Hempfield Foundation

Celebrating more than 30 Years and over $1,000,000 in grants to Hempfield School District teachers & staff!

Established in 1993, the Hempfield Foundation is dedicated to promoting and enhancing excellence in education across the Hempfield School District—at all grade levels, in all school buildings. We are a separate, not-for-profit organization that awards grants to Hempfield teachers and staff for initiatives that enrich not only the academic curriculum, but also the arts and athletic experiences of Hempfield students. With these grants our teachers are able to leverage creative, research-based ideas to help their students learn, create, and compete.

“For three decades, Foundation grants have helped teachers and staff give students new opportunities to excel as students, to astound as performers, and to accomplish their goals as young people,” said Hempfield Foundation President, Peter Faben.

Recent Hempfield Foundation grants provided finding for...

• A podcast production studio in the high school library, enabling students to tap into the power of storytelling to articulate their learning
• LEC Social Skills Club to promote peer-to-peer relationship building, improve social skills, and encourage positive engagement with teachers
• Heart rate monitors to allow middle school students to connect class content with immediate information on their pulse
• Surface temperature sensors and no-touch forehead thermometers for high school science classes
• The online program, "Digital Breakout" which provides hundreds of online digital "escape" rooms for students to solve math, science, ELA, and other problems
• A "Zen Zone" to help middle school students who receive emotional support services in special education self-regulate
• A virtual author visit with Peter Brown Studio, author of "The Wild Robot" and "The Wild Robot Protects"

Also, a portion of the monies raised through ExtraGive is used to fund the annual Hempfield School District staff appreciation event we hold each year.

We need your help to continue making a positive impact in the Hempfield School District! Donate today!