Grant Recipients & Stories

With the help of a grant from the Lincoln Community Foundation, Assistance League of Greater Placer is able to expand its “Operation School Bell” program which provides vouchers to help buy new school clothing for children in need. The program began in 1992 and serves public school children in need ranging from Head Start through 12th grade within the Greater Placer communities. Special shopping days are set up and a parent or guardian and one of their wonderful volunteers help the children pick out appropriate school clothing.

For many of our kids, this is the first time they have been able to choose their own new clothing for school. It is heart-warming to watch the almost instant change in their self-confidence as they shop! This improved self-image carries over into classroom behavior and academic performance. – Anne Thompson, Grants Committee, Assistance League of Greater Placer

    The Assistance League Goes Shopping With Families
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Boy Scout Troop 185 was founded in Lincoln, CA in 2003. It is part of the Golden Empire – Council of the Boy Scouts of America and a member of the Discovery District, which covers most of Placer County. Our mission is to instill values in young people and prepare them to make ethical choices during their lifetimes, to take leadership roles as adults and to reach their full potential. Those values are based on character, citizenship, personal fitness, and are found in the Scout Oath and Law. We accomplish our mission in partnership with our chartered organization – Kiwanis Club of Lincoln Foundation – and chosen, well-trained leaders. We offer young people responsible fun and adventure, much of it through hiking and camping. We instill life values in young people and help them develop ethical character. We train young people in citizenship, service and leadership. We serve the Lincoln, CA community and family with quality values and have done several service projects for groups such as the Salt Mine, Fruitvale School and Mount Pleasant Hall.

Boy Scout Troop 185 of Lincoln, CA wishes to thank the Lincoln Community Foundation for its donation which is being used to buy new camping equipment. Hiking and camping are integral activities of the Troop. The camping equipment will not just be used by current Scouts, but by future Scouts. – Lori Spiva Janssen, Troop 185

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Thank You Lincoln Community Foundation for Your Support! – Joy Smith, President

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First Street School Helping Students began because I watched a boy who was a funny, smart, fantastic kid in elementary school begin making bad choices in middle school. He ended up in and out of Juvenile Hall and was living in a group home by the time he was in 10th grade. I started working with the City of Lincoln that year to help get scholarships for kids to participate in after school and summer recreation programs. My hope was that their participation in extracurricular activities would help keep them from making bad choices. With the help of grant funds from the Lincoln Community Foundation many students have been able to participate in youth sports as well as various activities and day camps.
 
The first group of students who I began helping were in the 3rd and 4th grade, and are now in 9th and 10th grade. Students in this group excitedly report their success, such as making the basketball team at Glen Edwards Middle School or how well their soccer team did this year at Glen Edwards. The opportunity to play sports and be part of a team has given them confidence and a sense of belonging that I believe has helped them make good choices and mature into responsible young adults.
 
With the help of grant funds…many students have been able to participate in youth sports as well as various activities and day camps. – Misty Lacey, First Street School Helping Students

2015 Grant Recipient

A Lincoln Community Foundation grant helped the Friends of the Lincoln Library buy children’s books, including those for the Summer Reading Program, which included the event “Kids Reading to Therapy Dogs.” This gives children a chance to improve their literacy skills with the Lend a Heart Lend a Hand Animal Assisted Therapy.

"It was a heart-warming part of the Twelve Bridges Library’s summer-long program." – Friends of the Lincoln Library

    Lincoln Leadership Class of 2018 Builds New Bark Park

    Featured Grant Recipient: Glen Edwards Middle School

MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), is a place where Moms can come and share the joys and challenges of motherhood with other Moms. Because of the generous grants from the Lincoln Community Foundation, we have been able to provide scholarships to many Moms within the Lincoln Community & enable them to join MOPS at no cost. Many of our MOPS members are single Moms & Military Moms who are shouldering the responsibility of parenthood during a long deployment and MOPS has been a much-needed place for them to have a break, get some adult conversation and be encouraged to be the best Mom they can be!

We are so grateful for the support from the LINCOLN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION!! – MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers)

 
The Fish n’ Kids Fishing Derby is an annual event held on Labor Day in Lincoln, serving the children (ages 7 to 12) of Lincoln and their families. It is a morning of learning the catch & release method of fishing with mentors, photographs with their catch, T-shirts, pizza lunch, ice cream & prizes. All activities are free of charge, thanks to the volunteers, grant money from the Lincoln Community Foundation and cash and goods donations.

A special moment for many of us is the sincere thanks we get from many of the parents who are astounded that the event is FREE to all. One single Mom was in disbelief and, by the way, very grateful that a mentor was by her side helping with baiting hooks & releasing the catch for her two youngsters. – The Big M Fishery and The Fish n’ Kids Fishing Derby

    Featured Grant Recipient: Lighthouse

The Lincoln 4th of July Celebration is one of the fine programs for which we provide yearly support. Click Here for more information.

The Lincoln Area Archives Museum (LAAM) would like to thank the Lincoln Community Foundation (LCF) for the grant. The Lincoln Train Station Model will be a great way to explain an important part of Lincoln history. – Carl Sulzer

LAAM gets several local school visits every year. The first school visit to LAAM was on February 28 and the model proved to be a very useful tool. The school children learned the history of the station and the importance of the railroad to the town. LAAM volunteers explain things such as how the town got the name Lincoln, who was Charles Lincoln Wilson and the distinctive differences between the Lincoln station and similar stations such as the Folsom station. LAAM volunteers show the children the inside of the model and explain the functional areas.

Since 2005, Jeaninne Kato of Lincoln Hermanos Mentors has relied on grants from the Lincoln Community Foundation to fund a substantial portion of college scholarships for the mentors in the program. Hispanic male high school juniors and seniors are recruited three days a week to become academic mentors for struggling Hispanic boys at First Street School. Because of this partnership, several mentors have gone on to become counselors and teachers, and all the boys who were mentored maintained passing grades.

I have witnessed small miracles because of this program. Boys who were truant, came to school because of this help. Boys who couldn’t pass core subjects, raised their grades. Boys who never smiled, lit up when their mentor came to the school especially for them. Lives were changed. – Jeaninne, Lincoln Hermanos Mentors

    Lincoln Leadership Class of 2018 Builds New Bark Park

Lincoln Sober Grad Night was founded in 1992 with the mission of holding an event each year on graduation night to provide a safe, fun and ‘sober’ graduation night for Lincoln High School students. This event is filled with activities to keep the students engaged throughout the night. The funds granted go toward advertising, prizes, food & beverages and other entertainment during the all-night event. We have had a very high attendance rate and the kids look forward coming. The community can rest assured their children are safe and sober. This event is solely based on fundraising, donations and volunteers. The theme is ALWAYS a surprise to the students until they arrive!

We greatly appreciate Lincoln Community Foundation for your help in putting on this event. – Lincoln Sober Grad Night Committee

The Lincoln Theatre Company decided to use their 2018 grant funds for a new projection system to enliven theater productions. Read More >>

Mud Run 4 Life is one of the fine programs for which we provide yearly support. Click Here for more information.

    Featured Grant Recipient: "Every 15 Minutes" Program

Placer County Law Enforcement Chaplaincy’s mission is, “To provide spiritual, emotional, and mental support to the law enforcement community, their families, and the citizens of Placer County.” This is a mission that does not promote religion; it is a mission that promotes human dignity and the renewal of resilience in the midst of unspeakable suffering and unexpected loss. This is a mission that sends chaplains within the most impoverished, needy areas of the city of Lincoln, inside of businesses and public buildings, and into some of the most expensive homes in California. It is a mission that compels chaplains to climb into squad cars and offer confidential counsel and encouragement to officers who struggle with the day-to-day trauma of protecting and serving under the most adverse of conditions, with little evidence of public approval or appreciation. It is a mission that lends tangible support to citizens who have lost loved ones or homes or a sense of safety after a traumatic event – at any hour of the day, any day of the week, anywhere in the city of Lincoln. It is a mission that is graven on hearts, counted in tears and hugs and the silence of brokenness and grief.  Serving Those Who Serve.

Offering tangible support to [Lincoln] citizens who have lost loved ones or homes or a sense of safety after a traumatic event. – John Akers, Executive Director/Senior Chaplain

The Salt Mine has this to say about their recent Lincoln Community Foundation grant:

The grant proceeds were needed more than we expected. Our main truck totally broke down and the Lincoln Community Foundation Grant paid the major portion of the cost of repair. We are on schedule to provide food for over 4 million meals this year, so hundreds of families and thousands of people benefitted from the grant. – The Salt Mine

Seniors First’s Recreation and Respite adult day care provides recreation for the participant and respite for the caregiver.  The program provides an assortment of recreational activities for the participant, including social interaction, arts and crafts, chair exercises, pet therapy, and games.  The program also provides group meetings and support for caregivers, allowing them to pursue personal interests knowing that their loved ones are being cared for in a safe environment.  Read More >>

With direction provided by Placer Arts staff and Principal Melissa Willes, all 80 Sheridan Elementary School students plus 12 pre-school students and all 14 school staff completed a tile for the Sheridan School Tile Mural Project.  Read More >>

2019 MINI GRANT RECIPIENT

The Wildlife Heritage Foundation is excited to provide the opportunity for students and teachers to connect and develop a better understanding and appreciation for nature through meaningful and engaging experiences during our guided field trips. Your grant award will allow us to realize our educational goals and continue our free services to the community. Thank you for your generous contribution; it is greatly appreciated. – Darla Guenzler, Executive Director, Wildlife Heritage Foundation

2018 MINI GRANT RECIPIENT

The Wildlife Heritage Foundation was awarded a $750 mini grant and we just received an update from Education Coordinator Veronica Griffiths about how their organization used some of the funds: Read More >>

The Woman’s Club of Lincoln wishes to graciously thank the Lincoln Community Foundation for providing funds for the removal of our palm tree. The fronds were a serious liability for our organization, because they could, and often did, come down. Fortunately, they did not cause injury to anyone. It had grown so close to our building, there was a threat of structural damage. We don’t know exactly when it was planted, and some of us were reluctant to see it go, but in lieu of safety issues, we had to have it removed. Thank you again to the Foundation. – Fran Neves, President, Woman’s Club of Lincoln

The WPUSD “Technology Learning Expo” started on a shoestring, so to speak, with no operating budget. The generous grant donation from the Lincoln Community Foundation allowed us to make a sign that is re-used each year. The grant also provided for the purchase of pizza and water for all of the hard working student volunteers. This event is a great way to educate the community about technology being used in our schools and as an avenue for students to demonstrate what they’ve learned.

The [grant] allowed us to make a sign that is re-used each year. – Lincoln High School