Junior Leaders Service Grant Past Projects

Some of the winning grant proposals from past years include:

  • “Thinking of You Valentine’s Day Care Package” project in collaboration with two Stark County organizations to lift up young ladies and women around Valentine’s Day.
  • “Festive Teen Bundles” project in collaboration with 3rd Street of Downtown Canton provided bags of basic necessities and gfits to teens during a Christmas shop.
  • “Grandparents Club” project in collaboration with Glenwood Assisted Living paired elementary students with residents in assisted living to share activities and companionship and increase well-being.
  • “Katie’s Closet” project in collaboration with Canton City schools to provide basic necessities such as underwear, socks, and toiletries to students in need.
  • Litter clean up
  • Little Free Libraries
  • Art mural child & education services
  • Dog toy lending box
  • Totes of Kindness
  • Jo’s Girls – addresses social aggression in 7th grade girls
  • Gift bags for patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery for scoliosis
  • Lending Libraries
  • Bed bundles for men at Refuge for Hope
  • Packages for Alzheimer’s patients at The Landing
  • Audio books for the Greentown intermediate school library
  • “Sweet Dreams” – 100 Hand decorated pillowcases filled with items for children in foster care
  • Sensory Room at The Massillon Boys and Girls Club
  • Refuge for Hope Care Packages for the homeless
  • Books for Reach out Program at Aultman Hospital
  • “Speak Now” – Students Helping Students. An event for middle school students to introduce them to speech and debate and increase their self-confidence
  • “Check your pocket” – A self-esteem and anti-bullying initiative
  • “Binkies for Babies” – a compassionate project to benefit the families of newborns in the NICU at Aultman Hospital
  • Garden at YWCA Canton so kids in the childcare program can learn about where fresh, healthy food comes from
  • Care packages for kids at the Domestic Violence Shelter