Ambition for a Vibrant Community

The Greater Clark Foundation provides aspirational leadership to residents of the greater Clark region of Kentucky by inspiring vision and action for a compelling future. The foundation acts as a catalyst, connector, and convener to create the conditions in which all people in our community can thrive.

GCF announces their new focus on public governance, trust, and accountability

Building Trust and Belonging
Grants Program

GCF recently awarded a new funding opportunity focused on building trusting, inclusive, and resilient local communities.

The Building Trust and Belonging (BTB) funding opportunity aims to engage people and organizations in the effort to foster strong community ties and build back trust in each other that may have been lost over the years, or that may never have been meaningfully cultivated.

BTB is a call-to-action for community leaders and citizens who are passionate about improving our quality of life and relationships. Trust building is a complex process of stepping outside oneself, learning from others, and building empathy. This grant program will plant seeds of healing to regrow trust, mend the divides between communities and institutions, and bring people together across differences, real and perceived.

The Greater Clark Foundation has offered to underwrite a feasibility study to support efforts by the Clark County Fiscal Court and Winchester City Commission to study Fire and EMS services for residents, assessing if there are service enhancements and/or economies of scale that could be attained through unification.

Through this feasibility study process, we hope to model the characteristics of responsiveness, transparency, accountability, and objectivity that are essential for civic health.

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