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Exploring Youth Center for Frederick

Exploring Youth Center for Frederick

We have had so many wonderful community partners lending their voice along the way and look forward to the opportunity to share the findings and recommendations of the study. There will be two options to hear the same presentation, (one in person and one virtually)....

Children’s Chorus Concert

Children’s Chorus Concert

Recently, the Frederick Children’s Chorus held its Socially Distanced Outdoor Concert. The concert was directed by Judith DuBose and featured the talents of 38 children of all ages. The Ausherman Family Foundation was pleased to support the Chorus with a $5,000...

Denise Rollins, PhD, Joins Board of Trustees

Denise Rollins, PhD, Joins Board of Trustees

Denise Rollins, PhD, Ausherman Family Foundation Board of Trustee MemberDr. Denise Rollins wears multiple hats: business partner in the Gary L. Rollins Funeral Home; executive director of the nonprofit Whole Heart Grief & Life Resource Center; diversity, equity...

Now Hiring – Note Taker for Community Forums

Now Hiring – Note Taker for Community Forums

Stillwork Consulting Group LLC has been hired by the Ausherman Family Foundation to conduct a study on transportation access in Frederick County, Maryland. We are seeking someone to take notes at six to eight community forums which will be held this Fall. Half will be...

115/117 E. Church St. Drive Aisle Expansion Underway

115/117 E. Church St. Drive Aisle Expansion Underway

The Ausherman Family Foundation purchased 115 and 117 E. Church Street a few years back with the goal to renovate the buildings for charitable purposes. The Foundation has since renovated both buildings, partnering with two great organizations here in Frederick to...

Frederick’s Ambassador Program

Frederick’s Ambassador Program

Downtown Frederick Partnership was awarded a grant for the next two years to help catalyze a new Ambassador Program with the City of Frederick. The Foundation awarded a grant of $80,000 to be distributed over two years. This Program was one of the recommendations that...

Barbara Fritchie Mural

Barbara Fritchie Mural

“Shoot if you must, this old gray head, but spare your country’s flag, she said.” The Barbara Fritchie Mural was completed on July 2, 2021, to celebrate one patriotic, Frederick icon. This mural, added nearly one hundred years after the reconstruction of her home in...

Theater Row Collaborative

Theater Row Collaborative

In the heart of Downtown, three local theaters are joining forces to help bring back a thriving arts district together and are doing so with an eye on collaboration. The goal of this endeavor is to increase patronage through participation of all performing arts...

Feeding Frederick Launches in Frederick County

Feeding Frederick Launches in Frederick County

Feeding Frederick Launches in Frederick County Courtesy of Frederick County Government and The Community Foundation of Frederick. Feeding Frederick, a resource and awareness campaign committed to combating food insecurity throughout Frederick County, officially...

Rainbow of Love Recovery Receives Funding

Rainbow of Love Recovery Receives Funding

Rainbow of Love Participants & Families Rainbow of Love was awarded a $20,000 General Grant to support costs of transitional housing for women who are entering the next stage in recovery after leaving the protection of a rehabilitation facility. Transitional...

Woman to Woman Mentoring Receives Funding

Woman to Woman Mentoring Receives Funding

Woman to Woman Mentoring ParticipantsWoman to Woman Mentoring was awarded a $25,000 General Grant to assist with operating costs to continue to refine and grow their programming to meet the ever-changing demands of women in Frederick County. The organization connects...

“Walk Through Brunswick” Mural

“Walk Through Brunswick” Mural

New public art is coming to a prominent location in the heart of downtown Brunswick! An existing wall at The Citizen newspaper building will be repaired and feature a vibrant mural by local artist Lea Craigie-Marshall. The mural will depict both historic and new...