COVID-19 Response Fund awards nearly $500k to area nonprofits

Grants awarded from the COVID-19 Response Fund for Greater Dayton now total $499,300, the Dayton Foundation announced in a release April 4.

For the week of March 30, 16 grants totaling $129,800 were awarded to the following local not-for-profit organizations.

• 18th Parallel Relief ($2,500) to aid in providing food and hygiene items for senior citizens in Greene County.
• American Red Cross ($10,000) to promote the importance of blood donations.
• Bellbrook Presbyterian Church ($2,500) to help purchase food for families in need.
• Brigid's Path ($15,000) to provide supplies to vulnerable mothers and babies.
• Common Good for Preble County ($10,000) to assist in providing food and hygiene products for families in need.
• Daybreak, Inc. ($10,000) to help provide emergency assistance for youth.
• Gem City Gives ($1,000) to support the Diaper Bank for children in need.
• Interfaith Hospitality Network ($15,000) to provide basic needs to families that are homeless or those at risk of homelessness.
• Kids in New Directions ($3,000) to help assist families with various resources.
• Needy Basket of Southern Miami County, Inc. ($7,500) to distribute food to families in need.
• Shoes 4 the Shoeless ($3,300) to assist in purchasing hygiene items to include in supplement food boxes.
• Sinclair Community College Foundation ($10,000) to aid in providing emergency assistance for students in need.
• St. Paul Methodist Church ($6,000) to provide hygiene items and other supplies to families in need.
• St. Rita, St. Paul, Precious Blood and St. Vincent de Paul Conference ($15,000) to assist Northwest Dayton families in need.
• Xenia Adult Recreation Center ($11,000) to aid with home-delivered meals for senior citizens.
• Xenia Fish Pantry ($8,000) to provide emergency food supplies to families in Greene County.