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Jan 19, 20171 min read
Foundations Support Junior Achievement Youth Philanthropy Project
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES) and the Richard A. Henson Foundation (RAHF) have partnered to support the efforts of...
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Jan 10, 20172 min read
Foundation Awards $60,000 for Workforce Development
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore has awarded $60,000 in Workforce Development Grants to provide work readiness training and...
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Dec 21, 20161 min read
Community Needs Grants Available to Lower Shore Nonprofits
Foundation seeks applications by February 1st deadline Funding from the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore’s Community Needs Grant...
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Nov 22, 20162 min read
Association’s last act assists Lower Shore neighbors
ESMGMA presents a $8,964.34 donation to the Help Your Neighbor Fund at the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. Left to Right:...
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Nov 4, 20163 min read
Community Foundation Celebrates 32nd Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon
Nonprofit agency, humanitarian and volunteer of year honored at annual event The 32nd annual meeting and award luncheon of the Community...
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Nov 2, 20161 min read
Metropolitan Magazine Contributes to Community Needs Fund
Metropolitan Magazine President Carol Naarup (r) presents a gift of $11,175 to the publication’s endowed community needs fund at the...
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Oct 20, 20161 min read
Spirit of Esther Fund Supports ‘Pets On Wheels’
The ‘Spirit of Esther Fund’ a charitable fund at the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore (CFES), granted $2,700 to support outreach...
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Aug 10, 20161 min read
Community Foundation Achieves $5.4 million in Annual Grant Making
A record number of charitable grants totaling $5.4 million was distributed to the community during the past fiscal year by the Community...
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Jul 22, 20162 min read
Nominations for Henson, Morris, and Volunteer Awards Sought
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore is accepting nominations until August 26, 2016 for the Richard A. Henson Award for...
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Jul 13, 20161 min read
Funding Available for Lower Shore Nonprofits
Funding from the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore will be made available to local nonprofit organizations on Maryland’s Lower...
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Jul 6, 20161 min read
CRICKET Center will increase child advocacy with nonprofit partner fund
Worcester County’s CRICKET Center recently established a Nonprofit Partner Fund with the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. The...
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Jul 1, 20162 min read
The Women’s Fund celebrates $25,000 in grants
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore’s Women’s Fund granted $25,000 to area nonprofits and celebrated its 5th anniversary Friday...
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Jun 30, 20161 min read
Wicomico Graduate awarded Eastern Shore Builders Association scholarship
The Eastern Shore Building Industries Association recently awarded a $500 scholarship to Kye Stewart, a 2016 graduate of Wicomico Senior...
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Jun 20, 20161 min read
Camp Fairlee Scholarships Assist Campers with Disabilities
As summer rolls in, many children enjoy camps and outdoor recreational activities, but for those with disabilities, finding a unique...
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Jun 15, 20162 min read
Nine Students Awarded Locally Established Scholarships
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore has recently announced nine students as recipients of four local scholarships. Over 300...
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Jun 9, 20162 min read
“Feed the Elderly” Campaign Established to Assist Meals on Wheels Program
More than 69,000 meals were delivered to area senior citizens through MAC’s Meals on Wheels program last year, but with looming funding...
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May 5, 20161 min read
Free Veteran’s Resource Fair
A free community event for Veterans and their families will be hosted at the Ocean Pines Library Friday May 13th from 11 am to 2 pm. The...
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May 3, 20163 min read
$90,000 Impacts Lower Shore Nonprofits
$90,000 will be disbursed amongst 25 nonprofit programs in the Lower Shore region. The programs funded will cover a broad range of...
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Apr 28, 20161 min read
Homeless Women in Pocomoke City Receive Bedding Relief
Women at a transitional housing shelter in Pocomoke City will be sleeping better in new bedding after recently receiving a charitable...
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Apr 25, 20161 min read
Hunter Hudson Memorial Scholarship Established
A scholarship in memory of Hunter Hudson of Ocean City has been established with plans to benefit graduates of Stephen Decatur High...
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