The Franklin County Foundation for Community Justice had a booth offering both information and fun to Garlic & Arts Festival attendees.

Festival goers talked with Foundation members about our mission, and how we’ve been positively impacting Franklin County through our various programs. We talked extensively about our mini-grants, and about the Diane Esser Fund.

The Esser Education Fund awards grants and loans to students in recovery who are ready for college but whose past debts keep them from reaching that goal.

Full information about the Fund can be found here.

The Foundation for Community Justice is now accepting Mini Grant Applications online! 

We want to make mini-grants that promote healing and/or recovery in the Franklin County area, where a small grant will make a big difference.

We want to ensure that the mini-grants we award meet an urgent time-sensitive need, rather than an ongoing need.

Agencies that have an active relationship with the referred recipient, who are able to attest that the individual is making real efforts to change their circumstances, are encouraged to submit an application here.