LCCF: Making an impact in Lapeer County
Food, shelter, safety, clothing. These are basic needs that most of us take for granted. However, there are community members in Lapeer County who need help in meeting these needs.
Fortunately, our county is home to a number of nonprofits that provide help to those in need. But who helps the helpers?
As the philanthropic leader in Lapeer County, the Lapeer County Community Foundation (LCCF) is proud to support the nonprofits that support our community. Through marketing, workshops and grant funding, LCCF ensures that our nonprofit community has what they need to serve the community.
As LCCF Executive Director Nancy Boxey said, “We believe that when our local nonprofits thrive, our whole community grows stronger.”
Helping the helpers is just one facet of LCCF. Since its founding in 1996, thanks to an initial $20,000 gift from former County Press owner and publisher Bob Myers and his wife Lura, LCCF has granted more than $7 million back into the community to support education, arts and recreation, placemaking, youth development, and basic needs including food, shelter, safety and clothing.
Today’s edition of Tri-City Times includes the LCCF Community Impact Report highlighting the recent work done by LCCF including support to nonprofits, to students, to the arts and recreation community and more. The report shares inspirational stories from donors and their families about why they give.
Also highlighted in the report is an update on the LEAF (Lapeer County Education Attainment Fund). The fund provides $25 to every Lapeer County Pre-K/ Kindergarten student attending a public, private or charter school with a deposit-only savings account. LEAF helps students build career aspirations, save for postsecondary education and training expenses, and learn lifelong financial education skills and savings habits.
The report has information on how you can be a part of making a lasting impact on your community by contributing to any of the 93 funds held at the Foundation benefiting a variety of causes. From $5 to $5 million, every donation counts, every volunteer hour counts and every person who makes plans to include the Foundation in their estate planning has the opportunity to leave a legacy that can transform lives.
LCCF closely follows their mission to lead and support projects and initiatives that impact the quality of life in Lapeer County today, tomorrow and future generations.
We applaud the work done by the LCCF team and board of volunteer trustees. We encourage you to read the report and if you can, Give Today to Impact Tomorrow.
