Category: News & Events

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 […]

Education has long been one of the pillars of United Way, specifically with their Success By 6 Impact Council, an initiative that focuses on the benefit of early childhood education in our community.  Power of the Community is an annual volunteer-led fundraising event that the United Way holds as a part of their efforts to […]

Substance use impacts nearly every community in the United States, and the Wabash Valley is no exception.  The United Way’s Substance Use Disorders Council recognizes that substance use and substance use disorders are public health issues that are preventable and treatable, and believes the most effective way to eliminate substance use disorders and build healthy communities […]

The United Way of the Wabash Valley’s Strong Neighborhoods Council is awarding over $67,000 in funding for Neighborhood Improvement Project mini-grants across the community.  This is the first community investment for the council whose goal is to positively impact struggling working families in the Wabash Valley by investing in programs and initiatives that provide our […]