Causes: Community Improvement & Capacity Building, Federated Giving Programs, Philanthropy, Voluntarism Promotion

Mission: The mission of the United Way of Perry County is to improve the quality of life for the people we serve by providing leadership and mobilizing resources to create lasting change.

Results: United Way of Perry County has served Perry County, Indiana for over 40 years and has reinvested over 3 million dollars back into the community to make life better for our citizens through the work of our local health and human service non-profits. We have been central in creating many collaborations over the years such as the Perry County Food Coalition, Holiday Helpers United and the 4Community collaboration which resulted in the creation of the Perry County Greenway Initiative.

Target demographics: health and human service organizations

Direct beneficiaries per year: over 650 children get Christmas gifts, thousands receive new school supplies, 150 youth and adulst do hands-on volunteer projects, mailed over 350 books to children ages 0-5 EVERY month and gave out over $85,000 in grants.

Geographic areas served: Perry and Crawford Counties in southern Indiana

Programs: grantmaking, Holiday Helpers United Christmas Assistance, Stuff the Bus School Supply drive, FamilyWize Prescription Discount cards, Youth Day of Caring and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library early literacy program.