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Visit this space for all the news regarding how the Canton Community Foundation is working in the communities of Western Wayne County and beyond.
Canton Community Foundation and affiliate of Local Impact Alliance awards grants from Healthy Youth and Healthy Senior Fund.
Since 1989, the Canton Community Foundation has helped to enhance philanthropy in Canton Township and the surrounding communities of Western Wayne County.
In 2000, as a result of a national tobacco settlement, Canton Community Foundation was among 65 community foundations in Michigan to receive an allocation of funds to aid community efforts that support healthy youth and healthy seniors.
Here is the list of Grants awarded to very deserving Non Profits in our Community.
1. Partnership for Arts & Humanities - $2,000 Adaptive Creative Expression. To launch new adaptive arts and movement-based programming at the Village Arts Factory for a youth demographic that has been widely and historically underserved and will benefit from opportunities to explore and build new skills (communication, fine/gross motor, etc.,) while forming important social connections and meaningful ties to the community.
2. Rainbow Connection - $2,000 Special Response for Canton Wish Families. The program will assist wish families who have unexpected financial burdens coinciding with having to care for a child in a critical condition. Along with IMMEDIATE relief in the areas of groceries, gas, car repairs, rent/mortgage, utilities, furniture, clothing, funeral expenses, and other emergent needs.
3. Miracle League of Plymouth - $3,500 Winter Holiday Party an indoor event, fully catered, for all the special needs families (including mothers and all children within those families)
4. New Hope Center for Grief Support- $5,000 New Hope plans to expand School-Based Grief Program in the Plymouth-Canton Community School District. It currently offers the program at the four Plymouth-Canton High Schools (Plymouth, Canton, Salem, and Starkweather). District leadership values New Hope’s program and wants to gradually expand across all the elementary and middle schools (19 schools).
We're proud to support our community's students and their educational endeavors by offering numerous scholarships. Our program includes financial aid opportunities for students of all ages who are at different stages in their educational pursuits, as well as a number of different areas of study.
Our online scholarship application opens in early January and remains open until mid-March. Scholarships recipients are notified in late April; and funds are sent directly to schools for the fall semester.
| Scholarship | Winner |
| Barbara Church Rodenberg Scholarship |
Paolo Belleza |
| Barbara Ann Romano |
Jibraan Rehman |
| Canton Soccer Club |
Rohan Parikh |
| Yara El-Sheikh | |
| Rory Brown | |
| Trevor Hammond | |
| Zoe Rumphr | |
| Lindsay Allen | |
| Fred Thomann Memorial Scholarship |
Grace Koski |
| Elizabeth Durack Scholarship | Audrey Monroy |
| Coryn Smith | |
| Marvin Schulz Memorial Scholarship - U/M |
Mariella Ma |
| Marvin Schulz Memorial Scholarship - EMU |
Ariel Ooms |
| Meredith Whalen Memorial Scholarship |
Alayna Barritt |
| Jack Demmer Ford Scholarship |
Lindsy Springer |
| Jack Demmer Ford - "Trade" |
Austin Carpenter |
| CCF/Penelope Hope Klei |
Perrin Renaldi |
| Heather Nicole Hill Memorial Scholarship | Eden Ericson |
| Canton Police Benevolence Scholarship Fund | Lucas Ealy |
| Canton Historical Society | Kavya Keshavamurthy |
| R K Bhama MD Memorial Scholarship |
Julia Salloum |
| Bonnie Berg Memorail Scholarship |
Jeremiah Waldorn |
| Hagbard Berg Memorial Scholarship |
Jibraan Rahman |
| John Kelly Wheately Scholarship |
Delaney Morrin |
| Robert Loyd Memorial Scholarship | Estrella Flores |
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Ryan Cox |
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| Livonia Firefighters Scholarship | Emma Apap |
| Ryland Hughes | |
| Eve Grigg Memorial Scholarship | Callie Engler |
| Katelyn Meinhold | |
| Marjorie & Doanld Treadwell Scholarship | Reagan Quinn |
| Lead Like a Girl Scholarship | Cecilia Bermudez |
| Linda Hutchinson Memorial Scholarship Fund | Alex Kravetz |
| Waltonwood - Cherry Hill Scholarship Fund | Renee Burgess |
| Madeline Finamore |
Patricia Maurer created this scholarship fund in memory of her son, Jason Russell Maurer. These scholarships are available to graduating high school seniors and those who just completed their freshman year of college and who attend Woodside Bible Church - Troy Campus. This scholarship requires that the applicant attend Woodside Bible Church regularly and have documented community service. Scholarships may be awarded to those attending any college, university or trade school.
The list of awardees is below
| Jason Russell Maurer Memorial Scholarship | Madelyn Axe |
| Carson Bendert | |
| Asa Cengeri | |
| Alexis Donnan | |
| Annie Fisher | |
| Kyler Gerrard | |
| Ian Hamminga | |
| Lauren Head | |
| Kirsten Hewines | |
| Grant Jeffires | |
| Caitlin Luca | |
| Hailey Nichols | |
| Paige Perry | |
| Gracelyn Philip | |
| Chole Putnam | |
| Emma Sawdon | |
| Andrew Schmidt | |
| Olivia Seventko | |
| Miranda Solecki | |
| Mason Solecki | |
| Miranda Solecki | |
| Luke Sumner | |
| Lilian Tasich | |
| Taylor Trenta | |
| Lordina Twum | |
| Sophia Walker | |
| Olivia Weaver | |
| Kaitlyn Weiss |
Fundraiser For The Canton Cares Fund Load up the car and solve the puzzles, riddles, and clues that will take you all around town!
All proceeds from the event will benefit the Canton Cares Fund, which assists Canton residents in need, including but not limited to, at-risk youth, seniors, those with disabilities, or individuals who are struggling after a natural disaster or significant personal loss. The Canton Cares Fund, part of the Canton Community Foundation since 2018, has distributed over $30,000 to those in need. Funds are raised exclusively from individual and business donations.
WHEN: Saturday, May 20 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Start & Finish at the Summit on the Park 46000 Summit Parkway in Canton
REGISTRATION: $20 per person or $100 per car (5 or more players) Includes a pizza, salad, bread sticks dinner. Registration begins April 1 online at www.localimpactalliance.org
Fundraiser For The Canton Cares Fund Load up the car and solve the puzzles, riddles, and clues that will take you all around town!
All proceeds from the event will benefit the Canton Cares Fund, which assists Canton residents in need, including but not limited to, at-risk youth, seniors, those with disabilities, or individuals who are struggling after a natural disaster or significant personal loss. The Canton Cares Fund, part of the Canton Community Foundation since 2018, has distributed over $30,000 to those in need. Funds are raised exclusively from individual and business donations.
WHEN: Saturday, May 20 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Start & Finish at the Summit on the Park 46000 Summit Parkway in Canton
REGISTRATION: $20 per person or $100 per car (5 or more players) Includes a pizza, salad, bread sticks dinner. Registration begins April 1 online at www.localimpactalliance.org
Canton's Youth Advisory Council (YAC) continues to assert itself as an influential group of students that truly make a difference in their community by particpating in service projects, special events, local decision making, and more. The YAC Fund is used to make grants to area nonprofit organizations that support families and youth. YAC solicits grant requests, evaluates the grants, and selects the grantees.
Youth Advisory Council of Canton, MI (YAC) is designed instill philanthropy in the community's youth. Members of Canton's YAC have worked hard over the past year to raise funds to contribute to their endowment fund, and now they would like to return some of those proceeds to their fellow youth by offering mini-grants for youth-driven projects.
These grant opportunities are catered to classroom projects or community youth groups and provide a valuable lesson to those students who participate in the grant application and writing process. Below is an outline of key information for you to share:
▪ Suggested grant request is $100 to $1,000.
▪ Beneficiaries of grant funds must be 19 years or younger.
▪ Program must serve youth in the Plymouth-Canton area.
▪ Each application will be thoroughly reviewed by Canton’s YAC, made up of Canton Community High School students.
▪ All applicants will be notified of the Youth Advisory Council’s decisions.
Applications are due no later than 5:00pm on Friday, March 31, 2023.
For questions or more information, contact Chelsea Straub at 734-394-5361.
The Canton Community Foundation is dedicated to enriching the quality of life in Western Wayne County and beyond by providing grants to organizations that support our mission.
In 2000, as a result of a national tobacco settlement, Canton Community Foundation was among 65 community foundations in Michigan to receive an allocation of funds to aid community efforts that support healthy youth and healthy seniors.
Past grants include support for conflict resolution and anti-bullying for youth, exercise for seniors, grief counseling, and work skills development for special needs youth.
These organizations must be 501(c) public charities.
If you have questions with application process please contact Beth at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 734-495-1200.
