United Way awards $17M to central Indiana nonprofits

(photo courtesy of United Way of Central Indiana) United Way of Central Indiana is awarding $17.3 million in grants to dozens of regional nonprofits through its Basic Needs and Family Opportunity Funds. The organization says the funding is designed to help meet the basic needs of Hoosiers and improve the education, financial stability and well-being of families. The grants, which range from $50,000 to $470,000 are expected to help more than 148,000 people across Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Marion and Morgan counties, the United Way said. "Now more than ever, this funding is critical to helping our partners meet the growing and changing needs of our community," United Way Vice President of Impact Shannon Jenkins said in a news release. "Nonprofits continue to face increased demand and shifting resources, and these grants help support their efforts to deliver essential services and create opportunities for the individuals and families they serve." The grant recipients are: Alternatives Inc: $50,000 Basic Needs American Red Cross of Central Indiana: $120,000 Basic Needs The Arc of Greater Boone County: $70,000 Basic Needs; $120,000 Family Opportunity At Your School (AYS): $50,000 Basic Needs Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana: $140,000 Family Opportunity Boone County Senior Services, Inc.: $70,000 Basic Needs Bosma Enterprises: $50,000 Basic Needs Boys & Girls Club of Boone County: $70,000 Basic Needs Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis: $100,000 Basic Needs Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville: $75,000 Basic Needs Brightlane Learning: $220,000 Family Opportunity Burmese American Community Institute: $100,000 Basic Needs; $120,000 Family Opportunity Catholic Charities Indianapolis: $200,000 Basic Needs; $280,000 Family Opportunity Children’s TherAplay: $50,000 Basic Needs Christamore House: $100,000 Basic Needs CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions: $250,000 Basic Needs Community Alliance of the Far Eastside (CAFE): $175,000 Basic Needs; $470,000 Family Opportunity Concord Neighborhood Center: $175,000 Basic Needs; $250,000 Family Opportunity Damien Center: $250,000 Basic Needs Easterseals Crossroads: $70,000 Basic Needs; $220,000 Family Opportunity Edna Martin Christian Center: $200,000 Basic Needs; $470,000 Family Opportunity Englewood Community Development Corporation: $125,000 Basic Needs Family Promise of Hendricks County: $100,000 Basic Needs; $80,000 Family Opportunity Fathers and Families Center: $100,000 Basic Needs; $380,000 Family Opportunity Firefly Children & Family Alliance: $200,000 Basic Needs; $220,000 Family Opportunity Flanner House of Indianapolis: $175,000 Basic Needs; $470,000 Family Opportunity Foster Success: $100,000 Basic Needs Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana: $200,000 Basic Needs; $380,000 Family Opportunity Hancock County Senior Services: $50,000 Basic Needs Hawthorne Community Center: $200,000 Basic Needs; $470,000 Family Opportunity Hendricks County Senior Services: $200,000 Basic Needs Horizon House: $250,000 Basic Needs HVAF of Indiana, Inc.: $100,000 Basic Needs Indiana Legal Services: $70,000 Basic Needs Indiana Youth Group (IYG): $200,000 Basic Needs Indianapolis Legal Aid Society: $120,000 Basic Needs Indianapolis Urban League: $200,000 Basic Needs; $470,000 Family Opportunity Indy Reads: $140,000 Family Opportunity John Boner Neighborhood Centers: $200,000 Basic Needs; $470,000 Family Opportunity The Julian Center: $120,000 Basic Needs La Plaza: $125,000 Basic Needs Little Red Door Cancer Agency: $150,000 Basic Needs Lutheran Child and Family Services: $250,000 Basic Needs; $470,000 Family Opportunity Martin Center Sickle Cell Initiative: $70,000 Basic Needs Martin Luther King Community Center: $175,000 Basic Needs; $350,000 Family Opportunity Martindale Brightwood Community Development Corporation: $100,000 Basic Needs Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center: $200,000 Basic Needs; $175,000 Family Opportunity Meals on Wheels of Central Indiana: $120,000 Basic Needs Meals on Wheels of Hancock County: $80,000 Basic Needs Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic: $70,000 Basic Needs New Hope of Indiana: $120,000 Basic Needs Noble: $150,000 Basic Needs; $100,000 Family Opportunity PrimeLife Enrichment: $50,000 Basic Needs Public Advocates in Community Re-Entry (PACE): $120,000 Basic Needs; $140,000 Family Opportunity Reach for Youth: $50,000 Basic Needs; $175,000 Family Opportunity The Salvation Army Indiana: $200,000 Basic Needs Second Helpings: $250,000 Basic Needs Sheltering Wings: $175,000 Basic Needs Shepherd Community Center: $70,000 Basic Needs; $260,000 Family Opportunity Shepherd's Center of Hamilton County: $125,000 Basic Needs Southeast Community Services: $175,000 Basic Needs; $350,000 Family Opportunity St. Mary's Early Childhood Center: $100,000 Basic Needs; $140,000 Family Opportunity Stability First: $70,000 Basic Needs Sycamore Services: $50,000 Basic Needs Tangram, Inc.: $120,000 Basic Needs TeenWorks: $120,000 Basic Needs; $175,000 Family Opportunity The Villages of Indiana: $200,000 Basic Needs; $175,000 Family Opportunity Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana: $200,000 Basic Needs; $260,000 Family Opportunity WellSpring: $100,000 Basic Needs YMCA of Greater Indianapolis: $80,000 Basic Needs; $140,000 Family Opportunity YMCA of Morgan County: $220,000 Family Opportunity

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