2012 Funded Agencies
American Red Cross
American Red Cross works in the community helping families get back on their feet after they’ve suffered the devastation and destruction of a natural disaster. They are also the experts on training people in CPR, Health & Safety and preparing for disasters.
Executive Director: Sharon Thompson
405 West Dixie Highway
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Phone: 270.765.4979
United Way Investment: $45,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana
Our children face more challenges today than at any time in this nation’s history. Gang violence, drug abuse, and violence in the home have all become a part of the fabric of our community. United Way wants to find a way to protect our children from these conditions. United Way’s support of Big Brothers Big Sisters provides our youth with a positive force in their lives. National research has shown that the positive relationships between Big Brothers and Big Sisters and their Little’s have a direct, measurable, and lasting impact on children’s lives.
- 46% of participants are less likely to begin use of illegal drugs
- 53% of participants are less likely to skip school
- 7% of participants are less likely to use alcohol
617 North Mulberry Street Suite 23
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Phone: 270.769.5225
United Way Investment: $50,000
Breckinridge County Good Samaritan Center
Our purpose is to meet the emergency needs within our community of Breckinridge County and to help families break the chronic cycle that leaves them in need. We operate for a not-for-profit charitable organization dedicated to provide aid and assistance to families to achieve economic and financial independence.
Board Chair: Rev. Janet Carden
PO Box 945
Hardinsburg, Ky. 40143
270.756.0303
2012 United Way Investment: $ 2,000
Breckinridge-Grayson Programs, Inc.
Breckinridge-Grayson Programs, Inc. serves children and families through a variety of Early Head Start and Head Start program options. The agency’s goal is to support each child to become ready for school life and beyond. Additionally, the child’s parents must be equipped to advocate for their family’s needs and prepared to provide optimal support for their child’s education and well. The agency promotes parents as their child’s most important teachers and livelong advocates. Ultimate goal attainment means every child is ready to meet school challenges and become “work ready” as adults regardless of technological or other skill expectations.
Executive Director: Cathy Darst
201 E Walnut
Leitchfield, KY 42754
270.259.4054
2012 United Way Investment: $8,000
CASA of the Heartland
CASA of the Heartland recruits, screens, trains, and supports volunteers who are appointed by family court judges to advocate for the best interest of children who are in the family court system. Their primary purpose is to minimize the fear, disruption and trauma in the lives of these children.
Executive Director: Sylvia Griendling
PO Box 6065
Elizabethtown, KY 42702
270.982.2272
2012 United Way Investment: $25,000
CASA of Grayson County
CASA’s mission is to advocate for abused and neglected children and educate our community regarding its responsibility to these children. Serves children in Breckinridge, Grayson, and Meade Counties.
Executive Director: Erica Simpson
500 Carroll Gibson Blvd
Leitchfield, KY 42754
270.246.1256
2012 United Way Investment: $6,000
Central KY Community Action
Senior Companion Program, Retired and Senior Volunteer Program & Head Start
Senior Companion Program
SCP provides In-Home services that consist of light meal preparation, short distance transportation, light house-cleaning, and exercising to disabled and frail elderly clients. SCP volunteers provide companionship to the lonely, accompany clients to recreation and Senior Centers, and read and write letters and forms. The program also provides a much needed service known as Respite care to family members and friends who are providing care for a loved one. This service helps to alleviate the stress of care providers and allows them to get the chance to take care of themselves. SCP partnering with United Way allows for many seniors to make living independently a reality.
RSVP
RSVP recruits, trains and places individuals 55 and over at local nonprofits to offer volunteer services. When Seniors have a purpose in life, a reason to get out of bed in the morning, there are fewer incidents of depression and the overall quality of life is improved. Retired Senior Volunteer program provides seniors with meaningful volunteer opportunities, moving them from the sidelines of society to becoming a positive force within it.
Head Start
Head Start provides full day regulated pre-school services to three and four year old at-risk children from families living below the federal poverty level; additionally, Head Start provides comprehensive social services to Head Start families as a bridge toward self-sufficiency.
SCP Director: Amanda Hodgens, 270.737.1059
RSVP Director: Janet Lee, 270.737.1059
Head Start Director: Pamela Smith, 270.769.3497
1111 North Dixie Highway Suite 5 & 1
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
2012 United Way Investment: $28,700
Community Health Clinic of Hardin and LaRue Counties
The Community Health Clinic is a charitable healthcare facility established to provide basic health care services to the uninsured, low-income residents of Hardin and LaRue Counties, to include medical office visits, laboratory services, dental care, and limited durable medical equipment, referrals for diagnostics, courtesy specialist consults, and vision care.
Rebecca Farris Allen, Director
114 East Memorial Drive
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Phone: 270.763.9589
2012 United Way Investment: $80,000
Elizabethtown Independent Schools: Panther Place After School Program
For school-aged youth, the hours between 3pm and 6pm account for the majority of delinquent behavior. Studies show the critical importance of structured supervision during these hours. Unfortunately, for low income families, qaulity after school care is out of their reach. Panther Place provides families with a safe, and nurturing place for their children to explore positive choices for their life.
Program Director: Vicki Seabolt
219 Helm Street
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Phone: 270.765.6416
2012 United Way Investment: $30,000
Feeding America Kentucky's Heartland: Food Distribution and Backpack Program
Every Friday afternoon, 600 children leave school with a backpack full of food. Most of these children will get off the school-bus and enter homes that have little if any food in the cupboards or refrigerator. The food in their backpack will keep them from going hungry all weekend.
In the last decade, hunger-relief agencies have found that the greatest increase in hungry Americans has been among the working poor. People that are working, but just don’t earn livable wages. United Way wants to make sure no one suffers from hunger in our community. Through the partnership with America’s Second Harvest, over $900,000 worth of food is distributed to people in need each month. This equals 615,000 pounds/month, 17,000 families each month, 96,000 meals at various sites each month).
Executive Director: Don Fulford
Main Warehouse Physical/Mailing Address:
313 Peterson Drive/PO Box 821
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Phone: 270.769.6997
Volunteer Center:
300 Peterson Drive
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Phone: 270.735.1407
2012 United Way Investment: $70,000
Grayson County Alliance
The vision of the Grayson County Alliance is to reach out and help the citizens of Grayson County by providing blended and accessible human services that will enable the citizens of Grayson County to progress toward self-sufficiency, stability and safety. Food Pantry and Backpack Program provides a centralized food distribution center for USDA commodities, donated/purchased food, and personal care items for eligible residents. Prescription program assists the uninsured in the completion of pharmaceutical applications for free brand name and/or low cost generic prescriptions. Repair Affair is an annual one day event to assist eligible homeowners with repairs. Furniture program facilitates the transfer of donated /purchased furniture to eligible residents.
Executive Committee: Dennis Kiper
125 East Market Street Suite 3
Leitchfield, KY 42754
Phone: 270.259.4000
2012 United Way Investment: $63,000
Grayson County Schools: Community Education and Family Resource Centers
Community Education serves the unemployed and underemployed population of Grayson County through low-cost and free training programs to help individuals become self-sufficient.
The Family Resource and Youth Services Center’s mission is to improve student achievement through the removal of non-cognitive barriers to learning. This is accomplished by promoting the flow of resources and support to families in ways that strengthen and enhance the grown of students. FRYSCs provide programs that help children achieve their academic potential.
Community Education Director: Angela Jones
909 Brandenburg Rd
Leitchfield, KY 42755
270.259.4011
2012 United Way Investment: $18,000
Hardin County Schools: First Connections
First Connections is an early childhood program that offers enrichment lessons and activities for children and parents together, and is available for infants and preschoolers ages birth to 4 years old with no financial or academic stipulations. First Connections provides three services to our families to include Cradle School, Parents as Teachers (PAT- home visitation) and Teens as Parents (TAP)
According to recent research, the first 3 years of a child’s life are the most important period of brain development. Proper care and stimulation during these 3 years is critical to the child’s ability to succeed in the future. Unfortunately, this age group represents the most underserved segment of the population, making them high-risk for abuse and neglect. United Way wants to see every child have an opportunity to grow up free from abuse and neglect have a chance to succeed in life. By supporting the Hardin County School System’s First Connections program, this can be a reality. The program begins preparing children from birth to be successful in school and life by empowering parents to be their child’s first and best teacher.
District FRYSC/Health Services Director: Janay Sutton
65 W.A. Jenkins Road
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Phone: 270.769.8800
2011 United Way Investment: $50,000
Helping Hand of Hope
In Hardin County, there are over 9,700 people living in poverty; 4,100 of them are children. Over half of the food stamp recipients are children, 9% of recipients are senior citizens. Over 84% of food stamp recipients say their food stamps buy enough food to only last about 3 weeks. United Way recognizes this gap, and wants to make sure everyone has access to basic necessities of food, clothing and shelter. United Way’s investment in Helping Hand of Hope makes sure individuals and families in crisis have what they need to survive.
Executive Director: David Dozer
P.O. Box 642
141 East Dixie Avenue
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Phone: 270.769.3092
2012 United Way Investment: $185,138
LaRue County Schools: Kids Crew Plus
Kids Crew, LaRue County School District's licensed childcare program, provides preschool, before/after school care, and non-school day care to children age 2-12. The goal is to provide quality care for children in a nurturing environment that promotes the development of each child intellectually, physically, socially, and emotionally.
Director of Family Services: Sarah Hornback
208 College Street
Hodgenville, KY 42748
Phone: 270.358.8334
2012 United Way Investment: $18,000
Lincoln Heritage Council, Boy Scouts of America: Scouting Unlimited Program
The Scouting Unlimited Program provides the Scouting Adventure through in-school life-skills curriculum and a hands-on outdoor experience day camp to mentally, physically and emotionally challenged youth ages 5-21 years old.
The mission of the Lincoln Heritage Council, Boy Scouts of America is to achieve excellence in fostering the character development, citizenship, and moral, mental, and physical fitness of young people and to prepare them to make lifelong ethical choices by instilling in them the value of the Scott Oath and Scout Law.
Director of Finance Service: Mark Kraus
12001 Sycamore Station Place
Louisville, KY 40299
Phone: 270.361.2624
2012 United Way Investment: $5,000
Meade County Schools: Healthy Families Program
Meade County Schools is committed to raising healthy families as a result of strong collaborative efforts between primary caregivers, schools, and communities. The Healthy Families Program promotes the types of communication that will enable at-risk parents and caregivers to feel comfortable with school personnel when issues arise. Programs including Successful Steps to Parenting, Grandparents’ Coffee Break support group, and Community Connections provide guidance and problem-solving strategies that enhance self-sufficiency for current and future generations.
Coordinator of Student Services: Amy Berry
1155 Old Ekron Rd
Brandenburg, KY 40108
270.422.7500
2012 United Way Investment: $18,000
SpringHaven, Inc
More women seek treatment in hospital emergency rooms for injuries related to domestic violence than for rapes, muggings, and automobile accidents combined. There are many reasons women stay in abusive relationships, but the main reason is fear. United Way wants everyone to live a life free of abuse and fear. By supporting SpringHaven Domestic Violence Program, victims of abuse can find a safe place to escape, heal and rebuild their lives.
422 East Poplar
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Phone: 270.765.4057
2012 United Way Investment: $60,000
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