FirstEnergy Foundation

The FirstEnergy Foundation has been a funder of Koinonia since 2019, when we were awarded a three-year grant commitment in support of our Compass Pathfinder Program (formerly ASPIRE). The Compass Pathfinder Program assists youth in gaining their independence, self-confidence, and self-esteem at a young age and gives them the chance to become a part of their community. The Compass Pathfinder Program is designed to increase the rate that individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities graduate from high school by age 18, and help students transition into independent, community-based, healthy lifestyles upon graduation. 

When the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, FirstEnergy allowed us to reallocate $10,000 of the grant to Frontline Caregiver Support Fund, which offered assistance to our frontline workers who were facing financial problems due to the pandemic.