Helping children enjoy summer
By Maura Teynor
May 20, 2025
(Photo: The Ohio Bird Sanctuary received a grant to provide Nature Camp last year.)
The Richland County Foundation is supporting summertime programs focused on children. The Summertime Kids Committee, chaired by Foundation Board of Trustees member Karen Bierly, along with members from the community, approved $59,000 in Summertime Kids grants to 26 organizations. The grants of up to $2,500 support creative, educational, and fun-filled activities for hundreds of Richland County children.
The Summertime Kids Committee wishes local children an incredibly happy summer.
The following STK grants were approved.
ABC Learning Center ABC Learning Center
First English Lutheran Early Learning Center Learning to Kayak
Flying Horse Farm Residential Summer Programming
Friendly House Summer Fun & Staycation Program
Hoops for Youth Summer Program
Independent Living Center NCO Artful Innovators
K-City Childcare & Preschool Welcome to the Real World
Kingwood Center Gardens Summer Camp
Lifecare Alliance Camp Hamwi
Love On A Mission Summer Zine Project
Mansfield Area Y Y on the Fly
Mansfield Playhouse Little Mermaid Jr.
Mansfield Parks and Recreation Summer Fun at North Lake Park
NECIC Summer Trades Camp
Pioneer Career & Technology Center Lights, Camera, Action & Explore
Primary Care Solutions Summer Wellness Program
Recreation Unlimited Foundation Residential Camp
Recreation Unlimited Foundation Residential Summer Camp
Renaissance Performing Arts Broadway Camp
Richland Academy of the Arts Keyboard for Kids
Richland County Park District Critter Camp
Richland Co. Bd. Developmental Disabilities Campership Program
Shelby City Schools Camp Invention
Third Street Family Health Services Annual Block Party
Unstoppable Youth Sports Youth Sports Baseball
Zoe’s Learning Center Summer Field Trip
