The United Way of the Wabash Valley’s Strong Neighborhoods Council is making available up to $60,000 in funding for Neighborhood Improvement mini-grants to the community.  This will be the first community investment for the council whose goal is to create a positive impact for struggling working families in the Wabash Valley by investing in programs […]

CenterPoint Energy Foundation is awarding United Way of the Wabash Valley with a $50,000 grant toward their Strong Neighborhoods Impact Council.  This council is working to partner with residents and organizations to build thriving neighborhoods across the Wabash Valley where residents feel safe and connected to one another.   Neighborhood safety and inclusion was a constant […]

United Way of the Wabash Valley today announced the second round of mini-grant awards of over $30,000 from their Youth Success Impact Council.  These grants assist school-aged children from grades K-12 who are struggling with attendance or staying engaged while in class. The Council developed the Youth Success Student Engagement mini-grant program, for awards up […]

United Way’s Success By 6 Impact Council understands the crucial role that teachers and counselors play in the social and emotional development of our young children. To support their efforts, Success By 6 distributed the book, The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig, to all kindergarten teachers and libraries across the 6-county United Way service area. […]

United Way of the Wabash Valley has awarded a total of $325,553 to 13 organizations across the Wabash Valley that are providing safety net and COVID-19 relief services.  This large-scale funding opportunity was made possible by generous donations to the United Way and the Wabash Valley COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund which was created in March […]

United Way of the Wabash Valley hosted it’s 2021 Annual Meeting virtually on Thursday, April 8th.  The virtual event, presented by Union Health, was able to bring together donors, volunteers, and community partners in a safe way to celebrate overcoming the challenges the past year has presented and how United Way has worked together to […]

United Way of the Wabash Valley’s Success By 6 Impact Council’s Real Men Read program is celebrating its 10th year. Over the course of years, it has had a huge impact on our community, specifically the youngest among us.  Real Men Read is a program that provides adult male leaders in our community the opportunity […]

The United Way of the Wabash Valley’s Substance Use Disorders Impact Council while working collaboratively with partners in the community has helped to bring a new tool to support Substance Use Disorder treatment with the help of two grants totaling $152,000.  These include an $87,000 Integrated Service Project grant from the Indiana State Department of […]

The United Way of the Wabash Valley’s Success By 6 Impact Council created a project to provide kindergarten-readiness packs, or “K-Packs” to help children develop needed skills for kindergarten.  The K-Packs include activity plans and materials that will provide families with instructions on literacy and numeracy-building skills, opportunities for pretend play, practicing fine motor activities, […]

United Way of the Wabash Valley is announcing another round of its mini-grant opportunity issued from their Youth Success Impact Council aimed at assisting school aged children from grades K-12 who are having issues regarding attendance or staying engaged while learning. The Youth Success Council believes that all Wabash Valley youth should gain the knowledge, […]