Grants Will Benefit N. Idaho Groups

North Idaho grants from a state foundation will help immunize children, teach parents and fix a museum roof, among other things.

The Idaho Community Foundation awarded more than $9,000 to eight local groups. The foundation solicits and distributes donations for charitable groups in Idaho.

The local recipients include:

$2,400 to the Coeur d’Alene Women’s Center, Inc. for education materials for victims of domestic violence.

$1,825 for immunization equipment for the Panhandle Health District.

$1,300 for furniture for the Bonner County Homeless Task Force.

$1,000 for the Leadership Education Adventure Project to teach low-income children in Sandpoint.

$1,000 to the Wallace District Mining Museum, to fix the museum roof.

$765 for training equipment for the Bayview-Athol Quick Response Unit, a volunteer medical team.

$550 for prenatal classes for lowincome women in Bonner’s Ferry.

$475 for the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department for a “Learn Not to Burn” class for pre-schoolers.

In the past four years, the Idaho Community Foundation has issued more than $1.3 million in grants to Idaho communities. , DataTimes