - $10,000 
Support for scouting programs held at Lincoln Community Learning Centers 

Bridge Behavioral Health - $10,000 
Food handler training and accreditation 

CEDARS Youth Services - $25,000 
Support of Early Childhood Development Centers 

Food Bank of Lincoln - $15,000 
Bridges Out of Poverty 

Foundation for Lincoln City Libraries - $20,000 
15 Minutes a Day Reading program 

Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools -$10,000 
Career Academy 

Fresh Start - $10,000 
Women’s Transitional Shelter 

Give To Lincoln Day Match Fund - $250,000 
Support for the 2017 Give To Lincoln Day match fund 

Good Neighbor Community Center - $10,000 
Food pantry and distribution services 

Lincoln Housing Authority - $10,000 
Lincoln Northeast High School home build program 

Lincoln Parks Foundation - $62,000 
Woods Park Tennis Center landscape 

Malone Center - $10,000 
General Operating Support 

St. Monica’s Behavioral Health Services - $10,000 
Women’s treatment program 

Tabitha- $10,000 
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