JCCF hands out nearly $160K in Youth Programming grants

Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 10:55 AM

FRANKLIN, Ind. - The Johnson County Community Foundation (JCCF) announced the recipients of the 2026 Youth Programming grants on Wednesday, June 10.

Eight nonprofit organizations received a total of almost $160,000 to support young people in the County.

Grants are awarded through a structured process that enables JCCF to support the community by funding as many projects as possible.

Congratulations to the 2026 Youth Programming grant recipients:

Boys and Girls Club of Johnson County – $28,000 for Mobile Programming & Garden Expansion
Imagination Library of Johnson County – $3,971 for Printing for Hospital Registration Materials
Indiana FFA Leadership Foundation – $10,000 for Access to Adventure: Community Youth Day Camp
Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United School Corporation – $7,500 for Construction Trades
Yes Ministries Daycare – $35,000 for YesMinistries.lol Daycare, Nursery, and PreK in Trafalgar
Aspire Economic Development + Chamber Alliance – $25,000 for the Aspire School to Work Program
Central Nine Career Center – $30,000 for the Greenhouse Evaporation Wall project
KIC-IT – $20,500 for the Safe Housing Preservation Project for Youth

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