The Spirit of Giving

2020 Scholarship Recipient Spotlight: Alexander Lawson

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Mon, Jul 06, 2020

The Community Foundation for Crawford County is pleased to introduce Alexander Lawson, a 2020 recipient of one of the two Dr. Laurie Anne Rhodebeck Memorial Scholarship awards.

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2020 Scholarship Recipient Spotlight: Lainey Holman

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Sun, Jul 05, 2020

The Community Foundation for Crawford County is pleased to introduce Lainey Holman, a 2020 recipient of one of the sixteen Doug and Renee Leuthold Scholarship awards and one of the two Holmes Liberty Alumni Scholarship awards.

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2020 Scholarship Recipient Spotlight: Olivia Hocker

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Sat, Jul 04, 2020

The Community Foundation for Crawford County is pleased to introduce Olivia Hocker, a 2020 recipient of one of the nine Glen and Alice Beers Scholarship awards.

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2020 Scholarship Recipient Spotlight: Reece Zeigler

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Fri, Jul 03, 2020

The Community Foundation for Crawford County is pleased to introduce Reece Zeigler, a 2020 recipient of one of the two Kiwanis Kahle-Wenner Scholarship awards and one of the eighteen Margaret and Donald Wenner, MD Scholarship awards.

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2020 Scholarship Recipient Spotlight: Jared Miller

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Thu, Jul 02, 2020

The Community Foundation for Crawford County is pleased to introduce Jared Miller, a 2020 recipient of one of the nine Glen and Alice Beers Scholarship awards.

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Over $162,000 Awarded in Scholarships by The Community Foundation for Crawford County

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Thu, Jun 18, 2020

The Community Foundation for Crawford County recently awarded over $162,000 in scholarships to both graduating seniors and current college students.

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Crawford County Sees An Increase In Education Attainment!

Posted by Lisa Workman on Thu, Mar 05, 2020

 

From 2015 to 2018, Crawford County saw an increase in post-high school educational attainment levels of working-age residents (ages 25-64) of 5.42 percentage points, from 23.08% to 28.5%. That’s according to data gathered from the Lumina Foundation, the U.S. Census Bureau Quick Facts, and American Community Survey.

“This speaks volumes for how important it was that we worked with North Central State College to get the Crawford Success Center open in 2015,” explained Lisa Workman, President of The Community Foundation for Crawford County. “We have also really expanded our scholarship offerings to make education more affordable and attainable, and increased scholarships for current college students to keep them in school.”

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