Author: Abby Desboro

The United Way of the Wabash Valley’s Success By 6 Impact Council released their Kindergarten Readiness Report for the 2020-2021 school year.  This report is a comprehensive overview of a data study conducted by the Success By 6 Impact Council across kindergarten classes in 7 local school corporations that assesses the preparedness of the kindergarten […]

United Way of the Wabash Valley’s Youth Success Council and Strong Neighborhoods Council have joined forces to offer additional assistance for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Emergency Broadband Benefit.  The temporary benefit will help to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The $3.2B Emergency Broadband Benefit program […]

The United Way of the Wabash Valley’s Substance Use Disposal Council has partnered with the Parke County Sherriff Department and the Sullivan County Community Hospital to provide permanent medication disposal kiosks.  These provide a safe and easy way year-round to dispose of unwanted or expired prescriptions, including controlled substances, and over-the-counter medications at no cost.  […]

Small businesses play a critical role in maintaining a thriving local economy, and people tend to support businesses that also support their community.  The United Way of the Wabash Valley has developed a new program to allow businesses to easily assist the community with their 365 Small Business Circle. This past year has created many […]

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 […]