Madison County Community Foundation

Your generosity provides support, scholarship, and sisterhood for single moms.

“It’s like a family.”

A young mother sits in her beautifully decorated apartment and looks forward to the next step in her journey: the opportunity to receive a post-secondary education. The ‘family’ that Anisha is referring to is the Anderson Scholar House, a remarkable program that empowers single mothers to break the cycle of poverty through education and comprehensive support.  

Briana Price, Executive Director of the Heartland Scholar House Program, and her dedicated team passionately provide access to housing, weekly coaching, advocacy, and life skills training to encourage mothers to succeed and achieve life-long self-sufficiency.

A Community Impact Grant from the Madison County Community Foundation provides funds that support a scholar in the program for three years.

The office at the Madison County Community Foundation was filled with excitement as Dan and Misty Novak, along with their grandson Camden, established the Zachary J. Novak Memorial Scholarship Fund at the Madison County Community Foundation.*

This scholarship fund was created to honor the life of their son, Zachary Novak. Zachary, a Highland High School graduate with Academic Honors in 1999, pursued his passion for music at Anderson University, graduating Summa Cum Laude in 2004. He continued his studies at Indiana University. In 2006 he tragically passed away, along with several of his classmates in an airplane crash, just before receiving his Master of Music degree posthumously.

Your generosity provides academic coaching, individualized care, and stability for the youth of Madison County.

Anderson First Church of the Nazarene has consistently worked to uplift its community, especially its youth, for well over a century. The people of the church have exercised an active commitment to reach outside of the walls of the building and make a lasting impact.

The Bridge Tutoring Initiative was recently launched as part of the mission of the church and the student department. Bridge Tutoring provides individualized attention for middle and high school students. Joseph Claus, AFC’s passionate Youth Pastor, states that the recruitment and execution of the program was nearly flawless. He attributes this to the dedication of the program director, Dianna Stankiewicz, and partnerships that AFC has with local schools and the homeschooling community.

A Community Impact Grant from the Madison County Community Foundation

 provided funds to recruit top-notch tutors and mentors who are passionate about making a difference.

Every Wednesday, the community center buzzes with activity—educational sessions, chapel services, tutoring, and enriching mid-week activities that nurture both minds and spirits.

Claus shares a poignant restoration story that epitomizes the impact of this initiative.