A Camp That Changes Lives For the last 16 years, Royal Family Kids Camp has been serving the abused and neglected children of Marion County. RFKC is a national organization and their goal is to have a local camp in every county in the United States. The RFKC mission is to change the lives for […]
Programs
Youth Engaged in Philanthropy
What is philanthropy? Youth Engaged in Philanthropy is a program of Marion Community Foundation helping area high school students not only learn the answer to the “philanthropy” question, but also put it into practice. High school seniors from each of the Marion area schools meet monthly to learn more about our local community, organizations, and […]
4-H
4-H Builds Leadership Skills for Life As the largest youth development program in Ohio, 4-H enables youth to become contributing members of society by developing life and leadership skills in partnership with caring adults. With a focus on head, heart, hands, and health, youth have the opportunity to participate in develop their own pathway within […]
Boys & Girls Club
A Place Where Futures are Started. For over 20 years, The Marion County Boys and Girls Club has been providing support, guidance, tools, and skills to foster success in the youth of our community. This success stems from their mission to enable and inspire children to reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible […]
Marion Health Department
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE The responsibility of the Marion County Health Department reaches far and wide. To start, the organization oversees inspections of restaurants, grocery stores, and temporary food. Further, the department handles birth and death/burial records, public pools and spas, WIC, schools and safety, nuisance complaints, and more. […]
Marion County Children Services
MARION COUNTY CHILDREN SERVICES Marion County Children Services (MCS) mission is to lead the community in the protection of children by working with families to promote, develop, and maintain safe and permanent homes. In 2016, MCS saw an increase in the number of children in need and an increase of children staying in MCS longer […]
