Grant Recipients
Stories about recipients of the Community Grant program from 2023.
2024 LOZIER COMMUNITY GRANT RECIPIENTS
The Lozier Community Grants benefited over 60 non-profits in the five communities where Lozier operates in 2024. These organizations were chosen by a committee made up of every-day Lozier employees. See their stories below. Check back later for more videos!
Dolly Parton Imagination Library
The Jackson County affiliate for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library is a book gifting program where each month, children from newborn to 5-years-old can receive an age-appropriate book each month.
ADEC
ADEC advocates and serves people with intellectual and development disabilities so that they can make informed choices to meet their dreams, needs and participate in the community.
Central Pennsylvania Clinic
The Clinic started as a medical home for special children and adults with disabilities caused by genetic diseases. Dr. Morton took over that vision and built a new clinic providing local care for everyone in the valley with special considerations for Amish patients.
Loveway Equine Assisted Services
LoveWay Equine Assisted Services first opened in 1973, one of the first of its kind in the country. Today, the group partners with children with special needs from 17 different schools across Elkhart County,
Czech & Slovak Museum
A cultural haven in the middle of Omaha, the Czech and Slovak Education Center and Cultural Museum is preserving its national cultures and heritages.
African Immigrant Family Services
African Immigrant Family Services (AIFS) is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life and fostering the social and economic integration of African immigrants and refugees
The Heartland Organization of Rocketry
Through science and craftsmanship, rocket fuel and fun, one Omaha operation’s mission to take what looks like a simple hobby and stress it as a tool of education is continuing in some really impressive ways.
NCS Hope Foundation
Providing assistance to patients fighting cancer, the Nebraska Cancer Specialists (NCS) Hope Foundation is a lifeline for individuals and families choosing between paying for medication or their mortgage.
The Big Garden
Big Garden’s three-acre plot in North Omaha has had a hand in planting more than 300 community gardens since its founding in 2005. The green thumb nonprofit started with the goal of creating 12 community gardens in Omaha’s areas where low-income families suffer from food insecurity.
“Lozier has been part of helping us be able to expand the number of people that we see every year & help more people take care of themselves & their families & have an overall sense of well-being.”
Missy Schrok, Executive Director – Center for Healing and Hope
LUMINA Center
Lewistown United Ministries in Neighborhood Action (LUMINA) is a community center which offers the light of faith, hope and love to the children, youth and families of Mifflin County.
Spay and Neuter of Jackson County
Spay and Neuter of Jackson County started in 2017 with a mission to reduce the overpopulation of cats and dogs in the area.
Through its program, people without the financial means can apply for spaying or neutering vouchers for their pets.
Center for Healing & Hope
Serving the uninsured in the community, the
Center for Healing and Hope is a beacon for
compassionate care. The operation supports
seeking primary and preventative care, cancer
screenings, small procedures and more.
Bean Soup Fair
The Lozier Community Grant helped the fair make much needed repairs to the cookhouse where the bean soup is prepared. The project also brought in students from the local technical school who got experience in masonry techniques.
Shelter Service
Shelter Service has been operating for more than 35 years in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. Offering beds for up to 20 men and 20 women, Shelter Service’s goals aim to reduce homelessness, enhance and improve independence and life skills, and has thrift stores providing clothing to everyone and volunteer work experience.
Middlebury Food Pantry
The Middlebury Food Pantry serves more than 600 community members each month, distributing food every Saturday. Executive Director Pam Bingaman said that the operation has grown significantly over the last three years.
Veterans Memorial Pool
Started with the mission to provide free access to a pool, the Veterans Memorial Pool is the only of its kind in the area. Serving children and families from around Snyder, Mifflin and Juniata counties in central Pennsylvania, it hosts more than 300 visitors per day in the summer months.
Mifflin County Youth Fair
The Youth Fair upgraded its electrical service with the help of the Lozier Community Grants by purchasing and installing a new, higher capacity electrical service and main breaker.