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Verbatim: St. Joseph foundation grants top $500,000 The following was released Friday, May 28, 2021 – Fort Wayne, Ind. – The St. Joseph Community Health Foundation is investing more than $500,000 in local nonprofits and grassroots organizations that work with low-income and vulnerable residents. The Board of Directors approved the latest round of grants this week, bringing the total number of grants awarded since January 1, 2021 to 27. “All of the grantees have gone through a turbulent time where regular services and revenue streams have been disrupted due to the pandemic,” says Meg Distler, St. Joe Foundation executive director. “Our staff, grants committee, and Board of Directors have spent a lot of time learning about the challenges facing our nonprofit partners; these funds should help the grantees navigate these difficult times so they can continue to serve our community’s most vulnerable residents.”
Who can visit CONNECT Allen County? CONNECT’s services are for anyone, regardless of age, race, income, employment status or ability to pay. How does CONNECT work? When an individual or family arrives at the CONNECT office, they first meet with a bilingual Navigator who conducts a brief screening to identify the person’s needs and help pinpoint which services could be helpful. The Navigator helps identify providers who can help based on the person’s insurance, location, etc. CONNECT also has a clinician on staff who can help identify mental health needs and guide the person to services that will help.
jschramm@minotdailynews.com Submitted Photo A bridge walkway is part of the attraction of Old Settlers Park in Burlington. A significant investment into the Ward County park system last year means less work to do this year, but the park board continues to make plans for future improvements. This year the focus will be on Rice Lake, said Travis Schmit, assistant county engineer. The park board will meet May 4 to consider the feasibility of funding beach restoration and restrooms. The county sold 2-¢ lots on the north side of the beach and has allocated that money toward beach improvements. “We are planning improvements to rehabilitate the swim beach to make it more user friendly and increase our capacity, bringing it to modernization with working restrooms and running water,” Schmit said.
Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette The Rev. Robert Bell discusses plans for the city s Vaccine Registration Week on Thursday at the Wayne Township trustee s office. Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette Justin Clupper, Executive Director of Community Transportation Network, talks about how transportation will not be a barrier for people to get vaccinated and how they have partnered with Uber to give away 600 free rides for those who need transportation to get vaccinated at the Wayne Township Trustee Office on Thursday afternoon. Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette Director of HealthVisions Midwest of Fort Wayne Sharon Tubbs, gives an overview of Fort Wayne’s Vaccine Registration Week that will be on April 10th-17th at the Wayne Township Trustee Office on Thursday afternon.
Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette Catholic Charities hold the first of three events aimed at registering former refugees for COVID vaccines on Wednesday, March 31st, 2021. Previous Next Sunday, April 04, 2021 1:00 am Making sure everyone gets their FAIR SHOT Local groups assist minorities as they navigate their path to vaccine Nay Nway Nway stares intently at her laptop screen, which sits atop a folding table in a room bustling with activity Wednesday inside an apartment complex on the city s southeast side. Masked and with a clear plastic barrier separating her from the couple she s working to help on the other side of the table, Nway asks for driver s licenses and opens the state s COVID-19 vaccination registration website. She s looking for appointments for a Burmese couple, who speak little English, to receive shots key to ending the deadly pandemic.
Courtesy Croninger Elementary School media clerk Sharon Grandmaison uses a homemade cart to deliver books to students unable to visit the school library because of coronavirus restrictions. Courtesy Croninger Elementary School media clerk Sharon Grandmaison uses a homemade cart to deliver books to students unable to visit the school library because of coronavirus restrictions. Courtesy photos Croninger Elementary School media clerk Sharon Grandmaison uses a homemade cart to deliver books to students unable to visit the school library because of coronavirus restrictions. Previous Next Monday, February 08, 2021 1:00 am Homemade library cart serves school ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette Croninger Elementary School media clerk Sharon Grandmaison began the academic year knowing she would have to travel to classrooms to deliver library books to students because of coronavirus restrictions.
Jan 30, 2021 Submitted Photo Representatives of organizations that received donations through the St. Josephâs Community Health Foundation Twice Blessed Program are pictured Jan. 28 during a ceremony at the Grand Hotel. Some $935,735.57 in awards were distributed by the St. Joseph’s Community Health Foundation Twice Blessed program on Jan. 28, according to the foundation. The Twice Blessed program is a matching gift program to double contributions given between Nov. 15 and Dec. 31 to pre-selected organizations. This was the fourth annual campaign. Donations were made to the website or sent contributions directly to the Foundation or to the participating organizations. No gift was too small and gifts were matched accordingly by predetermined levels up to a grand match total of $350,000 provided by St. Joseph’s Community Health Foundation. Community swimming pool improvements, updates to hospital surgical equipment, AED’s and upgraded radio equipment for first responders, university scholarships for nurses, senior meal program, food pantries, summer theater improvements, summer camp opportunities, fire truck equipment, children’s discovery center and much more were impacted by the grants given.