Appalachia

For an overview, please refer to a previous thread on this subject: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1272429
In this post I wish to focus on one particular charity but if you have others to share, please add them to this thread.

The Steven A. Hunter Hope Fund
Area served: Scioto County, Ohio
Religious/political affiliations: No direct affiliations. 95% of donations go directly to purchase goods or services.

The Steven A. Hunter Hope Fund http://stevenshopefund.org./
The Hope Fund’s summer meals program: http://stevenshopefund.org./SummerMeals.html

From their website:
• The Steven A Hunter Hope Fund was established January 2006 in memory of Steven A Hunter. Steven was loved by all who knew him. Steven’s enthusiasm was contagious and his compassion inspires us all. Steven had a strong conviction to help those in need, rooted in his strong Christian faith.

• The goal of the Steven A Hunter Hope Fund is to provide goods, services, and funds for the benefit of the students of the Portsmouth City Schools with financial needs. Poverty can have a devastating effect on the ability of children to learn and achieve. The fund provides for shoes, coats, clothing, school supplies, college entrance exam and ACT/SAT fees, lab fees, field trip/excursion fees, tutoring, limited eye or dental exams & treatment, etc.

• The goal has been broadened to offer services to additional schools as well through Steven's Power Pack Program. This program provides food for the weekend for hungry children.

• Two funds have been established to accomplish these goals: The Steven A Hunter Hope Fund, Inc. and the Steven A Hunter Hope Fund of the Scioto Foundation.

• The Steven A Hunter Hope Fund, Inc. is a 501(3)c tax exempt, tax deductible public charity organized in 2008 to assist in fund raising activities and also to provide immediate assistance for the needs listed above and special projects such as Steven's Power Pack Program and the Mobile Food Pantry.

• As well as individual contributions, fund raising will be held and grants will be sought. Contributions can be sent to the Steven A Hunter Hope Fund, Inc., P. O. Box 802, Portsmouth, Ohio 45662.

• The Steven A Hunter Hope Fund of the Scioto Foundation is a Tax Exempt, Tax Deductible, Non-Profit fund. The purpose of this fund is to establish a perpetual endowment fund for the benefit of these children. The fund is administered by The Scioto Foundation, which is responsible for accepting contributions, investing and managing the fund. Donations for the endowment fund can be sent to the Steven A Hunter Hope Fund c/o the Scioto Foundation, P. O. Box 911, Portsmouth, Ohio 45662.

• Scholarship assistance is also available from the endowment fund for a PHS graduating senior attending Shawnee State University or Milligan College.

• Income from the fund will be distributed to the Portsmouth Education Foundation specifically to be dispersed for the needs of individual students as identified by teachers and counselors at the school and then upon recommendation of the Steven A Hunter Hope Fund Advisory Committee.

The Need is Real

You should support Steven's Hope Fund because the children of our community need your help! The most recent child hunger statistics (2012) from Feeding America reveal that almost one in three children in Scioto County are food insecure. That's almost 50% higher than the national average!

We urgently need your help so we can continue to improve the lives of these precious children. Please consider a contribution today. A donation of $30. will purchase food for ten children for one weekend. A gift of $100. will provide four weekend meals for eight children for a month. $120. will provide weekend food for a hungry child for an entire 40 week school year!