Committee working to decide how to spend portion of American Rescue Plan money
Committee working to decide how to spend portion of American Plan money By Jake Embrey | April 7, 2021 at 5:47 PM CDT - Updated April 7 at 5:48 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The second Road to Recovery meeting was held in downtown Evansville Wednesday afternoon.
The committee is trying to decide where $35 million from the American Rescue Plan Act will be spent in Vanderburgh County.
The committee announced they have added the rest of the County Council members who weren’t already on the board, as well as members of the Evansville Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Coalition.
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CAJE seeking support for Crisis Care Center
CAJE seeking support for Crisis Care Center By Evan Gorman | March 16, 2021 at 9:06 PM CDT - Updated March 16 at 10:28 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - As Vanderburgh County leaders consider jail expansion designs and the cost associated, a local nonprofit is hoping a new resource will cut down on intakes.
Congregations Acting for Justice and Empowerment employees, alongside United Caring Services’ Director, are hoping to get support from Vanderburgh County Commissioners for a new Crisis Care Center. It would help community members struggling with addiction and jail diversion.
The facility is built but has an estimated operational cost of $325,000 a year, four days a week.
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With the temperatures dropping, the United Caring Services has once again issued a White Flag status due to the freezing cold conditions meaning that all are welcome tonight, 01-15-2021, in hopes of getting as many people off the streets as possible. Typically the program is hosted at UCS but in order to accommodate as many people as possible while still maintaining safe social distancing and Covid-19 safety protocols, they have set up the emergency shelter inside the CK Newsome Center with doors at the gym entrance on Sycamore and Elsas opening at 7pm.
With the increase in visitors, now would be a great time to make a donation to United Caring Services. If you would like to help, you can donate needed items. Some of the items they are requesting include: