Giving Locally: More Mentors Needed at Monrovia Middle School
Think back to your childhood and a time when you were struggling either at school or home. Did you have an adult you trusted, could talk to, and who encouraged you to not give up? If so, you were blessed. However, many of our kids today in Morgan County don’t have a positive role model […]
News Release: Community Foundation of Morgan County (CFMC) Launches Covid-19 Emergency Fund
For Immediate Release COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MORGAN COUNTY (CFMC) LAUNCHES COVID-19 EMERGENCY FUND Morgan County, IN— The Community Foundation of Morgan County (CFMC) has established a COVID-19 Emergency Fund in response to meeting community needs and to provide immediate support to our local food pantries that help the most at-risk financially in Morgan County. The […]
Giving Locally: Morgan County Man Living Like a Good Samaritan
If you think one person cannot make a difference, think again. A Morgan County native, we’ll call him William Austin as he wanted to remain anonymous, grew up in a family where his mom instilled core values such as kindness, hard work, respect, and honesty. They were not wealthy in terms of dollars. Instead, they […]
Kids Struggling to Do Well in School Due to Trauma at Home
Remember the days in Morgan County where kids grew up in two-parent families, didn’t have a cell phone, computer or a social media account, and weren’t experiencing a lot of stress and anxiety? Talk with any teacher, counselor, or social worker in our school systems and they’ll tell you how technology, social issues such as […]
Local Jobs + Local Employees = A Win-Win for Everyone
It’s a winning equation when you add high school graduates looking for a job with local companies needing workers because they equal a productive and prosperous future for Morgan County communities and residents. Thankfully, we have area business, community, and government leaders as well as educators investing their time and talent to connect employees to […]
WANTED: Morgan County Residents Giving Back to Our Community
What’s not to love about Morgan County? We look forward to Friday nights at high school football games, sledding down the big hill at Jimmy Nash City Park, attending our favorite charity’s annual fundraiser, finding the best street view for the Fall Foliage Festival Parade, and watching our kids play sports, whether it’s baseball, football […]
Have you heard the secret? There are great paying jobs in Morgan County.
There are amazing, great paying, high tech jobs in Morgan County that don’t require a 4-year college degree. Not everyone has the right image of today’s advanced manufacturing shops. There are no dirty floors or the smell of grease or dimly lit rooms or guys turning cranks. Today’s businesses are super clean, well-lit, and machinists […]
Quit It! Free Smoking & Vaping Cessation Class Available
CFMC Grants at Work: IU Health Morgan Do you have a family member or friend who smokes? Did they try to quit, but found themselves picking up a cigarette just a few days later despite your support? If so, it’s not too late for them to try again with help from the Community Foundation of […]
CFMC Impact Grants at Work: WellSpring
WellSpring: Pathways to Prosperity Bridging the Educational Gap for Homeless Youths If you were like many people who grew up in Morgan County, you lived in a two-parent household where food was on the table at least three times a day, you went to school, there was reliable transportation, and every night you had a […]
CFMC Funds at Work: Desert Rose Foundation
Desert Rose Foundation Helping Women Stop Cycle of Domestic Violence It’s hard to imagine we would ever find ourselves living each day in fear for our safety due to domestic violence, sexual assault, mental illness, addiction, and more. However, an average of 20 people, both women and men, experience domestic violence every minute in the […]