The Community Project Receives $1,000 Grant from DCF

The Community Project focuses on the core needs of struggling Dearborn County residents.

DCF Board member Jeanne Lehn, far right, presents a $1,000 grant to The Community Project Board members Ken Maddin and Rachel Reynolds. Photo provided.

(Lawrenceburg, Ind.) - There is the community, and then there is The Community Project. Like hand in glove, The Community Project focuses on the core needs of struggling Dearborn County residents.

A thousand dollars goes a long way for the group, said co-organizer Ken Maddin, who thanks Jeanne Lehn, the Dearborn Community Foundation Board member who recommended the grant for The Community Project.

The money comes from the Foundation’s annual program, through which each of the organization’s 15 volunteer board members recommends a $1,000 grant.

The grants to charitable organizations that serve Dearborn County residents are funded through unrestricted endowment funds, established by donors to provide flexibility to address changing needs in the community over the years.

“This group of community leaders selflessly works to meet basic needs of the most vulnerable residents in our county, and they do so with respect, humility and empathy which gives all of us hope,” said Lehn.

The Community Project's mission is to identify and bring awareness to current and ongoing needs of community members, said Maddin.

"By bringing like-minded individuals with the spirit of volunteerism together, we help them discover opportunities to serve and enrich our local communities.”

To learn more, visit thecommunityprojectsei.org/contact.