This crisis has accelerated my understanding of United Way’s impact on this community. We stand at the center of relief efforts and our work has been crucial to the safety net sustaining so many people in our region. Consider what has happened in the past three weeks: Within 24 hours of meeting to discuss how…
March 13, 2020 We are all aware by now of the coronavirus and the risk posed. We are taking extra precautions during this time in compliance with the department of health. If you are looking to enter our recovery housing expect New Foundations to ask additional screening questions in efforts to keep our homes safe.…
Greater Cincinnati Foundation has awarded $880,000 in Providing a Safety Net for Individuals and Families grants to 20 nonprofit organizations within our eight-county, tri-state region — including $50,000 to Lighthouse Youth Services. Providing a Safety Net funding focuses on investments ensuring that vulnerable residents of our community have access to food and shelter, along with…
In late March, the La Soupe team was working out of a small building on Round Bottom Road. They were running out of space for their radically changing mission. Before COVID-19, La Soupe rescued and transformed perishable food donations for hungry kids so they’d have good, nutritious meals on weekends. Since the coronavirus pandemic, the…
May We Help volunteers are making face shields to help our local healthcare workers stay safe! Here’s how! May We Help volunteer Katie Seibert wanted to help our community’s healthcare workers stay safe by providing face shields to help offset the shortage. So, she made a few prototypes and delivered them to a team at…
We have been closely monitoring the spread of the new coronavirus and listening to the guidance of local, state and federal health authorities. Our first priority is the health of you, your families and our community, so we are postponing our annual Have a Heart gala from April 29 to July 23. Our board members…
We are very sorry to say that in response to the recommended guidelines for keeping people safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, we are postponing the Great American Cleanup that was scheduled for April 25. Stay tuned for updates as we make decisions about how and when to reschedule.
COVINGTON, KY – The young children who come to Behringer-Crawford Museum for the monthly Tot Tuesdays! and Chippie’s Sensational Science Labs don’t know what COVID-19 is. All they know is that there are no fun crafts, amazing experiments or story times with Miss Sandy at the museum. The cancellation of all BCM youth education programs…
Though the community cannot come together in person for ToolBelt Ball 2020, we have reimagined our signature fundraising event, and you are invited! This Virtual Gala is free and open to the public. Whether or not you were planning on attending the ToolBelt Ball, we hope that you will join us now. You can still…
April 27, 2020 Council on Aging is seeking community support to help care for our region’s seniors during this uncertain time. The coronavirus (COVID-19) is impacting everyone – families are hunkering down at home as schools and businesses close, public events have been cancelled and grocery stores are overwhelmed. Every level of society is impacted…