Staff and submitted information
Cooper Farms recently donated 250 individual bottles of hand sanitizer to the YWCA Summer Food Program. The donation will allow each child and summer staff member to have access to their own hand sanitizer daily.
Shown are (from the left) YWCA Summer Food Program Supervisor Amy Loudenslagel, Cooper Farms Human Resources Manager Kacy Wagner, and YWCA Director of Youth Enrichment Betsy Hamman.
photo provided
“We are excited to hold this program for the 26th year, and our main priority this summer is keeping our participants, staff, and community healthy,” said YWCA Director of Youth Enrichment Betsy Hamman.
Women of the Moose donate to the YWCA
Information submitted Monday, April 19, 2021 11:59 PM Pictured are Director of Youth Enrichment Betsy Hamman, Women of the Moose representative Teresa Parrish and Executive Director/CEO Kimberly Laudick. (Photo submitted)
VAN
WERT The Van Wert Chapter of the Women of the Moose recently donated
$2,000 to the YWCA of Van Wert County for its annual Summer Food
Program. The donation will be used to provide fun and educational
programming to children this summer. This is the 26th year of The Summer
Food Program. In 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, the program
distributed 14,990 meals to children by using a drive thru type of
Van Wert County to receive state-set-aside funding
Information submitted Friday, March 5, 2021 12:00 AM VAN WERT COUNTY Van Wert County has been chosen to receive $10,910
to supplement food and shelter programs under the Phase 38 SSA process.
The selection was made by a national board chaired by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and consisting of representatives
from the Salvation Army, American Red Cross, United Jewish Communities,
Catholic Charities, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the
USA, and United Way Worldwide, which provides the administrative staff
and functions as fiscal agent.
The local board is responsible for
distributing funds appropriated by Congress to help expand the capacity
VW independent/submitted information
Van Wert County has been chosen to receive $10,910 to supplement food and shelter programs under the Phase 38 SSA process. The selection was made by a national board chaired by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and consisting of representatives from the Salvation Army, American Red Cross, United Jewish Communities, Catholic Charities, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, and United Way Worldwide, which provides the administrative staff and functions as fiscal agent.
A local board is responsible for distributing funds appropriated by Congress to help expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high need areas around the country. The board is made up of Andy McMahon of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, Jackie Teegarden of Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commission, Catherine Reed of the American Red Cross, Deborah Weigner of the Salvation Army, Teresa Shaffer and Nancy Replogle of First Unit
Van Wertâs YWCA continues mission through advocacy
Kirsten Barnhart, DHI Media News Editor Wednesday, January 20, 2021 12:03 AM The YWCA of Van Wert County (DHI Media/Kirsten Barnhart)
VAN WERT – Coming off a year that forced all non-profits to rethink
how they both fundraise and spread their message has many organizations
hopeful for what 2021 might look like. For the YWCA of Van Wert County,
continuing their advocacy message of fighting for women’s rights and
racial justice was just as important during a global pandemic as it is
any year. Advocacy Coordinator Kelly Houg said that stopping that
message during the pandemic “was never an option.”