2021 Giving for Good Campaign Success!
The second Douglas County Community Foundation Giving for Good campaign ended 2021 with 208 donors providing $184,320 in grant support to 36 Douglas County nonprofit organizations. This online crowdfunding effort kicked off on #GivingTuesday, November 30, and ended on December 31.
Nonprofit organizations from Baldwin City, Eudora, Lawrence, and Lecompton received grant support.
The 2022 DCCF Giving for Good Campaign will kick-off on #GivingTuesday, November 29, 2022.
The Douglas County Community Foundation (DCCF) was created in 2000 as a tax-exempt public charity for the people of Douglas County, including the cities of Baldwin City, Eudora, Lawrence and Lecompton. DCCF is a community leader convening local donors, businesses, and nonprofit organizations, and coordinating resources to create positive change.
2021 Giving for Good Campaign Grant Recipients | ||
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#BeMoreLikeClaire | Growing Claire's Community | |
Baldwin City Library | Smart PreK Learning Project | |
Baldwin Education Foundation | Promoting Teaching and Learning for Excellence | |
Ballard Community Services | Improving Access to Childcare for Working Families | |
Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Project | |
Community Children's Center, Inc. | An Early Childhood Community Center for Douglas County | |
Cottonwood Foundation | Helping People with Disabilities Shape Their Own Futures | |
Douglas County CASA | Support CASA Volunteers and lend hope a helping hand for children | |
Douglas County Historical Society | From Box to Exhibit: Turning Historical Photographs into a Story | |
Dwayne Peaslee Technical Training Center | Peaslee Tech-O'Connell Youth Ranch Program | |
Eudora Schools Foundation | Cardinals Care Student Emergency Fund | |
Family Promise of Lawrence | Please support a new program that will empower local families. | |
Friends of Raintree, Inc. | Support Youth Entrepreneurship | |
Heartland Community Health Center | Healthy Futures | |
Just Food of Douglas County, KS, Inc. | Keeping Douglas County Covered One Diaper At A Time | |
Kansas Land Trust | KLT will protect this natural buffer near Clinton Lake | |
Kansas Scholastic Press Association | Scholarships for Kansas student journalists | |
Kansas Suicide Prevention Headquarters (KSPHQ), Inc. | No-cost Trainings for Douglas County residents | |
Lawrence Arts Center, Inc. | Lawrence Arts Center - 'HANG12 - Creative Youth Development' | |
Lawrence Habitat for Humanity | Warmer at Home Weatherization Kits | |
Lawrence Humane Society | Supporting Douglas County's Economically Insecure Pet Owners | |
Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen | Lunch at LINK's Dining Room Takes a Load Off | |
Lawrence Meals on Wheels, Inc. | Lawrence Meals on Wheels Blizzard Bags | |
Lawrence Public Library Friends & Foundation | Help outfit "Dottie" the new LPL bookmobile, with books, supplies | |
Lawrence Schools Foundation | IC.A.N. Fund Classroom Angel Network | |
Lecompton Community Pride Committee | Lights for mural/New refrigerator/Electrical outlet outside | |
Lumberyard Arts Center, Inc. | Youth Art Scholarship Fund | |
Santa Fe Trail Historical Society Inc. of Douglas County, KS | Preserving History: Shared Digitization Project | |
Senior Resource Center for Douglas County | Support Senior Independence | |
Social Service League Inc. | Washer & Dryer for SSL Thrift Store | |
Tenants to Homeowners, Inc. | Helping Hammer provides affordable home repair for area seniors. | |
The Arc of Douglas County | Our independent case managers help people to live their best life | |
The Willow Domestic Violence Center | Server Upgrade | |
Theatre Lawrence | The Penguin Project at Theatre Lawrence | |
Trinity In-Home Care, Inc. | Opening the Door to In-Home Care | |
United Way of Douglas County | Community Navigator Program Eudora Community Library/UW Partnership |