Silver Dollar City Foundation and
Giving From The Heart Outreach Programs
Giving From the Heart encompasses the spirit as well as the objective
of the outreach projects of the Silver Dollar City Foundation and the Silver
Dollar City Attractions. The goal of our outreach programs is to care for each
other,
for
the community and for the environment, blessed by the hand of God.
We at Silver Dollar City Attractions are committed to being good stewards of the blessings we have been given. Through giving of ourselves, our time and our financial gifts, we seek to be the "salt of the earth" and "light of the world," especially in our home community of Stone and Taney counties in Missouri's Ozark Mountain Country. Meeting the needs of kids and families is the primary focus of our projects and programs.
The community support and outreach to kids and their families began over four decades ago after the Silver Dollar City theme park was launched. Programs such as Discipleship Focus, Christian Associates, Christian Action Ministries, Habitat for Humanity, Youth Life, Young Life and more were supported with financial gifts and volunteer assistance from Silver Dollar City's owners and employees.
As the theme park grew into Herschend Family Entertainment with multiple properties in Branson and other states, the area projects supporting kids and families grew too. Current projects include:
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Care For Kids - An innovative program of the Silver Dollar City Foundation provides help to meet the basic physical needs of kids where funding is below adequate or nonexistent and also helps with in-school mentoring in partnership with area schools. The program also provides funding and assistance to four area youth ministries that work to meet the spiritual and emotional needs of youth. Read more...
Leadership - Providing leadership and coordination for some of the Giving from the Heart efforts of Silver Dollar City Attractions is the focus of the Silver Dollar City Foundation. The nonprofit organization is supported by Silver Dollar City Attractions and dedicated to serving God by helping kids and bringing families closer together in the community of Stone and Taney Counties. Read more...
Partnerships - Supporting and partnering with organizations meeting the needs of kids and families within the community is another role of the Foundation. Read more...
Uninterrupted Prayer Team - The Uninterrupted Prayer Team unites Christian volunteers in continual prayer, seeking to further God's will within the community of Stone and Taney counties. Read more...
Guidelines for Grant Seekers - The Silver Dollar City Foundation accepts grant proposals from 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations serving Stone and Taney counties. Read more..
Community Outreach
Donations - Fundraising events for community organizations may be supported through the Silver Dollar City Attractions Donations Program. Read more...
Employee Volunteerism Donations - Silver Dollar City Attractions employees are encouraged to volunteer for community activities and not-for-profit organizations, with the company making donations to those organizations by matching the hourly wages for volunteer time spent by the employees. Requests for matching funds must be made by the volunteering employee through the Donations committee. Read more..
Employee Programs
Discipleship Focus - The Young Life Discipleship Focus program combines summer work experience and spiritual guidance for college students from around the nation in a partnership with Young Life youth ministry. Read more...
Share It Forward - "Family Helping Family" is the theme of Share It Forward, a nonprofit charity through which Silver Dollar City Attractions employees donate funds to provide assistance to other employees and their families in need. Read more...
Environment
Silver Dollar City Attractions are dedicated to protecting the environment of Ozark Mountain Country through projects that include recycling, a four-decade-long tree conservation and planting program, conservation efforts, and protection of the natural habitat for birds, fish and wildlife. Read more...
News and Updates
Links to press releases and news articles.