Scam affecting Homer Foundation

We have been recently contacted by various individuals alerting us to someone who is utilizing our email address while advertising housing assistance. They are offering support to individuals and asking for personal information (like drivers license and social security numbers) via social media sites. Once they have received your personal information, they discontinue communication. The Homer Foundation does not offer … Read More

Heather Pancratz Memorial Scholarship changes the purpose: now supporting Faith Christian Preschool

The communities of the Southern Kenai Peninsula lost a valuable educator in 2017, Heather Pancratz. To keep alive her commitment to youth and community, family and friends have created the Heather Pancratz Memorial Fund, formerly to support students attending secondary education from the community in which she taught, Nikolaevsk. Heather is remembered for her belief in a loving God which … Read More

July 2023 Newsletter: Homer Community Chest

~How your giving has helped make a difference in your community~ The Homer Community Chest Through our community partner, the Homer Community Food Pantry, the Foundation’s “Homer Community Chest” provided $22,650 in emergency funding to support families and individuals in times of need this fiscal year (July 2022 – June 2023). The Homer Community Food Pantry is our point of … Read More

June 2023 Newsletter: Scholarship Time!

Your giving has helped make a difference in your community! 2023 Scholarships Awarded Ptarmigan Arts Leah Dunn – $1,750 – Cal Poly Humboldt State University – Visual Arts & Environmental Studies Amber Gilbreath – $1,750 – University of Alaska Fairbanks – Visual Arts & Business Sutton James Miller Memorial Leah Evans – $1,000 – University of Alaska Fairbanks – Linguistics … Read More

May 2023 Newsletter: City of Homer Grants

Your giving has helped make a difference in your community! 2023 “Eggs Benefit” Fundraiser + Friendraiser Breakfast Many thanks to the attendees and especially the table captains who made this event a success. With your help we raised nearly $50,000 for the foundation’s work. Whether you came and donated or just learned more about the Homer Foundation, we’re grateful you … Read More

April 2023 Newsletter: Doing Good, Forever

Recent Grants Your giving has helped make a difference in your community! Hospice of Homer Hospice received a $5,000 Quick Response Grant to help with the production of educational videos that will help tell the story of Hospice to our local community for the purpose of increasing awareness and engagement. Hospice has partnered with Affinity Films, a professional non-profit media … Read More

March 2023 Newsletter: End of Life Giving

Recent Grants You helped make a difference in your community! See how your support has impacted the world around you… Civil Air Patrol – Homer CAP was awarded a $1,577 Quick Response Grant supporting the program’s aviation/aerospace education objective involving multi-month builds of remote-controlled planes. The activities teach many engineering and technology principles, reinforce teamwork, and encourage the reaching of … Read More

February Newsletter: Planned Giving

Recent Grants You helped make a difference in your community! See how your support has impacted the world around you: South Peninsula Hospital Foundation In an effort to build a broad coalition to tackle the local housing shortage, a group of organizers are working together to create a public forum intended to listen to residents and empower them to participate … Read More

January Newsletter: Resolutions

Recent Grants You helped make a difference in your community! See how your support has impacted the world around you: Homer Flex School Given the small nature of this alternative program and limited staff expertise, they are restricted in the number of opportunities to offer students that promote personal artistic expression. For this reason, and because they recognize the importance … Read More

December Newsletter: End of Year Giving

Recent Grants You helped make a difference in your community! See how your support has impacted the world around you: Paul Banks Elementary The Non-Fiction books within the Paul Banks Library were quite aged. To be precise, the average age was 1986. Though the students were highly interested in learning about the world around them, the information was outdated. The … Read More