The 2024 Erie County Community Foundation grants application portal officially is open. Round one grant applications are due by 11:59 p.m. Feb. 1, 2024, according to a news release. The application can be found at www.eriefoundation.org/community-grants along with a full description of the Foundation’s grant priorities. Erie County Community Foundation encourages proposals for projects that […]
At its October meeting, the Erie County Community Foundation Board of Directors awarded $194,705 in charitable grants to over 30 eligible Erie County nonprofits, schools and municipalities, according to a news release.
James Edward Smith II, “a third generation preacher,” convicted felon and leader of the New Jerusalem Baptist Church in Pompano Beach, Florida, was arrested by authorities on multiple charges Wednesday connected to his alleged sale of the church for $600,000 to support his drug habit.