Last Updated on June 3, 2020 by United Way of Cass County
SOURCE: News release from United Way of Cass County
United Way of Cass County is pleased to announce that it has been approved to receive a $225,000 COVID-19 Economic Relief Initiative Grant, made possible through a partnership between Lilly Endowment, Inc. and Indiana United Ways, the state professional association of which United Way of Cass County is a member. These special funds will be used to boost the efforts of selected area human and social service nonprofits on the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“United Way of Cass County has been a key convener and coordinator of our community’s response to meet human needs for decades. Even before this crisis, we knew that 27% of families in Cass County were not able to make ends meet – despite working. Without a robust local nonprofit safety net, those needs are bound to become even more dire. Thanks to generous support from the Lilly Endowment, Inc., we are now more strongly positioned to help our community’s nonprofits deal with the immediate impacts of Covid-19,” said Executive Director, Chris Armstrong
The COVID-19 Economic Relief Initiative Grant calls for United Ways that receive funding to leverage partnerships and relationships to better meet Covid-related essential and basic needs, which could include safe, emergency childcare and to address other Covid-19 critical issues as they emerge. Specifically, United Way of Cass County plans to use this funding to provide food, rent and utility assistance as well as other basic needs. United Way of Cass County will begin accepting funding requests from area human and social service nonprofits in good standing effective immediately. Interested organizations should visit the United Way of Cass County’s website www.unitedwayofcasscounty.org for guidance on funding intent and application instructions.