Learn more about Community Engagement Grants
Christ Our King $3,500
Funding is to cover the increased cost of food for the Giving Boxes project. Their goal for 2023 is to provide a box of food and a frozen turkey to 800 families at Thanksgiving. The funding will help to meet the rising costs of food products in order to sustain last year’s goal.
Churchville $1,587
Funding for a sidewalk food pantry and a sidewalk library. The sidewalk food pantry would benefit the needs of the community, which is able to collect and distribute food there. The sidewalk library will increase the literacy, education and book sharing, especially of children, in the community, as there is no town library.
First Presbyterian Church of Cumberland $4,513
The church is leading the way in supporting the Community Cafe, a pay-what-you-can restaurant, in downtown Cumberland. The congregation has been a driving force in moving the initiative to the place where it is currently and would like to be able to see the cafe open their doors this fall. The cafe desires to bring about a fuller sense of community through nourishing food in a place where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
Madison Avenue $3,000
Madison Avenue’s community engagement organizing effort is to establish an ECO HUB, led by and for their neighbors. The purpose of the partnership is to raise the community’s awareness of eco-justice; develop an action plan; and provide emergency responses to the threat of climate change. They seek to deepen their relationship with their neighbors, using resources to equip them to lead in shaping the health and well-being of their neighborhood.
Springfield Presbyterian $3,900
The context for this grant is to provide the financial means for publicity and advertising for the wider expression of the church in worship and community events. Springfield Presbyterian hopes to deepen their relationship with the local community, which is growing, and provide a space for learning in faith and love that extends beyond the sanctuary’s four walls.
Trinity Presbyterian $5,000
Trinity Presbyterian Church of Baltimore, Maryland is partnering with the World Academics Sports Team (WAST) 501c3 nonprofit organization to assist underserved and at-risk youth in the Baltimore area.
