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Our neighbors need us. From the service professionals without childcare to the small business owners experiencing loss of income, we see the mounting pressure of community recovery ahead. We are here to help. Thanks to our partners at Indiana United Way and Lilly Endowment Inc., your White County United Way along with the Community Foundation of White County, the Community Foundation of Pulaski County, and the Jasper Newton Foundation can provide community relief to service agencies in need of assistance during these tough times. If you would like to join our donors to make a donation to the COVID-19 Community Relief Fund, please follow the links on this page to process your payment through our giving portal. We thank you for your contributions and your dedication to our community in these trying times. Together, we win! Any non-profit social service organization meeting basic and essential human needs in White, Jasper, or Pulaski counties may apply for relief through the Community Relief Fund. The application can be found here. As always, if you are in need of services, please call 211 for a directory of available resources. Check out a Special Thank You from one of our CRF Recipients, Medaryville Nursery School: www.medaryvillenurseryschool.com/thanks-to-our-donors.html |
    
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Application FAQs
Q: Who is eligible to apply?
A. Human services agencies meeting basic and essential needs for White, Jasper, or Pulaski residents may apply, regardless of where the agency is headquartered. Applicants must be 501c3 organizations or request special permission to apply through a phone conversation. As of July 10, 2021, the following expenditures are expressly excluded from this grant:
• Arts and Entertainment
• Recreation and Athletics
• Business/Commercial and Government
• Seed grants, Feasibility studies, and Market research
• Projects with restricted audiences where opportunities for wider-based support exist
• Projects that require political/religious action or endorsement to secure
• Marketing/educational materials
• Any expenditure that supplants governmental or public dollars
• Replenishing or shoring up the reserves of Grantee or its managing partners
Q: When are applications due?
A. Applications are due on the tenth day of each month, starting July 10 and ending November 10, 2021. Grant recipients must submit an interim report at the end of the month following the award. All final reports are due to WCUW by November 30, 2021.
Q: How do we apply, and what is the process?
A. You may download the application using the links above, or request a copy via email from: [email protected] All applications and supplemental materials must be submitted via email. If you have any questions through the process, please call Nikie at the White County United Way: 574-583-6544, extension 4.
Q: Who is eligible to apply?
A. Human services agencies meeting basic and essential needs for White, Jasper, or Pulaski residents may apply, regardless of where the agency is headquartered. Applicants must be 501c3 organizations or request special permission to apply through a phone conversation. As of July 10, 2021, the following expenditures are expressly excluded from this grant:
• Arts and Entertainment
• Recreation and Athletics
• Business/Commercial and Government
• Seed grants, Feasibility studies, and Market research
• Projects with restricted audiences where opportunities for wider-based support exist
• Projects that require political/religious action or endorsement to secure
• Marketing/educational materials
• Any expenditure that supplants governmental or public dollars
• Replenishing or shoring up the reserves of Grantee or its managing partners
Q: When are applications due?
A. Applications are due on the tenth day of each month, starting July 10 and ending November 10, 2021. Grant recipients must submit an interim report at the end of the month following the award. All final reports are due to WCUW by November 30, 2021.
Q: How do we apply, and what is the process?
A. You may download the application using the links above, or request a copy via email from: [email protected] All applications and supplemental materials must be submitted via email. If you have any questions through the process, please call Nikie at the White County United Way: 574-583-6544, extension 4.
Donation FAQs
Q: How will my gifts be used?
A. All gifts to the COVID-19 fund will be processed without charge and used to fund agencies and programs that serve area residents during this time of crisis. The first round of community funded grants will be allocated at the end of April by a joint committee of contributing leaders. Agency representatives will be invited to make proposals by April 10 for the first round of funding. Please contact the WCUW for a fund application if you are in need of financial support. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis on the tenth of each month until funds are exhausted.
A. Your general gifts, unless you specify otherwise, will be used to fund partnering agencies that focus on health, education, and financial stability for area residents. Some funds will be used to strengthen your White County United Way's capacity to assist other organizations through updates of our business procedures. Additionally, funds will continue to support Kindergarten Camp, which prepares our newest White County students for a more successful school year.
Q: What if I don't have the opportunity to give at work?
A. Please ask your CEO to contact the White County United Way Director, Nikie, at (574) 583-6544 to assist with payroll deduction in your workplace. You may also use the form below to submit a donation via mail. Recurring donations will soon be available on Facebook, and you can visit PayPal to send money online.
Q: How do I get a donation receipt?
A. If you are involved in payroll deduction at your workplace, your human resources director will have a copy of your pledge form. You need this pledge form and your end-of-year pay stub to share with your tax adviser to determine whether these donations are deductible. If you made a one-time donation, you should be receiving a receipt in the mail by the end of January of the following year. If you would like to check on the processing of your donation, please email us at: [email protected] with the subject: Pledge Processing. We'll need to know the date, amount, and method of your donation.
Q: How will my gifts be used?
A. All gifts to the COVID-19 fund will be processed without charge and used to fund agencies and programs that serve area residents during this time of crisis. The first round of community funded grants will be allocated at the end of April by a joint committee of contributing leaders. Agency representatives will be invited to make proposals by April 10 for the first round of funding. Please contact the WCUW for a fund application if you are in need of financial support. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis on the tenth of each month until funds are exhausted.
A. Your general gifts, unless you specify otherwise, will be used to fund partnering agencies that focus on health, education, and financial stability for area residents. Some funds will be used to strengthen your White County United Way's capacity to assist other organizations through updates of our business procedures. Additionally, funds will continue to support Kindergarten Camp, which prepares our newest White County students for a more successful school year.
Q: What if I don't have the opportunity to give at work?
A. Please ask your CEO to contact the White County United Way Director, Nikie, at (574) 583-6544 to assist with payroll deduction in your workplace. You may also use the form below to submit a donation via mail. Recurring donations will soon be available on Facebook, and you can visit PayPal to send money online.
Q: How do I get a donation receipt?
A. If you are involved in payroll deduction at your workplace, your human resources director will have a copy of your pledge form. You need this pledge form and your end-of-year pay stub to share with your tax adviser to determine whether these donations are deductible. If you made a one-time donation, you should be receiving a receipt in the mail by the end of January of the following year. If you would like to check on the processing of your donation, please email us at: [email protected] with the subject: Pledge Processing. We'll need to know the date, amount, and method of your donation.
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Grant Recipients
Boys & Girls Club of White County - The mission of the Boys & Girls Club of White County is “to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.” Due to COVID-19 the Boys & Girls Club of White County was forced to close their doors and switch to an online format for the time being. The online format, however, has led to a lack of funds from their Indiana Kids funding. The Community Relief Fund has assisted in funding programming like summer take-home packets as well as the ability to implement grouping systems to ensure social distancing and safety. The Boys & Girls Club also received funding to provide water to their students, as the use of water fountains was discontinued in order to comply with COVID safety precautions.
CDC Resources - The mission of CDC Resources Inc. is to “provide progressive services and support necessary to individuals with disabilities and their families which nurture their talents and skills toward becoming fully productive citizens.” They provide services to developmentally disabled adults in a five county area. Their resources are located in Monticello (White County) and Rensselaer (Jasper County) and serve more than 180 disabled individuals at those locations. Unfortunately the COVID-19 pandemic has caused their revenue to decrease and their expenses to increase because they had to make modifications in order to continue to safely provide their services. The funds they received from the Community Relief Fund will help them offset all of these additional unexpected costs and continue to provide high quality, person-centered care to the people they serve under the added strain of the pandemic.
Child Care Resource Network - The Child Care Resource Network (TCCRN) received funding to help them address the lack of regulated child care in Jasper, Pulaski, and White counties.
Community Wellness Center of Winamac - The Community Wellness Center of Winamac received funding so they can continue to provide free community events, educational programming, and other activities to families and youth in the community.
Food Finders Food Bank (FFFB) - The mission of the FFFB is to “collaborate with other organizations to provide food for those in need and to educate, advocate and address food insecurity in North Central Indiana.” The FFFB serves thousands of people in need of food in a 16-county service area, including Pulaski, Jasper, and White counties. With the help of the Community Relief Fund, the FFFB will be able to keep up with the increasing insecurity by using the funds to purchase two food mobiles in Jasper County in August and September, two food mobiles in Pulaski County in August and September, and additional funds to be credited to their agency partners towards food purchase for agencies in White County.
Garden Daycare and Sunshine Center Preschool (MUMC) - The Sunshine Center Preschool provides essential services of child care, education, outreach, and engagement to our youngest residents. They received funding so they can continue to provide essential services to our youth.
Growing Patch Learning Center (GPLC) - The mission of the GPLC is to “provide child care to meet the needs of the surrounding communities. We will strive for quality, reliable, affordable education and care in a safe and friendly environment to ensure that families can be contributors to the community and providers for their families.” They received funding to help them continue to meet capacity and social distancing guidelines as well as subsidizing for additional expenses.
Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana - Junior Achievement is an organization that is “dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their futures, and make smart academic and economic choices.” The Junior Achievement of Pulaski County, White County, Rensselaer, and Kankakee Valley have received funding so far so they can all generally serve their students in light of the pandemic.
The Community Relief Fund has been able to assist in the distribution of digital services to 628 students in Pulaski County and 485 students in White County.
Kankakee Valley Schools - Kankakee Valley School Corporation is in Wheatfield, Indiana, Jasper County. Their mission is to “guide students to become informed, engaged citizens, and curious, lifelong learners.” They received funding for an after-school language enrichment program for those who are learning English as a new language. This program will help to give these students more practice with immersive English that has been lost during times of quarantine and school shut down.
Making Masks in White County Indiana - Making Masks in White County is a Facebook volunteer group whose mission is to “provide homemade fabric masks free of charge to frontline and essential workers as well as all White County residents.” As a complete grassroots volunteer group, with a limited amount of resources due to store closures, they are desperately in need of funding and supplies to make masks. With the help of the COVID-19 Community Relief Fund - a project sponsored by Indiana United Ways and Lilly Endowment Inc. - the group was able to acquire the materials they needed for mask making.
Mental Health America (MHA) - The MHA received funding to improve mental health access in our region. MHA will bring a Mental Health Navigator to the community to assist residents with accessing important mental health services and crisis care.
Medaryville Nursery School - Medaryville Nursery School strives “to create a learning environment to ensure the educational, emotional, and social growth of our youth.” They received funding to help increase distancing among children, which could later include more children, and to generally continue their mission during these tough times.
Check out a Special Thank You from one of our CRF Recipients, Medaryville Nursery School: www.medaryvillenurseryschool.com/thanks-to-our-donors.html
Monticello Rotary Club - The mission of Rotary International is to “provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through our fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.” They received funding to expand the free Wi-Fi service at the Monticello City Park to allow for organizations to host outdoor meetings safely during the pandemic.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - The NAMI received funding to improve mental health access in our region.
Ralph & Lillian Fendig Summer Theatre for Children Inc. - For the past 45 years, The Fendig Theatre for Children has faithfully provided a high quality theatre experience for the youth in the community of Rensselaer, Indiana. Since Fendig started, there have been almost 3,000 people involved in productions. The funds they received from the Community Relief Fund has helped them pay for the necessities to aid them in their transition from summer theatre productions to online theatre experiences. Students are able to participate in theatre arts over the summer, even as they social distance. The Theatre also received funding for programs to help students with their mental health during the continuation of the pandemic and the recovery period as they return to more typical schedules.
Sagamore Boy Scouts, BSA - The mission of the BSA “is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.” Normally, the scouting program would provide in-person events and leadership training programs to assist young people in fulfilling this mission, but unfortunately the COVID-19 health crisis has forced the scouting program to switch to a new online format. In light of the quick shift to online programs, the Sagamore Boy Scouts received assistance from the COVID-19 Community Relief Fund to help purchase additional materials for digital scouting opportunities and take home camping activities. They have also received funding so they can purchase additional sanitation equipment to help keep working environments safe for Scouts, families, volunteers, and staff.
St. Augustine School - “The mission of the St. Augustine School family is to provide a quality Catholic education, which prepares each child to be a successful, productive, and loving human being. St. Augustine School accomplishes this by developing Catholic values in each student and providing academic excellence through a core curriculum strong in the basic skills while recognizing each student’s ability and striving to inspire an enthusiasm for life long learning.” They received funding so they can enhance social distancing, which will further better instruction and keep students safe during lunch time.
Twin Lakes Education Foundation - They received funding for programs to help students with their mental health during the continuation of the pandemic and the recovery period as they return to more typical schedules.
The Twin Lakes High School FIRST Robotics Team - The FIRST #7198 Fearsome Gears Robotics Team is a robotics club at Twin Lakes High School located in Monticello, Indiana. In response to the current COVID-19 health crisis, the students on the FIRST Robotics team determined that they wanted to use the resources they had to help support our local heroes. They decided to use their 3-D printer to print face shields and ear guards for face masks. The funds that they received from the Community Relief Fund have assisted them in acquiring equipment and supplies, such as filament rolls, to make the necessary PPE.
Tri-County School Corporation - The Tri-County Backpack Program received funding so they can purchase additional food, backpacks, and other additional supplies needed to help students who have been impacted by the pandemic.
Wheatfield Fire Department - The Wheatfield Volunteer Fire Department Inc. is stationed in Wheatfield, Indiana, Jasper County. They received assistance from the Community Relief Fund so they could provide assistance to EMT services during the pandemic.
Willowstone Services - Willowstone, along with the county schools and family liaison, will conduct parental outreach with a virtual Active Parenting series.
