United Way of the Bluegrass has conceived, developed and implemented a common sense approach to community solutions and applied it to funding allocations to partner agencies. We applied creativity and innovation to the process and have made a commitment to long-term solutions and accountability. Focusing Education, Income, and Health in addition to Critical and Essential Services, your dollars will not only apply to the needs of today, but invest in solutions for tomorrow.
Hundreds of regional volunteers charted a new path towards taking the investment beyond critical services into long term solutions. United Way of the Bluegrass partnering agency proposals have been received, evaluated, scored, reviewed and vetted by an engaged community. We added in accountability pieces so that we can determine over time which are best practices and implement them across the region, all to insure the best return on this investment in our neighborhoods. Because community volunteers asked, the new review process helps to ensure that every dollar is well spent. And, because community volunteers asked, to make the best decisions we engaged experts in education, income and health to evaluate and score proposals, which then were prioritized by community members.
We are proud of our partnering agencies who have risen to the challenge of developing fresh, new, creative and innovative programs to address decades old issues while being sensitive to the critical issues and concerns for today.
The programs listed below will receive funding through 2017 to build strength in Basic Needs, Student Success, School Readiness and Financial Stability as well as critical health and human services within each of these areas.
4Kids, a Faith Community Partnership
AccuTran Industries
AIDS Volunteers
American Red Cross, Bluegrass Chapter
American Red Cross, Daniel Boone Chapter
Anderson County Adult Education and Literacy Council
AppalReD Legal Aid
Apprisen
Arbor Youth Services
Bank on Bluegrass/Financial Literacy
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass
Bluegrass Community Action Partnership
Bluegrass Council of the Blind
Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center
Bluegrass Technology Center
bluegrass.org
Bourbon County 4-H Council
Boy Scouts of America Bluegrass Council
CASA of Madison County
CASA of the Bluegrass
Camargo Jeffersonville Senior Citizens Center
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Lexington
Central Kentucky Economic Empowerment Project (CKEEP)
Child Care Council of Kentucky
Child Development Centers of the Bluegrass
Children's Advocacy Center of the Bluegrass
Children's Law Center
Chrysalis House
Clark County Association for Handicapped Citizens
Clark County Children's Council
Clark County Community Services
Clark County Homeless Shelter
Clark County Rx Assistance
Community Action Council
Domestic Violence Prevention Board
Du Bois Community Center
Employment Solutions
First Bracktown - BMW Academy
Gateway Children's Services
Girl Scouts of Kentucky's Wilderness Road Council
GleanKY
Greenhouse 17
Growing Together Preschool
GSC Immigrant Initiative
Harvest Christian Ministries, Inc.
Hope Center
Hope Ministries Food Pantry
Jessamine County Adult Education
Jubilee Jobs of Lexington
Kentucky Equal Justice Center
Kentucky River Foothills Development Council
Kidney Health Alliance of Kentucky
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass
Lexington Hearing and Speech Center
Lexington Woman's Club Clothing Center
Life Adventure Center of the Bluegrass
LSTEAM Education Initiative
M&M Food Pantry
Mentors & Meals
Montgomery County 4-H Council
Montgomery County Education Foundation
Nursing Home Ombudsman Agency of the Bluegrass
One Parent Scholar House
Operation Happiness
Paris - Bourbon County YMCA
Partners in Education
Pathways
Post Clinic
Project Read, Madison County Literacy Council
Reading Camp of the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington
Repairers Lexington
RSVP Trailblazers
Scott County Hospitality House
Scott United Ministries - Amen House
Shepherd's House
Surgery on Sunday
Telford Community Center YMCA
The Color of Education
The Foster Care Council of Lex KY
The Nest - Center for Women, Children and Families
The Salvation Army Central Kentucky Area Service
Tweens Nutrition and Fitness Coalition
United Promise
United Way 2-1-1 Contact Center
Urban League of Lexington-Fayette County
Visually Impaired Preschool Services
WC Women's Club Coats & Shoes for Kids
White House Clinics
Woodford County 4-H Council
Woodford County Theatrical Arts
YMCA of Central Kentucky
YMCA of Winchester
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