Update #1

Hello, friends!

These are indeed challenging times. We hope that you are all well and that you are taking good care of yourself. Here at the Athens County Foundation, we’ve set up an Emergency Response Fund to support nonprofits on the frontlines of helping our community during this pandemic, particularly in the areas of health and safety.

Over the past three weeks, we have distributed over $76,000 to these organizations who are providing valuable services to our community:

• Ohio State Legal Services Association
• Lutheran Social Services
• United Seniors of Athens
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio
• Good Works Inc.
• Integrated Services for Behavioral Health
• My Sister’s Place
• Athens County Department of Job and Family Services
• Athens City Co. Health Department
• Susan G. Komen Columbus
• Hocking Athens Perry Community Action

If you are fortunate enough to have something to give, we hope you’ll consider a donation to this fund to support those who need extra help right now. We hope to keep growing this fund and increasing our ability to respond to the needs of our community throughout the emergency response, recovery, and resilience phases of this pandemic. Be well…