Gresham Offers Money To Help Make The City A Better Place To Live

GRESHAM. OR – Love Gresham? Live there and want to make it a better place? Have a great to make life better there but just need a little funding to make it happen?

Gresham may have the answer for you.

The city is now accepting applications for Community Enhancement Grants. Get all the latest information on what's happening in your community by signing up for Patch's newsletters and breaking news alerts.

They have a pool of $20,000 which will be divided up among applicants.

Gresham says that they are looking for projects such as:

• A new youth festival;
• Park programs and events;
• Senior programs;
• Youth programs;
• 5K community run;
• Job skills/work opportunities for the unemployed/homeless;
• Safety, cleanliness or appearance enhancements;
• Preserving wildlife and recreational areas for public enjoyment; and
• Heritage and preservation of Gresham’s history.

Applications can come from nonprofit and charitable organizations, neighborhood groups, schools, faith-0based groups, and people who just have good ideas.

The key is that it has ot help make Gresham a better place.

The application process is open through November 30 and then the grants will be awarded by the Community Enhancement Advisory Committee.

More information can be found here.

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