OUR FUNDED AGENCY PARTNERS

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana: $50,000 to facilitate meaningful, monitored mentoring between adult volunteers and children.

Breckinridge County Schools: $7,500 to improve kindergarten readiness through United Way Born Learning Academies and support after-school vocational training for students.

Breckinridge-Grayson Programs: $5,000 to provide students and their families with essential basic hygiene supplies and increase family engagement in early childhood education.

CASA of the Heartland: $50,000 to provide children in the Hardin County court system with trained volunteer advocates who care for their best interests and help them find safe, permanent, and loving homes.

Cloverport Independent School District: $4,000 to increase access to basic hygiene supplies and support career-focused initiatives for students.

Community Health Clinic: $70,000 to improve access to medical, dental, and patient advocacy services for the uninsured and underinsured residents of our community.

Elizabethtown Independent Schools: $33,000 to provide free, high-quality books to young children and support after-school initiatives which provide at-risk students with homework assistance and enrichment opportunities otherwise not afforded to them.

Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland: $65,000 to supply community members with a stable source of food and provide children with nutritious and easy-to-prepare food to keep them from going hungry when school is not in session.

Grayson County Alliance: $50,000 to improve food stability for local families.

Grayson County Ministerial Association: $10,000 to provide rent, utility, and other basic need assistance which improve stability.

Grayson County Schools: $10,500 to foster mentorship opportunities and purchase supplies which provide opportunities for students to explore various career fields of interest, and support United Way Born Learning Academies which improve school readiness.

Hardin County Schools: $57,465 to improve kindergarten readiness through United Way Born Learning Academies, encourage positive parent/child relationships, conduct educational home visits, and keep teen parents on track to graduate.

Hardin County Skills U: $20,760 to provide one on one success coaching for adult students pursuing their GED.

Helping Hand of Hope: $100,000 to provide beds, pillows, and linens to children who otherwise do not have a bed to sleep in and emergency financial assistance to individuals and families.

Home of the Innocents: $2,000 to teach parents and caregivers the skills they need to prevent child abuse and neglect in the home. LaRue County Schools: $14,000 to expand afterschool club scholarships for at-risk students which engage students in extra-curricular activities otherwise not afforded to them.

Magnolia Cumberland Presbyterian Church: $17,000 to provide fresh produce, meat, and other food items to families struggling with hunger.

Mission Hope for Kids: $15,000 to provide an enriching after-school environment and improve outcomes for at-risk students through supportive mentor relationships.

Silverleaf Sexual Trauma Recovery Services: $40,000 to provide counseling to children who have suffered sexual abuse, preventing future mental health and substance abuse which can stem from untreated trauma.

SpringHaven Domestic Violence Program: $60,000 to provide safety and advocacy support for survivors of domestic violence as well as resources needed to regain independence.

Tri County CASA: $22,500 to afford abused and neglected children in the Breckinridge, Grayson, and Meade County court system with trained volunteer advocates who care for their best interests and help them find safe, permanent, and loving homes.

2-1-1: $26,000 to administer services through the local 2-1-1 call center which provides information and referrals to community resources with 24/7 access to all residents in Central Kentucky.

Way to Work: $150,000 to provide one-on-one coaching and job training through a network of comprehensive employment and barrier removal services.

$23,428.69 RAISED

United Way’s Power of the Purse was hosted at The Garage at Haycraft in August. Guests enjoyed a delicious dinner provided by Heartland Catering, a live auction and fashion show of new, designer handbags modeled by local gentlemen. Each of the thirteen hand­bags were filled with various donated goods that included tickets to sporting events, high end beauty products, a variety of gift cards for local restaurants, jewelry and more.

Thanks to our many generous sponsors, United Way of Central Kentucky was able to host this event to benefit early child­hood education initiatives in our community. In our region, 51% of children enter Kindergarten unprepared, having the potential to lead to significant future challenges in those children’s lives. The recent partnership between United Way Born Learning academies and Dolly Parton Imagination Library encourages and facilitates their learning. These programs give children in our community the opportunity overcome setbacks through earlier access to reading materials. This year, 170 tickets were sold to Power of the Purse raising $23,428.69 through the event.

898 HOURS OF SERVICE

United Way’s Day of Action provides opportunities for volunteers, donors and advocates to be part of solutions that make a difference in people’s lives. Through a partnership with Metalsa, Altec, and Cox Enterprises, United Way of Central Kentucky mobilized 149 employees who volunteered with ten nonprofits, giving over 898 hours in service at a value of $19,235 to our community.

The event’s major sponsors, Altec and Cox Enterprises, brought together teams of volunteers from more than eight states across the country to install new playground equipment at Elizabethtown Independent Schools’ Panther Place After-school Program. Teams on site restored and painted existing equipment, installed new swing sets, and resurfaced the playground with fresh mulch.

Throughout the community more than 100 additional volunteers from Metalsa worked on landscaping at CASA of The Heartland, prepared care kits for Silverleaf Sexual Trauma & Recovery Services, sorted through boutique donations at Mission Hope for Kids, packed senior care boxes at Feeding America, and more.