Continuing its commitment to provide aid during the pandemic, the Sewickley Valley Community Fund has distributed its second round of funding for local nonprofit organizations for covid-19 and hunger relief efforts.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, SVCF has dedicated its efforts to support local organizations serving the 11 Quaker Valley communities that have seen their resources stretched thin because of the impact of the virus. The latest grants, to the Sewickley Community Center, the Sewickley Valley YMCA and the Union Aid Society, are in addition to initial grants made last year to these agencies for virus-related programs.
The Community Center will be using its grant to continue to stock its food pantry, which has seen a steady increase in the number of people served.
The YMCA is directing its grant to continue to stock its network of mini food pantries and to fund its child care and educational development program.
The Union Aid Society is directing money to help individuals and families in the Sewickley Valley who find themselves in need because of virus-related problems.
“Thanks to the generous support of people throughout the area, we were able to raise a record amount of money, and it is our intent to continue to focus funding to agencies providing help to residents of the Quaker Valley during the virus emergency,” said Mark Gensheimer, SVCF board president. “We will continue to look for these types of funding opportunities for as long as necessary.”
In addition to the covid grants, the foundation recently awarded a grant to the Cochran Hose Company for automated external defibrillators.
“While the Sewickley Valley Community Fund is still focused on covid-19 relief, the board felt that assisting the Cochran Hose Company in obtaining the AEDs was very important for the welfare of the communities in the Quaker Valley School District,” said SVCF board secretary John Poister.
For more information, visit sewickleyvcf.org.
