Fayette Area Common Fund - A Howard County Community Foundation Member Fund

10/04/2026

🎒 Your support of the Fayette Area Common Fund makes a difference right here in our community!

Through Common Fund support, school supplies were purchased for 222 students at Fayette schools. These photos show just 3 of the 13 baskets filled with supplies to help local students start the school year with the tools they need to succeed. ✏️📚

When you give to the Fayette Area Common Fund, your donation helps organizations and programs that directly serve our friends, neighbors, and families.

🧡One donation. Many local impacts.

10/02/2026

Neighbors helping neighbors. 🧡
The Fayette Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry is another organization supported through the Fayette Area Common Fund, helping provide food and essential resources to families right here in our community.
Their impact reaches across generations, serving 70+ families twice a month, distributing 24 senior boxes each month, and packing 76 Buddy Packs every week for local elementary students. In 2026 alone, the pantry has received more than 73,000 pounds of food through local rescue efforts, food programs, and community support.
When you give to the Fayette Area Common Fund, you help organizations like the Food Pantry continue taking care of our neighbors when they need it most. 🧡

One donation. Many local organizations. A stronger community.

10/01/2026

🧡 Your donations make a difference right here in Fayette! 🧡

The Fayette Senior Center is one of the many local organizations supported by the Fayette Area Common Fund. The Senior Center provides a welcoming place for members of our community to gather, enjoy meals, socialize, and stay connected.

When you give to the Fayette Area Common Fund, your donation helps support organizations like the Senior Center that serve our friends, neighbors, and families.

One donation. Many local organizations. A stronger Fayette.

Please consider supporting the Fayette Area Common Fund Campaign and help us continue making a difference throughout our community!

09/30/2026

🧡 The Fayette Area Common Fund Campaign kicks off October 1! 🧡

When you give to the Common Fund, your donation supports organizations and programs making a difference right here in our community.

🎄 Christmas Holiday House is just one example. Through this program, approximately 200 local children can receive Christmas gifts and experience a little extra joy during the holiday season.

One donation. Many local organizations. A lasting impact right here at home. 🧡

The 2026 Fayette Area Common Fund Campaign runs October 1–31. Every gift makes a difference!

09/29/2026

🧡🌟 The 2026 Fayette Area Common Fund Campaign is Here! 🌟🧡

From October 1–31, we are once again asking our community to come together and support the local organizations that make a difference right here in Fayette.

This year, your generosity will help support:

📚 A.W.E. – Books for approximately 350 children in the Fayette School District
🏠 Boonslick Salvation Army – Emergency assistance for utilities, rent and mortgage payments
💙 Boys & Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri – Fayette Site – Supplies for academic enrichment programs
✏️ Fayette Daly Elementary – Kindergarten – Classroom storage and organization for learning materials
🎒 Fayette First Baptist Church – School supplies for local children, preschool through 12th grade
🤝 Fayette Ministerial Alliance Benevolence Fund – Assistance with utilities, prescriptions, rent and other pressing needs
🥫 Fayette Ministerial Alliance Buddy Pack Program – Weekend food for approximately 95 local children
🍎 Fayette Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry – Food assistance for approximately 75 families
❤️ Fayette Senior Citizens Center – Reduced-price meals, programs, activities, health services and heating/cooling center support
🎄 Christmas Holiday House – Christmas gifts for approximately 200 local children
🐾 Solo’s Dream Catcher – Vaccination clinics for pets, with low-income families and households given preference

Every gift makes a difference. When we give together, those dollars stay right here in our community, helping our neighbors, children, families and seniors.

👉 Please like and share to help us spread the word!

Checks can be made payable to the Howard County Community Foundation, with “Common Fund” in the memo.

🧡 People Helping People, that is what the Fayette Area Common Fund is all about.

09/10/2026

09/04/2026

The Fayette Area Common Fund Board met today to review our 2026 grant applications! 🧡

This year marks our 49th year of supporting organizations that make a difference in the Fayette community, and we are so proud to continue this tradition. We are excited for another year of giving back and helping support the incredible organizations that do so much for our community.

49 years of neighbors helping neighbors and we are excited to keep it going! 🧡

01/09/2026

The Fayette Area Common Fund hosted a joyful grant reception celebrating the impact of community generosity, where grant awards were presented to local agencies serving the Fayette area.

Thanks to the incredible support of our donors, the Fayette Area Common Fund awarded a total of $42,400.00 in grant funding to agencies dedicated to education, food security, family support, animal welfare, and senior services .

Grant recipients included:
• Christmas Holiday House
• Daly Elementary - Kindergarten
• First Baptist Church School Supply Giveaway
• Fayette Ministerial Alliance Benevolence Fund
• Fayette Ministerial Alliance Buddy Pack
• Fayette Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry
• Pet Adoption & Welfare Service (PAWS)
• Fayette Senior Center

These funds directly benefit local youth, families, seniors, and individuals in need, supporting essential programs such as food assistance, educational resources, holiday outreach, and community care initiatives. The Fayette Area Common Fund is proud to invest in programs that strengthen our community and ensure resources reach those who need them most.

We extend our sincere gratitude to all donors and supporters who made this meaningful evening and these grants possible. Together, we continue to make Fayette a stronger, more caring community. ✨🧡