This fund aims to improve the quality of life of Barberton residents through acts of charity to help meet the needs of the poor.
This endowment fund was established to assist a Barberton student attending NEOUCOM.
In honor of Justin Winebrenner‘s Barberton roots and enthusiasm for life, his father created a fund at Barberton Community Foundation that will allow his passions to give others in Barberton an opportunity to follow their dreams and pursue a career in law enforcement. The Justin Winebrenner Fund hopes to improve the quality of life for Barberton residents with a primary focus on youth through various programs.
This fund supports the Youth Philanthropy program in Barberton High School.
Barberton Community Foundation established the Youth Philanthropy Committee in 2000, giving youth the opportunity and legitimate authority to directly improve the lives of Barberton residents.
With funding provided by Barberton Community Foundation, a committee of selected Barberton High School students, working as a grants committee, review non-profit grant proposals, develop questions for and interview grant applicants, then make grant award decisions based on internal discussion, plus support and guidance from their advisers. Award recommendations are presented to the Barberton Community Foundation Board of Directors Grants Committee at the conclusion of the review process.
The Youth Philanthropy Committee’s mission is to exercise good stewardship, integrity, charity, leadership development and responsibility in identifying and selecting grant proposal projects that will have the greatest positive impact on the Barberton community.