(Gettysburg, PA: 08/19/2020)  The Adams County Community Foundation has awarded a third round of grants from its COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund bringing the total amount awarded to more than $162,000. The Fund has directed charitable grants to 21 area nonprofits since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic downturn.

Through the COVID-19 Fund, gifts from The Forward Fund, Dwight D. Eisenhower Society, Thomas and Florence Metz Fund and many others have provided critical support to nonprofits struggling to meet the extraordinary needs of our community.  

This month, grants supported:  

Gettysburg Community Theatre – $9,900 for rent, utilities, and copier to sustain operations, and software for virtual theatre programs.

Manos Unidas – $10,200 to purchase computer technology for adult education leading to literacy, citizenship, and living wage employment.

Hanover Area YMCA – Littlestown branch – $4,020 for operating costs as membership levels have reduced due to the pandemic.

As additional gifts from the community are received, the Community Foundation will search out unmet needs and award additional grants. Contributions may be made by check or online at www.adamscountycf.org.

Gifts to this fund will also be accepted through the Giving Spree on November 5.

About the Adams County Community Foundation

The Adams County Community Foundation was created to promote and facilitate charitable giving and to build a permanent civic endowment for Adams County. In addition to charitable funds supporting grants focused on improving life in Adams County, the Community Foundation also provides a home for charitable funds created by donors which may make grants anywhere in Pennsylvania or across the country.