This fall when the United Way kicked off their annual Resource Drive, they announced that they would once again be giving an incentive to help raise funds for their work towards their bold goal of moving 10,000 families out of financial struggles and into stability.  This incentive was a recurring theme from last year and […]

The Vigo County Juvenile Justice Center provides many services for the juveniles they are holding. The Center has a high focus on education, physical education, and several therapeutic programs designed for juveniles.  To provide these vital services The Center relies on a variety of funding streams, partnerships, and collaborations with many community partners. The funding […]

United Way of the Wabash Valley announced today a new grant opportunity focused on financial skills training for teenagers made available by their Financial Management Impact Council. The Council promotes financial coaching and income management throughout the six-county service area. Improving financial management skills is an important step in breaking the cycle of poverty and […]

United Way of the Wabash Valley’s Youth Success Impact Council has awarded $271,000 from its new “Successful Student Transitions Initiative” to three local organizations. This new initiative is part of Youth Success’ overall strategy to invest in programs that help Wabash Valley youth gain the knowledge, skills, and character development to succeed in kindergarten through […]

United Way of the Wabash Valley announced their annual grant opportunity available to organizations providing safety net or vital emergency assistance for need in the community. Safety net programs are programs designed to address immediate needs with emergency assistance such as food, shelter, and/or clothing services. The United Way’s bold goal is to move 10,000 […]

Substance use and related disorders take an enormous toll on the community, which suffers as a result of alcohol- and drug-related crime and violence, abuse and neglect of children, and lower worker productivity. In order to address this issue, the United Way’s Substance Use Disorders Council focuses on well-rounded approaches to supporting prevention, treatment, and […]

Partnership with Nurture with Nature: Highland Church Childcare Ministry to help open new childcare on the eastside of Vigo County Early Learning Indiana awarded a $100,000 grant to United Way of the Wabash Valley as part of the $1.7 million Closing the Gap grant fund to address local child care access issues, increasing capacity and […]

United Way of the Wabash Valley is partnering with the Vigo County School Corporation to expand its current literacy focus with a new program, “Reading Neighbors”. The program invites community members to read aloud to first and second-grade students to improve emerging reading skills, using a special selection of books that also help children strengthen […]

The United Way of the Wabash Valley is working to connect with community members through their new town hall series, Virtual Valley Connection. These are conversations that will allow the public to provide information about community issues to United Way and also learn more about the work of the organization. Each conversation will have a […]

The United Way of the Wabash Valley has awarded a total of over $516,000 to five organizations as part of the second wave of Covid Relief grants.  These grants will be used to support our community in meeting basic human needs brought on by the Covid pandemic. This grant opportunity was made possible from a […]