The White Pigeon Township Library serves as a welcoming hub for learning and enrichment, committed to inspiring and supporting the community through inclusive, friendly service both within the library and beyond its walls. This grant will support the development of a 5,000-square-foot greenspace adjacent to the library, featuring landscaping, accessible walkways, a pavilion, and raised garden beds designed to host regular outdoor programming and community activities.

Culture is Not Optional works to foster a thriving community where all people can flourish through deep local connection, meaningful relationships, and bold, imaginative thinking. The grant will support the development of a new, nature-based early childhood education facility and program at the Huss Project. Funds will help establish the site’s initial infrastructure, including a shelter, fencing, and restroom facilities, creating a welcoming space for outdoor learning and early childhood development.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library helps foster a lifelong love of reading by providing free books to children from birth to age five. Through partnerships with local communities and support from Dolly Parton, the program helps young children and families build strong foundations for learning and literacy. This grant will support the continued delivery of the program for children in the Three Rivers area.

The New Day Foundation for Families provides financial and emotional support to Michigan families facing cancer. This grant will specifically assist families in St. Joseph County who are referred through hospital partners by providing financial assistance awards paid directly to creditors for essential needs, including housing, transportation, utilities, food, grocery and gas gift cards, emotional support, and resource navigation services.

Community Healing Centers strengthen communities by helping children, families, and adults heal from the trauma of abuse, addiction, and behavioral and mental health disorders. The funds will support plumbing repairs and the installation of a new water heater at the Sturgis Hope House.

The Sturgis Area Chamber of Commerce promotes a prosperous community by connecting and supporting local businesses, residents, and the surrounding region. As the voice of business in the Sturgis area, the Chamber advances member success through advocacy, collaboration, and services that help businesses grow and adapt in a changing environment. This grant will support rides and activities for Family Night during Sturgis Fest, the community’s annual summer celebration. Sturgis Fest brings residents together to celebrate all that the community has to offer, and these funds will allow the SACC to provide these rides and activities free of charge.

Girl Scouting builds girls with courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. The grant will expand access for girls in St. Joseph County to the leadership development, practical life skills training, STEAM education, outdoor experiences, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship opportunities available through Girl Scouting.

Sturgis Public Schools partners with families and the community to provide engaging, rigorous, and student-focused learning environments that support student success. This grant will support student access to sensory table items, manipulatives, and materials for engaging learning activities for Great Start Readiness Preschool students.

Constantine Public Schools is committed to providing students with the best education possible. This grant will help expand the Advanced Placement Literature classroom library, giving students greater access to classical texts to read, study, and use in preparation for the AP exam.

The Fit-4-Life program provides Constantine students with the knowledge and training needed to maintain healthy lifestyles. Classes are held at the Constantine Fitness Center and the Constantine Middle School gym. This grant will support the purchase of two Rogue Slice Push/Pull Sleds for the middle school gym, helping students build strength, coordination, and cardiovascular fitness through full-body, low-impact, high intensity training exercises.

Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan supports girls in grades K-12 across St. Joseph County through hands-on experiences that build confidence, leadership skills, and lifelong values. Through programs focused on STEM, outdoor adventure, financial literacy, and community service, Girl Scouts help girls discover their potential and make a positive impact. Funding will help expand these opportunities locally by supporting program delivery, volunteer coordination, and financial assistance for memberships and activity fees, making these experiences accessible to every girl, regardless of income or circumstance.

The Sturgis Area Community Foundation is a $41M foundation committed to serving the charitable needs of our community and enriching the quality of life for all people in the Sturgis area. Through philanthropic services, strategic investments, and community leadership, the Sturgis Area Community Foundation helps people support the causes they care about now and for generations.

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