A small group of concerned residents in a small town can do big things in the face of a global health pandemic.  In March, a group helping to organize the community’s response to COVID-19 reached out to Greater Pike Community Foundation to set up a pass-through fund to assist individuals, businesses, and nonprofits in and near Milford Borough that have been adversely affected by the pandemic. The Milford Covid Relief Fund began with Mayor Sean Strub, Borough Councilmembers Frank Tarquinio, Joseph...

Six graduating students from Delaware Valley High School each will receive $3,000 as the first recipients of the Kyle James Pascoe Memorial Scholarship Fund. The fund was created by Sharon Marks in honor of her son, a popular classmate who died in a tragic car accident in 2018 shortly after starting his junior year. This June, Kyle would have graduated with his classmates, so these awards are particularly poignant. Since Kyle excelled both academically and athletically, the awards are given to...

A deserving single mother got some needed help in paying for her son’s preschool tuition with funding from Greater Pike Community Foundation.  Three-year-old Justin Ross received a Pre-Kindergarten scholarship for full tuition at Green Trees Early Learning Center in Milford.  Jessica Ross, a registered nurse, said she was “grateful and appreciative”, adding, “I’ve been basically supporting our family and paying the mortgage by myself.  I was almost in tears when I saw the letter.  I thank Greater Pike Community Foundation...

Another five area nonprofits are getting support in their efforts to alleviate hardships caused by the pandemic. Grants totaling $16,500 have been awarded by the Greater Pike Covid Relief Fund (GPCRF) to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church to help restock their food pantry, Habitat for Humanity to replenish its client fund, Milford United Methodist Church to continue its COVID outreach program, Tri-State Pregnancy Center for baby supplies, and The Cooperage Project, which received a grant for food assistance. Executive Director Arrah Fisher...

Contributions continue to pour into the Greater Pike Covid Relief Fund (GPCRF) including a notable $25,000 donation from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation.  Greater Pike Community Foundation Chair Jim Pedranti noted, “We were very pleased to receive this substantial donation from the Weinberg Foundation; it is sorely needed.”   Pedranti added, “It will help us support relief efforts both in the short and medium term as the Greater Pike region moves to overcome the harm inflicted by the pandemic.” GPCRF was...

Greater Pike Community Foundation is excited to announce the first recipient of the Ann Intili Morey Art Scholarship.  Abigail Reno, a senior at Delaware Valley High School, will receive $4000 towards her study of Theatre Production and Design at Temple University. “She clearly is headed to a career involving her art talents,” said Ann Morey.  Morey, an artist in her own right, created the scholarship fund to help support a high school senior who plans to major in fine or applied...

Greater Pike Covid Relief Fund (GPCRF) is now accepting grant applications from qualified nonprofit and government organizations seeking support for their efforts in helping those harmed by the COVID epidemic in the greater Pike region. Eligible types of requests include food pantries, emergency relief programs, and other community resources such as health and social services.  To apply, please visit the grant application page of our website. Nonprofit representatives may contact Maryanne Monte (mamonte1@hotmail.com) for more information. Grant applications will be considered on...

Greater Pike Community Foundation is offering Pre-K scholarships again this year, thanks to a $15,000 donation from Highmark Life Insurance Company, made possible through Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit program. 2020 Pre-K scholarships will provide full or partial tuition for local children attending summer or school-year programs at the Center for Developmental Disabilities (CDD), Green Trees Early Learning Center, or The Ann Street School. Jenni Hamill, Greater Pike Executive Director, noted the significance of these scholarships especially now. “For families who...

Providing food for those in need has become an arduous and frustrating task—and today, often an impossible one.  The Covid-19 pandemic has placed an unforeseen hardship on food pantries all over the country. That is why Greater Pike Community Foundation is pleased to be granting four of Pike County’s food pantries $2,000 each to help them help those suffering from the effect of the crisis. Grants from the Greater Pike Covid Relief Fund (GPCRF) were awarded to the Ecumenical Food Pantry...

To rapidly address ongoing and emergency needs for our community, Greater Pike Community Foundation announces the establishment of a third emergency fund— the Greater Pike COVID Relief Fund (GPCRF). The fund will provide support for qualified government and nonprofit relief efforts helping those harmed by the COVID epidemic in the greater Pike region. Jim Pedranti, the Foundation’s Board Chair, said, “The GPCRF fund will address the many immediate and long term needs of the community and will enable people to have...