United Way awards $8M to 29 organizations
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United Way of Central Indiana is awarding $8 million in grants to 29 organizations from its Family Opportunity Fund. The goal of the fund is to improve the education, financial stability and overall health and well-being of families.
The nonprofit says the work is rooted in the 2Gen, or two-generation, approach, which focuses on supporting children and their caregivers to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty.
“We remain committed to working alongside our partners, who are providing innovative and integrated 2Gen services and programs to hundreds of Central Indiana families,” said Shannon Jenkins, United Way’s family opportunity senior director. “We know that sustaining successful models and investing in new pathways and opportunities for families to achieve educational success, economic mobility and well-being is critical as our community continues to move forward.”
The 2022-2023 Family Opportunity Fund grantees:
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana — $100,000
- Catholic Charities — $350,000
- Community Alliance of the Far Eastside — $550,000
- Concord Neighborhood Center — $125,000
- Early Learning Indiana — $250,000
- Easterseals Crossroads — $200,000
- Edna Martin Christian Center — $575,000
- Fathers and Families Center — $340,000
- Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center — $115,000
- Firefly Children & Family Alliance — $125,000
- Flanner House — $575,000
- Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana — $300,000
- Hawthorne Community Center — $450,000
- Indianapolis Urban League — $450,000
- The John H. Boner Community Center Inc. — $425,000
- Lutheran Child and Family Services — $575,000
- Marion County Commission on Youth — $100,000
- Martin Luther King Community Center — $325,000
- Reach For Youth — $140,000
- School on Wheels — $170,000
- Shepherd Community Center — $125,000
- Southeast Community Services — $325,000
- St. Mary’s Early Childhood Center — $275,000
- Starfish Initiative — $100,000
- TeenWorks — $100,000
- The Villages of Indiana — $250,000
- Visually Impaired Preschool Services — $75,000
- Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana — $375,000
- YMCA of Morgan County — $135,000
Additionally, United Way is awarding $400,000 in 2Gen capacity-building grants to five organizations. The nonprofit says recipients will work with United Way to refine 2Gen programming concepts, build partnerships and improve data collection and reporting.
Capacity-building grantees:
- Burmese American Community Institute — $80,000
- Indy Reads — $80,000
- Noble — $80,000
- PACE — $80,000
- YMCA of Greater Indianapolis — $80,000