Greater Pike Community Foundation is spreading the word among area high school students about eight scholarship opportunities for graduating seniors. Students should ask their guidance counselors for application instructions, materials, and deadlines for the individual scholarships. Recipients are to be announced in June. Two of the scholarships are earmarked for students involved in the visual arts, while three others are open to pupils who have shown exceptional school, sports, or community engagement. “Investing in education is investing in the future of our...

Two funds at Greater Pike Community Foundation will be accepting grant applications from area nonprofits between February 10 and March 10. The Barbara J. Buchanan Fund provides grants of up to $500 for community organizations with innovative ideas in the arts and culture, basic human needs, health, families, education, and the environment. The Safe Haven Legacy Fund provides grants to organizations in Pike County that help survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault find permanent, safe housing. “These grants can have a profound...

MILFORD, PA ― A generous donor has offered Green Trees Early Learning Center, Pike County’s oldest licensed day care center, a fundraising challenge. The anonymous donor recently pledged $25,000 to support the center’s operations, structuring the gift as a matching challenge intended to motivate other donors to help Green Trees raise an additional $25,000 by the end of the year. “That means that every gift given to the Green Trees Strong Roots Fund at Greater Pike Community Foundation by December 31 will have...

MILFORD, PA – In the run-up to the holidays, Greater Pike Community Foundation has awarded four area food banks $1,000 each to assist in their efforts to fight food insecurity in our community. Grants went to the Ecumenical Food Pantry of Pike County in Milford, the Good Cheer Food Pantry in Greeley, the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Food Pantry in Dingmans Ferry, and Saint Ann’s Food Pantry in Shohola. The funds come at a critical time for these food pantries, given...

MILFORD, PA ― The Pike County Commissioners, Pike County Veterans Affairs Office, Greater Pike Community Foundation and VetStock have banded together to establish the Pike County Veterans Support Fund (PCVSF), a new fund administered through Greater Pike to support local Veterans. The PCVSF is designed to support the operation, services, and programs of the Pike County Veterans Affairs Office, for which it is exclusively established. Funds will be utilized by the Veterans Affairs Office to: Enhance or expand services and programs provided by the...

In the wake of a hit-and-run accident that took the life of his dog, Milford resident Richard C. Morais has opened a memorial fund in her name at Greater Pike Community Foundation with the aim of enhancing pedestrian safety. The Maya Milford Memorial Fund for Public Safety will underwrite solutions that address the perils facing individuals trying to cross the borough’s busy streets. Mr. Morais, a novelist and financial writer whose family has been in Milford for four generations, was attempting in early September to cross at Broad and Ann Streets with his two...

A specialized fund at Greater Pike Community Foundation is going a long way toward promoting stable, professional emergency medical services throughout Pike County. The Pike County Emergency Services Initiative (PCESI) Fund is currently underwriting EMT classes while also providing funding for critical supplies. A full complement of 25 students had already signed up for the county’s fall EMT training course as of mid-August, and the advanced EMT (AEMT) course is similarly fully enrolled, with eight people attending. This is the first...

MILFORD, PA – The Richard L. Snyder Fund at Greater Pike Community Foundation has awarded $91,000 in grants to 31 area nonprofit organizations working in the arts, civic beautification, and public health. The grants will underwrite concert, art, and theater events; improvements to parks and public spaces; and emergency medical and other services at local agencies. “The breadth and quality of work being done by the many nonprofit organizations in our community are outstanding,” said Carol Witschel, chair of Greater Pike’s Grants...

MILFORD, PA – The Center for Developmental Disabilities of Pike County (CDD), a cornerstone in providing educational and behavioral support to children with developmental disabilities in the Milford area, has been awarded $13,248 in scholarship funding from Greater Pike Community Foundation to cover summer pre-K costs for 10 children. This funding ensures that families can access essential services at minimal cost, particularly during the summer months when financial support is limited. The tuition assistance comes from funds that Greater Pike administers...