Category: News & Events

Officials with United Way of the Wabash Valley and the Wabash Valley Community Foundation announced Friday a 6th round of disbursements from the Wabash Valley COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund that was created in March to assist organizations helping individuals and families with immediate COVID-19 related needs.  The Steering Committee providing oversight for the fund has […]

United Way of the Wabash Valley and the Wabash Valley Community Foundation completed a 5th round of disbursements from the Wabash Valley COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund created just over 4 weeks ago.   The fund’s first priority is to assist organizations helping individuals and families with immediate COVID-19 related needs, but funds are also used for […]

In each of the last four weeks, United Way of the Wabash Valley and the Wabash Valley Community Foundation have continued to issue short-term emergency relief grants from the Wabash Valley COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund. In this latest round, seven grants were disbursed to local organizations totaling more than $33,000.  The funds will be used […]

The United Way of the Wabash Valley announced today that it has been approved to receive a $1,100,000 COVID-19 Economic Relief Initiative Grant, made possible through a partnership between Lilly Endowment, Inc. and Indiana United Ways, the state professional association of which United Way of the Wabash Valley (UWWV) is a member.  These special funds […]

The Wabash Valley Relief Fund created by United Way of the Wabash Valley and the Wabash Valley Community Foundation has continued to see steady requests for from service provider organizations for relief funding related to COVID-19.  The organizations previously reported two rounds of grant funding on March 31 and April 7 totaling over $135,000 in […]

In a coordinated response to community needs, United Way of the Wabash Valley and the Wabash Valley Community Foundation distributed 10 grants to local organizations totaling more than $38,000.  The funds will be used to assist service provider organizations helping individuals and families with immediate COVID-19 related needs in Vigo, Clay, Parke, Sullivan, and Vermillion […]

United Way of the Wabash Valley is excited to announce its Success By 6 Impact Council has received two grants from Early Learning Indiana.  The Success By 6 Council is working to improve the number of students who are “kindergarten-ready” at entry.  Research shows that those who are prepared to enter kindergarten are more successful […]