VANDERBURGH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AWARD LITTLE LAMBS OF EVANSVILLE WITH ARPA FUNDS 

 VANDERBURGH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AWARD LITTLE LAMBS OF EVANSVILLE WITH ARPA FUNDS 

AUGUST 26. 2023

With the support of the Vanderburgh County Council, the Vanderburgh County Commissioners were proud to award Little Lambs of Evansville with $9,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds. 

To respond to the public health emergency impact with respect to COVID-19 and its negative economic impacts, Vanderburgh County appropriated funds to non-profit organizations whose missions focus on arts, culture, and educational initiatives benefiting the County’s residents. 

Encouraging healthy parenting acts that will increase the physical and mental development, health, and safety of infants, Little Lambs believes that a critical ingredient in our community’s ability to thrive and grow is a culture in which every infant is guaranteed the opportunity to grow up in a safe and healthy environment. Since 1995, Little Lambs has helped safeguard the health and well-being of infants and small children by creating alliances with professional organizations that provide prenatal and pediatrics care, behavioral services, nutrition, drug and alcohol education and rehabilitation, and more. When parents obtain services from partnering organizations, they are rewarded for positive acts on behalf of their children with vouchers that can be traded for baby and child items offered through Little Lambs’ store. Little Lambs is also a Child Passenger Safety Inspection Station and offers a Safe Slee