INDIANAPOLIS – United Way of Central Indiana has awarded $12.45 million to 60 Hoosier nonprofits, including Meals on Wheels of Hancock, to help meet the basic needs of our region’s most vulnerable neighbors.
United Way’s Basic Needs Fund is intended to address access to food, housing, health care and transportation. Funding also is granted to organizations proposing improvements to practices and policies that help eliminate barriers for people seeking services.
A committee of 17 people – United Way board members, staff and community volunteers – reviewed applications and selected the recipients and grant amounts, which range from $45,000 to $360,000. Organizations receiving funding are accredited with United Way of Central Indiana, and grants will be distributed over 18 months. All 60 nonprofits that applied received funding.
The funds will help more than 90,000 people in the region have access to essentials, said Sara VanSlambrook, United Way’s chief impact officer.
“These grants are important because they support community organizations that are meeting the most essential needs of our community, like food and housing and transportation and health,” she said.
Basic Needs Fund grantees for 2023-2024:
Alternatives Inc – $125,000
American Cancer Society – $45,000
At Your School, Inc. – $75,000
The Arc of Greater Boone County, Inc. – $100,000
Boone County Senior Services, Inc. – $90,000
Bosma Enterprises – $75,000
Boys & Girls Club of Boone County – $120,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis – $275,000
Burmese American Community Institute – $210,000
Catholic Charities Indianapolis, Inc. – $325,000
CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions – $360,000
Community Alliance of the Far Eastside – $300,000
Concord Neighborhood Center – $275,000
Damien Center – $345,000
Edna Martin Christian Center – $345,000
Family Promise of Hendricks County – $125,000
Fathers and Families Center – $120,000
Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center – $150,000
Firefly Children & Family Alliance – $300,000
Flanner House of Indianapolis, Inc. – $345,000
Foster Success – $90,000
Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana – $325,000
Hawthorne Community Center – $300,000
Hendricks County Senior Services – $300,000
Horizon House, Inc. – $345,000
HVAF of Indiana, Inc. – $180,000
Indiana Legal Services, Inc. – $75,000
Indiana Youth Group – $225,000
Indianapolis Legal Aid Society – $180,000
Indianapolis Urban League – $275,000
John Boner Neighborhood Centers – $325,000
The Julian Center – $175,000
La Plaza, Inc. – $165,000
Little Red Door Cancer Agency – $225,000
Lutheran Child and Family Services – $325,000
Martin Center Sickle Cell Initiative – $100,000
Martin Luther King Community Center – $210,000
Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center – $300,000
Meals on Wheels of Central Indiana – $250,000
Meals on Wheels of Hancock County – $100,000
Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic – $90,000
New Hope of Indiana – $200,000
Noble, Inc. – $300,000
PrimeLife Enrichment – $75,000
Public Advocates in Community Re-Entry (PACE) – $165,000
Reach For Youth – $60,000
The Salvation Army Indiana – $300,000
Second Helpings – $360,000
Sheltering Wings – $210,000
Shepherd Community Center – $90,000
Shepherd’s Center of Hamilton County – $250,000
Southeast Community Services – $225,000
St. Mary’s Early Childhood Center – $200,000
Stability First – $50,000
Tangram, Inc. – $250,000
TeenWorks, Inc. – $175,000
The Villages of Indiana, Inc. – $300,000
Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana – $300,000
WellSpring – $125,000
YMCA of Greater Indianapolis – $150,000
