Chatfield College Receives $7,500 Grant from The Greater Cincinnati Foundation to fund program at Findlay Market Campus

Date: July 18, 2012

Chatfield College has received a $7,500 grant from The Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) to partially fund Learning to Live - Addressing Academic Challenges.  A portion of the funding is provided by the African American Fund, a Field of Interest Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation. 

Chatfield College serves populations that have traditionally faced challenges in accessing higher education. Through the Learning to Live program, Chatfield College provides scholarship assistance, social services information about additional resources to address challenges such as transportation, childcare and housing, academic support through no-additional-cost tutoring, and early intervention with one-on-one follow up for students who may be struggling. 

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation helps people make the most of their giving to build a better community. We believe in the power of philanthropy to change the lives of people and communities. As a community foundation, GCF creates a prosperous Greater Cincinnati by investing in thriving people and vibrant places. An effective steward of the community’s charitable resources since 1963, the Foundation inspires philanthropy in eight counties in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.

Chatfield College is a not-for-profit, private, Catholic, liberal arts college offering  Associate Degrees in liberal arts with concentrations in Business, Early Childhood Education, Human Services, Social Work, Criminal Justice, and Community Health.  Chatfield is an open enrollment college, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, and a member of the Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities (GCCCU).

For more information, visit the website at www.chatfield.edu, or call 513-921-9856 or 513-875-3344.