Fremont Youth and Community Outreach, also known as FYCO, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Fremont. They operate as a food pantry, but their mission goes beyond addressing hunger. Melissa Higbee, executive director, shared, “Our goal is to stand alongside them as friends and neighbors. We want to see people and help equip them …
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Background of Steuben County Fiber Network For more than 20 years, SCCF has grown and managed a community-wide dark broadband fiber network. Decades ago, community members reached out with concerns about accessing high-speed broadband internet. As a nonprofit organization that works outside of politics, these leaders identified SCCF as the best way to meet the …
Though Betty and Dean Goranson both grew up in Nebraska, they considered Steuben County to be their “home” for many years. They met while studying at the University of Southern California. Dean was in engineering for aggregates with gravel, and his work with the toll road led them to Angola. Betty received her degree in …
The six 2021 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar finalists have been selected by the Steuben County Community Foundation (SCCF). After reviewing 14 highly competitive applications from the schools serving Steuben County, the committee named six finalists to continue with the four-step selection process. Hannah Conley, Areeba Kazi, Gage King, Joel Knox, Mary “Katie” Smith, and Madelyn …
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This year, Kaleb Gannon will serve as president of FIST. Kaleb is a senior at Fremont High School. FIST stands for Forever Improving Steuben County Together. It’s a youth-led philanthropic organization supported by the Steuben County Community Foundation. The group consists of 8th–12th-grade students from Angola, Fremont, and Hamilton schools. This year, they are faced …
SCCF decided to hold our annual meeting virtually this year. We created this short video to give you a recap of our Fiscal Year 2020 and share a few things we’re excited about for next year!
Shannon Thomas, Executive Director of Turning Point, shared that the mission of Turning Point is to supply housing to men, women, and children, and help them “to get back on their feet, spiritually, mentally, and financially.” In describing the realities Turning Point residents must overcome, Shannon noted, “we’re providing more than just a bed.” Turning …
This year, nonprofits in Steuben County have faced new financial challenges. Canceled and postponed fundraising events disrupted their anticipated cash flows. Some individuals lost jobs, making it difficult to donate as generously. In the midst of this challenging time, SCCF was able to award more than $320,000 in grants to 74 organizations through donor-established designated …
Project Help started in 1989 as a grassroots effort of the Steuben County Ministerial Association. Their goal was to address the most basic needs of the community in one location, including providing food, toiletries, bedding, furniture, clothing, housewares, and school supplies. Today, Project Help serves as a community-wide pantry for Steuben County residents and helps …
This year, two members of Forever Improving Steuben County Together, the youth philanthropy branch of Steuben County Community Foundation, are graduating from high school. Sydney, one of the graduating seniors, shared that FIST wasn’t “just a bunch of teenagers helping out in the community.” FIST shows “how the youth could come together for the greater …
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