COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund Announces 14th Round of Allocations

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    The COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund of the Greater Evansville Region has awarded a fourteenth round of allocations, granting nearly $400,000 to all 15 nonprofit applicants.

     The COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund of the Greater Evansville Region has awarded a fourteenth round of allocations, granting nearly $400,000 to all 15 nonprofit applicants. In total, the Response Fund has distributed more than $3.3 million to nonprofits in our five-county region who are responding to critical needs related to the pandemic and our region’s recovery. 

    This round of allocations will help provide COVID-19 antibody testing for donated blood, zoo memberships for ALICE households, food for at-risk children, staffing needs, programs to support social-emotional learning for kids, clinic supplies, and security/safety equipment. 

    As part of round fourteen, the Public Education Foundation was awarded $30,000 for the “House Project.” Instead of purchasing lumber for a house, the lumber will be used to construct 85 tables and chairs for flexible outdoor seating at 15 schools within the EVSC. A portion of the award will go toward the purchase of a home lot for the 2021-2022 school year. 

    Stir-n-Up Hope in Ferdinand, IN was awarded $30,000 to support youth in the care of the Spencer County Juvenile Probation Office. Funds will underwrite 16 weeks of Equine-Assisted Learning for 48 juvenile offenders. According to The National Institutes of Health, providing community-based, youth mentoring programs and resources reduces juvenile recidivism. 

    Fourteenth Round Funding Recipients: 

    Organization: American Red Cross of Southwestern Indiana – Evansville, Indiana  Awarded $18,750 

    Organization: Evansville Zoological Society – Evansville, Indiana Awarded $25,000 

    Organization: G E M Ministries – Boonville, Indiana  Awarded $20,000 

    Organization: Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry – Garrett, Indiana  Awarded $10,000 

    Organization: House of Bread and Peace – Evansville, Indiana  Awarded $15,000 

    Organization: Louis J. Koch Family Children’s Museum of Evansville – Evansville, Indiana  Awarded $60,000 

    Organization: Mt. Vernon Ministerial Association – Mt. Vernon, Indiana  Awarded $10,287 

    Organization: Muslim Association of So. Indiana for Health Advancement – Evansville, Indiana Awarded $20,000 

    Organization: Ozanam Family Shelter – Evansville, Indiana Awarded $35,000 

    Organization: Public Education Foundation – Evansville, Indiana Awarded $30,000 

    Organization: Spencer County CASA – Rockport, Indiana Awarded $60,000 

    Organization: Stir-n-Up Hope – Ferdinand, Indiana Awarded $30,000 

    Organization: Sycamore Rehabilitation Services – Evansville, Indiana Awarded $10,000 

    Organization: United Way of Southwestern Indiana – Evansville, Indiana Awarded $25,000 

    Organization: Urban Seeds – Evansville, Indiana Awarded $25,000 

    FOOTNOTES: Donations to the fund may be made by debit/credit card or PayPal at covidresponsefund.com. Checks will also be accepted at all Old National Bank and Heritage Federal Credit Union branches.

    Checks should be made payable to United Way of Southwestern Indiana and all donations should reference “COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund of the Greater Evansville Region (or GERF)” in the memo. Contributions may also be mailed to: United Way of Southwestern Indiana, 318 Main Street, Suite 504, Evansville, IN 47708. For stock or ACH transactions, please call 812-421-7476 

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