WCCF: Employment Resource Fund Grant

WCCF: Employment Resource Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Wayne County Community Foundation
Last Updated: September 22, 2025

Summary

The WCCF: Employment Resource Fund Grant aims to enhance workforce development in Wayne County by providing financial support to local non-profits that offer employment programs. Established in 1987, this fund assists individuals in gaining the skills necessary for better job opportunities. It is open to tax-exempt non-profits and government entities that directly benefit the community. The foundation prioritizes initiatives that empower adults to secure sustainable employment.

Overview

What is the Employment Resource Fund? The Employment Resource Fund (formerly HOPE Fund) is a local, self-sustaining work and education fund. Its mission is to build a skilled workforce in Wayne County by providing grants to local non-profits with employment programs that increase the success of their students, clients or employees. In turn, the non-profit spends small amounts of money on hard-working adults to help them get jobs or better jobs. History Adult Education and GED Graduate, Dr. Jonnie Jill Phipps, established the HOPE Fund at the Career Center in 1987, when, as a student, seeing the financial need of adult students for gas, clothing, tools, and haircuts, she made the first donation. In 2000, the Fund was adopted by the Wayne County Common Good and moved to the Foundation. The Common Good, a collaboration of local schools and agencies that helped adults get jobs or better jobs, operated the Fund and worked to grow its value.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Organizations eligible to apply for funding include: tax-exempt non-profit, 501(c)(3) charitable organizations and qualified government entities that support and provide services directly benefiting Wayne County, Ohio.

Ineligibility

The Foundation does not award grants to individuals except through scholarship funds.