The Community Foundation is dedicated to supporting Lehigh Valley youth and families by managing funds focused on providing comprehensive approaches for engaging youth and their families in pursuing meaningful life aspirations. This involves flexible funding for organizations aimed at early childhood and other critical developmental periods, recognizing the importance of quality childcare for a vibrant, healthy economy while addressing the existing early childcare education crisis.
The Area-of-Interest Funds offer support to programs and initiatives across various sectors chosen by the donor, including the environment, camperships, and no-kill animal shelters. These grants aim to amplify the impact by pooling resources from like-minded individuals. Specifically, the Gene & Joan Witiak Fund, established in 2014, focuses on providing grants to charitable organizations working on environmental and sustainability programs. Grant awards are determined by a community committee dedicated to overseeing the specific area of interest.