Northern Kentucky organizations continue to prioritize making the region a welcoming and inclusive place by supporting neighbors of all backgrounds.

Afghan evacuees will be joining the NKY community in the coming weeks, and a coalition of Northern Kentucky partners will welcome the displaced refugees to the region as part of the Afghan Evacuee Welcoming Plan for NKY.

Horizon Community Funds and its planning committee for the Northern Kentucky Regional Philanthropy Symposium have decided to cancel the September 27 event, aligning with host sponsor St. Elizabeth Healthcare’s decision to cancel community events throughout its public venues until at least early November 2021.

Horizon Community Funds has deployed $62,000 across six local nonprofits for their work in Northern Kentucky through its Community Impact Fund.

The Victorian at Riverside has joined the family of nonprofit funds with Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky to bolster the nonprofit’s work with senior women in its Covington-based home and care center.

Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky/CHNK Behavioral Health and Horizon Community Funds have teamed up for a new fund that enables the latter agency to serve as an administrative support and donor outreach partner for CHNK’s crucial mental health work with Northern Kentucky youth and families.

Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky has granted more than $35,000 to two nonprofit organizations in an effort to meet the physical health care needs of Northern Kentuckians still impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky has granted $71,000 across three local nonprofits to support their drastically increased caseloads following the coronavirus pandemic and its substantial impact on mental health across the community.

Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky has granted $7,500 to Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank, which will be used to purchase more than 25,000 diapers for Northern Kentucky families through August of this year.

Notre Dame Academy recently announced its new Sister Mary Paul Ann Hanneken and Sister Mary Rachel Nerone Building Fund, introduced in partnership with Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky. The fund seeks to secure resources that ensure the integrity of the local high school’s 60-year-old building and continue to enhance its campus facilities to support 21st century learning well into the future.

Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky has granted $15,000 to FUEL NKU, $2,700 to UpSpring, and $1,250 to Esperanza Latino Center of Northern Kentucky in the latest round of grants from its Horizon NKY Coronavirus Relief Fund.