Empowering Hearts: Stories of Impact from Those We Help

"I am incredibly grateful to the Toledo Community Foundation, community supporters, and the volunteers for their generous support of my life skills classroom. Their contribution has made a significant difference in the educational experiences of my students. With their help, we've been able to access resources and materials that enhance learning opportunities beyond what would have been possible otherwise. Their commitment to supporting local students is exemplary, and I'm thankful for the positive impact they've had on my students' education. At the beginning of this school year, my class was awarded a grant to help assist with additional costs related to my special needs classroom. Because of the generosity of the community of Toledo and the help of the Toledo Community Foundation, we were able to take additional field trips, purchase needed classroom supplies, have funding to allow my students the ability to cook weekly meals for the class, purchase art supplies, and so much more. These experiences would not have been possible without the generosity and help from the Toledo Community Foundation. Thank you all for the selfless work that you do and the generous contributions that you make to students in the Toledo community. We are all better because of the work you do."

"Since it's inception, the Toledo Community Foundation has provided a clear avenue for the Toledo community to provide support for children and families in need. Some of this support comes in the form of monetary assistance for families so that children can participate in extracurricular activities not funded by state or local dollars. Additional support for clothing and equipment needed for participation also comes from the foundation. The foundation provides a food pantry with snacks for kids who need it either that day or over the weekend. Donating to TCF is the cleanest, most direct way to financially impact the lives of children in need."

"The Toledo Community Foundation has been able to provide for our students in many ways.  Even though we have a pay-to-play system, our community has always removed that barrier for ANY student that may not participate for a financial hardship.  The Toledo Community Foundation has taken this even further, purchasing any of the needs that our athletes may have.  They provided a shopping trip to one student that included a whole dress outfit: tie, slacks, and dress shoes were purchased to go along with the basketball shoes and brand new basketball they had already purchased.  This student walked in the gym standing tall and proud... new ball, new shoes, and a confidence I'd never seen from him before.  On game day, that same confidence could be seen in his face as he walked the halls in slacks and a tie, just like the rest of the team.  Our community always shows amazing support, and this student would have been provided a similar outfit, usually from a second hand closet.  However, there's a different feeling when you get to be the first person to wear a pair of shoes, or break in a basketball that's never been touched before.  Even though the foundation is mainly providing/purchasing material things, students are being given confidence and self worth.  Those feelings will take our students further in life than a new pair of shoes!

"This year CPA has helped two students with driving school payment and license fees. We have also been able to purchase warm clothes for a student who was greatly in need during the cold months."

"The Toledo Community Foundation has been a blessing for our community. They have helped tremendously with our school district preschool program. They have donated supplies, snacks and even gifts at Christmas for our classroom. We are so thankful for everything they do!!"