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The Dayton Foundation Governing Board has approved grants totaling $127,199 to 23 charitable organizations in Greater Dayton as part of the Foundation’s Basic Human Needs Grants process. These grants, which are awarded quarterly, help nonprofit organizations assist Greater Dayton individuals and families in need of basic necessities, such as food, shelter, clothing and healthcare. The following organizations recently were awarded grants. Adaptive Sports Ohio ($5,500)  to create an interscholastic wheelchair basketball team and expand opportunities for youth with physical disabilities in the Miamisburg City School District. Atrium Medical Center ($5,000)  to offer monthly health education, screenings and wellness workshops in Preble County through Premier Community Health’s Mobile Clinic. Crayons to Classrooms ($7,000)  to purchase and stock core classroom supplies not donated by traditional sources. Dayton Diaper Depot ($6,000)  to purchase diapers and pull-ups for infants and children in need. Dayton Fellowship Club, Inc. ($5,500)  to provide meals, bus passes and personal hygiene supplies for underemployed and homeless residents in Greater Dayton. Dayton Urban Young Life ($5,000)  to support Algebra I tutoring for ninth-grade students at Thurgood Marshall STEM and Belmont High Schools. Fairborn United Methodist Church ($7,500)  to purchase food for Fairborn City School’s SnakPak program, which provides students with breakfast, lunch and snack items over the weekends. Fairview United Methodist Church ($7,500)  to purchase food and personal care items for the Fairview Church Food Pantry. FISH Fairborn, Inc. ($3,000)  to provide care boxes with healthy, shelf-stable food, fresh fruit and hygiene products to Fairborn families with children during holiday breaks. Greene County FISH Food Pantry ($5,000)  to purchase food items, specifically canned meats, milk and eggs, to help address the pantry’s expanding needs. Hannah’s Treasure Chest ($5,000)  to assist in purchasing items not typically donated by the community, such as diapers, socks, underwear, car seats, high chairs and bed linens. It’s Time 2! LLC ($2,000)  to help provide Mental Wellness and Self-Compassion Toolkits for middle school students in Greater Dayton schools. LifeCare Alliance ($7,500)  to support the Diabetes Emergency Supply Assistance Program by providing emergency insulin for clients with valid prescriptions. Miami County Dental Clinic ($3,500)  to support uninsured and underinsured patients by offering access to affordable, high-quality dental care. Miami Valley Meals ($6,699)  to purchase essential food ingredients needed to respond to a sharp and sustained rise in community demand. Mission of Mary Cooperative ($7,500)  to support the urban farming initiative in the Twin Towers neighborhood. New City Church Dayton ($4,000)  to expand Sunday breakfasts and monthly outreach meal services by purchasing movable shelving and food ingredients. Our Lady of Mercy St. Vincent de Paul ($5,000)  to assist individuals facing evictions due to financial and life crises. Preble County Council on Aging ($6,000)  to provide home-delivered meals to people aged 60 and older in Preble County. Seeds of Hope OH ($5,000)  to purchase beds, car seats, mattresses and other high-demand items to serve children in foster, kinship and adoptive families. Spectrum New Beginnings ($7,500)  to support Self-Care Labs and wellness programs in schools, correctional institutions and community centers in West Dayton. Westside Club, Inc. ($5,500)  to support the renovation of the Club’s kitchen, which is used to provide free, hot meals to individuals facing food and housing instability. To apply for a Basic Human Needs Grant from The Dayton Foundation, please visit https://www.daytonfoundation.org/grant-opportunities  or contact Karen Gruenberg, program officer, at (937) 225-9928. The next application deadline is February 12, 2026. About The Dayton Foundation The Dayton Foundation has been the trusted charitable giving resource for thousands of individuals, families and organizations of all giving levels since 1921. Ranked among the oldest and largest community foundations in the nation, the Foundation has awarded more than $1.5 billion in grants since its founding, with current assets from all funds totaling $1.3 billion. For more information about how The Dayton Foundation can help you help others, visit daytonfoundation.org  or follow the Foundation on Facebook , X  or LinkedIn .

By Shannon Griffith How many times do you hear, “you need help”? How many times have you told someone, “they need help”? How many of you believe that mental health/ or even how we handle it is a choice? Do you say the same about physical issues and the time it takes to “heal” those? Mental issues are just as important, if not more important than physical issues. Those of you that have NEVER experienced mental issues, especially, something as serious as “depression”, will never understand. Depression comes in waves, there are different levels of it and they affect everyone differently just like anything else, depending on the individual and what they have been through in life. If they have had 1 bad thing after another happen to them and people want to keep using, hurting, taking advantage, abusing, bullying and adding onto it, it’s NOT going to get any better for them. They are going to keep thinking negatively, because that’s all they have experienced in life. In turn, they will lose MOTIVATION (it’s a huge symptom of depression)…meaning, no motivation to shower, brush our teeth (in turn, causing tooth loss-DRUGS are NOT the only thing that causes tooth loss), changing clothes, going to work, doing everyday household chores, even something as simple as pressing a button to turn on a T.V./radio, and NOT picking up the phone to even call to “get the help” you say we need. Depression consumes/ controls you, and it’s definitely NOT because we are allowing it to or even want it too (because honestly, who in their right mind would actually “want” that)? It just happens, especially when someone (like myself) can’t catch a break from negative results in life, (abusementally/physically/sexually, job loss, break-ups, additional health issues, family issues, homelessness, etc.). It makes us feel like (if no one else cares, why should we)? That’s what “depression” does! It’s NOT always a choice on how we heal ourselves either, just like physical issues such as cancer, heart issues, anything else that might cause death. Hence, why suicide also occurs sometimes, because just like people can’t always heal from physical issues and die, they can’t always heal from mental issues and commit suicide in return. Instead of telling people, “they need help”, when in fact, there are things you could use help and guidance on as well. Try being more caring, kind, supportive, and understanding. Since most of you seem like you don’t care, you will never care enough to understand what others are going through or have been through already, and you NEVER know when someone might be on their final straw, and you just hit their limit (let’s face it, we ALL have our limits), with your selfishness and lack of care! Please be KIND ALWAYS!

The City of Dayton held an Oath of Office Ceremony to begin the four-year terms of officials elected in the November 4, 2025, election. The ceremony took place on Monday, Jan. 5, at the Kroc Center, 1000 N. Keowee St. DAYTON, OH  — City of Dayton residents gathered at the Dayton Kroc Center  on January 5 to witness the official swearing-in of newly elected city leaders during a public Oath of Office ceremony. The ceremony marked the formal transition of leadership for the City of Dayton following the November election. Community members, family, friends, and local leaders attended to celebrate the occasion and offer support to the incoming administration. Mayor Shenise Turner-Sloss  was sworn in alongside City Commissioner Darryl Fairchild , who begins his third term, and City Commissioner Darius Beckham , who enters his first term on the commission. Mayor Turner-Sloss, who previously served on the Dayton City Commission, becomes the city’s next mayor at a time when Dayton continues to address key issues including housing, economic development, public safety, and neighborhood investment. Commissioner Fairchild, a longtime public servant, returns to the commission with experience spanning multiple terms, while Commissioner Beckham begins his service bringing new perspective and leadership to the body. City officials emphasized collaboration, community engagement, and continued progress as priorities moving forward. The Oath of Office ceremony represents the beginning of a new chapter in Dayton’s municipal leadership and governance.