United Way Awarded Grant
August 24, 2016 at 6:38 p.m.
By Staff Report-
According to a press release from United Way, with the grant the United Way of Kosciusko County will increase support for self-sufficiency programs at Fellowship Missions and Combined Community Services.
The established partnership with these programs will assist them to increase the number of clients served as well as their client’s opportunity for long-term success. Additionally, the United Way will be able to hire another full-time person to be a part of the team.
The funding for Fellowship Missions will be used to hire a full-time case worker for the Catalyst Program to implement a new rehabilitation component with the existing program. The rehabilitation program will focus on helping residents of the shelter with substance abuse issues, increasing their opportunity for long-term success.
The funding for the Hand Up program at CCS will be used to hire a part-time case worker. This case worker will work specifically with those individuals that need additional support with goal setting, building their life skills and community resource utilization in order to go from a life in crisis to stable.
For the Project Independence program at CCS, the funding will be used to help single parents in their final phase of college with some financial assistance. When they reach 125 percent of the poverty level, the government assistance stops, thus they are unable to finish their degree. One qualification in particular is they must be going for a degree providing a livable wage for them and their children.
Statewide, nearly $6 million is available to support community work in education, financial stability or health. Support from Lilly Endowment Inc. created this opportunity for Indiana United Ways and Funds to increase local giving and pursue community results, the press release states. Each community designs its own resource development strategy to draw new donors and increases within the grant guidelines.
According to a press release from United Way, with the grant the United Way of Kosciusko County will increase support for self-sufficiency programs at Fellowship Missions and Combined Community Services.
The established partnership with these programs will assist them to increase the number of clients served as well as their client’s opportunity for long-term success. Additionally, the United Way will be able to hire another full-time person to be a part of the team.
The funding for Fellowship Missions will be used to hire a full-time case worker for the Catalyst Program to implement a new rehabilitation component with the existing program. The rehabilitation program will focus on helping residents of the shelter with substance abuse issues, increasing their opportunity for long-term success.
The funding for the Hand Up program at CCS will be used to hire a part-time case worker. This case worker will work specifically with those individuals that need additional support with goal setting, building their life skills and community resource utilization in order to go from a life in crisis to stable.
For the Project Independence program at CCS, the funding will be used to help single parents in their final phase of college with some financial assistance. When they reach 125 percent of the poverty level, the government assistance stops, thus they are unable to finish their degree. One qualification in particular is they must be going for a degree providing a livable wage for them and their children.
Statewide, nearly $6 million is available to support community work in education, financial stability or health. Support from Lilly Endowment Inc. created this opportunity for Indiana United Ways and Funds to increase local giving and pursue community results, the press release states. Each community designs its own resource development strategy to draw new donors and increases within the grant guidelines.
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