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The Easter bunny entertains children and families lined up along South Broadway in Salem for the Bright Easter/Food for Kids event at the Brightside Project as snowflakes swirled about. (Salem News photo by Mary Ann Greier) Carter Potts, 1, of Salem appears to enjoy his first Easter book during an outing with family to the Brightside Projectâs Bright Easter event Thursday. He was accompanied by his mom, Emily. (Salem News photo by Mary Ann Greier) Addison Lake, 4, of Salem proudly holds up her new Easter basket filled with candy and goodies at Bright Easter hosted by the Brightside Project Thursday on South Broadway in Salem. The event coincided with the Food for Kids giveaway, allowing kids to also choose non-perishable and perishable food items and personal care items besides picking out an Easter basket. (Salem News photo by Mary Ann Greier)
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Volunteer Tina Smith (front) carries Brightside Project backpacks Saturday afternoon to waiting recipients as one of the faith-based non-profit’s founders, Sc
Jan 2, 2021
SALEM Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order on Nov. 24 to distribute more than $13 million in grant funding to 53 different non-profits around Ohio. The order divides up Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funding for the state’s current fiscal year, which ends June 30, 2021. The TANF money, which comes from the federal and state government, is allocated through the Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. Many Northeast Ohio organizations will receive funding under the order, including $50,000 to The Brightside Project that will give children in Columbiana County food, personal care items, and school supplies.
Since the start of the Coronavirus Pandemic, The Brightside Project has seen a 73% increase in children needing help through their Crisis Relief Food for Kids program. “This funding is a big deal for children and families in Columbiana County. It was a very competitive grant process and we’re so thankful that Governor De