Grant Recipients


 

TCCMV Foundation Announces 20162017 Grant Awards


After a thorough review of grant requests and interviews/meetings with each grant applicant under consideration, the Board announced five 2016–2017 grant recipients:

 




 
Buddy Up Tennis for Down Syndrome: Providing individuals with Down Syndrome (we call them "Athletes") with a fun and supportive environment where they can learn and play tennis and develop athletically, socially and emotionally.
www. buddyuptennis.com

 



 
Childhood League Center: Providing educational and therapeutic programs for young children with special needs and their families to ensure optimal growth and achievement.  
www.childhoodleague.org

 




 
Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio (DSACO): Supporting families, promoting community involvement and encouraging a lifetime of opportunities to people with Down Syndrome. DSACO sponsors a unique "iCan" bicycle camp that serves children with multiple special needs.  
www.dsaco.net

 





 
Dublin Special Olympics:  Affiliated with Ohio Special Olympics, Dublin began offering its own Special Olympics program in the fall of 2012 to offer year round high quality sports training and competitions for Dublin athletes with intellectual disabilities in a supportive and safe environment, at no cost to the athletes, involving the Dublin community in public awareness, volunteering, and fundraising to ensure a community-supported Dublin Special Olympics program. Our Foundation grant will support the aquatics program.    
 
www.dublinspecialolympics.com

 
        Bridgeway Academy: Meeting the educational and therapeutic needs of children with autism and other developmental disabilities by helping children reach the highest potential through providing full-day ducational services, and year-long speech, music, physical and occupational therapy services.
www.bridgewayohio.org
 

All grant funds support central Ohio organizations to serve local children with special needs. Review their websites for more information about these local nonprofit organizations. Grant award criteria include mission, use of dollars, capacity, measurements, financial stability and value to TCC. Special thanks are extended to all the TCCMV member families who submitted letters of recommendation to support the grant requests.

 

Past Grant Recipients

2015–2016 Grant Recipients: 

  Buddy Up Tennis for Down Syndrome www.buddyuptennis.com
  The Childhood League Center www.childhoodleague.org
  Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio (DSACO) www.dsaco.net
  Dublin Special Olympics www.dublinspecialolympics.com
  Helping Hands Center for Autism
(Transitioning to Bridgeway Academy):
www.helpinghandscenter.com
  The Adaptive Adventure Sport Coalition (TAASC): www.taascohio.org
  Willow Ridge Therapeutic Riding Facility www.willowridgeequinetherapy.org



2014–2015 Grant Recipients: 

  Buddy Up Tennis for Down Syndrome www.buddyuptennis.com
  The Childhood League Center www.childhoodleague.org
  Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio (DSACO) www.dsaco.net
  Dublin Special Olympics www.dublinspecialolympics.com
  The Adaptive Adventure Sports Coalition (TAASC) www.taascohio.org
  Willow Ridge Therapeutic Riding Facility www.willowridgeequinetherapy.org


2013–2014 Grant Recipients:

  Buddy Up Tennis for Down Syndrome www.buddyuptennis.com
  The Childhood League Center www.childhoodleague.org
  Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio (DSACO) www.dsaco.net
  Dublin Special Olympics www.dublinspecialolympics.com
  Flying Horse Farms www.flyinghorsefarms.org
  Heinzerling Foundation www.heinzerling.org
  Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio www.rmhc-centralohio.org
  The Adaptive Adventure Sports Coalition (TAASC) www.taascohio.org
  Willow Ridge Therapeutic Riding Facility www.willowridgeequinetherapy.org
 

2012-2013 Grant Recipients:

  Auditory Oral Children's Center www.auditoryoral.org
  Buddy Up Tennis www.buddyuptennis.com
  The Childhood League Center www. childhoodleague.org
  Columbus Children's Choir www.columbuschildrenschoir.org
  Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio (DSACO) www.dsaco.net
  Dublin Special Olympics www.dublinspecialolympics.com
  Kinder Key www.nationwidechildrens.org/kinder-key
  The Adaptive Adventure Sports Coalition (TAASC) www.taascohio.org
  Willow Ridge Therapeutic Riding Facility www.willowridgeequinetherapy.org
 

2009-2011 Grant Recipients:

  A Kid Again www.akidagain.org
  Aladdin Shriners www.aladdinshrine.org
  Arthritis Foundation of Central Ohio www.arthritis.org
  Bobby's Books www.ohpco.org
  Brighter Beginnings through Conductive Education  
  Down Syndrome Achieves www.dsachieves.org
  Flying Horse Farms www.flyinghorsefarms.org
  Kids 'N Kamp www.kidsnkamp.org
  SPiCE at St. Brigid School www.stbrigidofkildare.com