BGCN Receives Grant from Crosser Family Foundation
The Tom & Soni Sheehan Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville (BGCN) recently received aN $18,000 grant from the Crosser Family Foundation, a fund of Hamilton County Community Foundation, in support of its Character and Leadership Development Programs.
The support of the Crosser Family Foundation will assist in providing a suite of youth-led programs for kindergarten through teenagers that focus on building character, teaching leadership skills and developing community stewards. The programming will help young people develop foundational skills that emphasize servant leadership and selflessness that are necessary for inclusive innovation and change in our community.
Youth development programs in the suite will provide members with the opportunity to explore career paths that will lead to their success in the workforce.
“One of the key pillars of our programs here at the Club emphasizes Good Character and Citizenship,” stated BGCN Executive Director, Becky Terry.
“Local youth need a place where they can learn how to make a difference in their community while making their voices heard. We strive to provide our members with the engaging opportunities they need to become productive, innovative leaders of our community for years to come.”
The Crosser Family Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of our youth and their families in the communities that we live by providing them with everyday needs and opportunities to help them achieve a bright future while setting them up for success so they will grow to be healthy, responsible, active citizens in their communities.
The Crosser Family Foundation was established by Janet R. Crosser and the late Richard H. Crosser in 2001. The foundation wishes to continue, celebrate and inspire philanthropy in Noblesville today and in the future.
Over the years, the foundation has given grants totaling over 3 million dollars to community groups, organizations and businesses focused on providing services to enrich the lives of youth and their families in local communities.