United Way of Central Indiana is awarding $1.2 million in grants to 33 nonprofits outside of its accredited partner network, the nonprofit announced Monday.
In all, $500,000 is being awarded from United Way’s Basic Needs Fund to 27 nonprofits, and $700,000 is being awarded from the Family Opportunity Fund to eight nonprofits. Two organizations are receiving grants from both funds.
Locally, $265,000 has been awarded to the following six Hamilton County nonprofits:
Family Opportunity Fund grant recipients
- Trinity Free Clinic: $140,000
Basic Needs Fund grant recipients
- Family Promise of Hamilton County: $20,000
- Grace Care Center: $25,000
- Heart and Soul Clinic: $15,000
- Janus Development Services: $25,000
- Meals on Wheels of Hamilton County: $15,000
- Trinity Free Clinic: $25,000
This is the first time United Way of Central Indiana opened funding of this kind to non-accredited partners.
“Nearly 40 percent of central Indiana households are living in, or one emergency away from, poverty,” said Shannon Jenkins, United Way’s vice president of impact. “These grants to non-accredited organizations, guided by United Way’s strategic aim of increasing and diversifying investment in under-resourced areas, will support operations, services and programming – and outcomes supporting more people and families throughout Central Indiana.”
United Way’s Basic Needs Fund focuses on safe and affordable housing, healthy food access, transportation and health services. The Family Opportunity Fund supports integrated programming that serves both youth and adults in the same household, aimed at improving the education, financial stability and well-being of the whole family.
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