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Funded Areas


Contributions to
United Way are invested back into community programs that impact these three areas:
 

 

Support for Children & Youth ~ because it is vital that our children have the opportunity to learn, thrive, and grow into responsible, productive adults.

Program

Agency

Phone Number

2008 Funding

1 to 1 Mentoring

Big Brothers Big Sisters

1-888-456-1600

$2,800

Lunch Buddies

Big Brothers Big Sisters

1-888-456-1600

$3,000

Boy Scouts

Anthony Wayne Council

1-800-272-2922

$3,604

Super Summer Program

Churubusco Community Childcare Center

693-2966

$2,000

Early Literacy

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

244-6454

$28,000

Exchange City

Junior Achievement

260-484-2543

$7,200

Court Appointed Special Advocate

CASA

1-888-636-6101

$16,500

Early Childhood Intervention

Passages

244-7688

$10,000

Dental Care for ages 0-18

Project Grin

248-2959

Did not request funding

 

Promoting Self-Sufficiency ~ because it is important that individuals and families gain the skills they need to be independent and successful.

 

Program

Agency

Phone Number

2008 Funding

Positive Parenting & Lifestyles

BABE Boutique

244-2820

$9,000

Home Ownership

Habitat for Humanity

244-4479

Did not request funding

Homeless Shelter

The Lighthouse

244-5266

$11,590

Adult Tutoring

Literacy Council

244-5772

ext. 1128

$7,000

Parent Mentoring / Healthy Families

Passages

244-7688

$7,083

Transportation

Council on Aging

248-8944 or

1-800-290-1697

$7,030

Equipment and Support

United Cerebral Palsy of Indiana

1-800-723-7620

Did not request funding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Responding to Crisis ~ because it is critical that we, as a community, provide a safety net for those people at a time of crisis in their lives.

Program

Agency

Phone Number

2008 Funding

House Fire & Disaster Services

Red Cross

1-800-513-2599

$500

Health & Safety Services

Red Cross

1-800-513-2599

$500

Armed Forces Emergency Services

Red Cross

1-800-513-2599

$0

Rent Assistance

The Salvation Army

248-1711

$5,000

Counseling

Somebody Cares

244-5744

$3,000

Utility Assistance

Energy Assistance Fund

244-6331

$4,000

Domestic Violence Outreach    

YWCA

1-800-441-4073

$2,639