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Volunteers for Mental Health shine light on programs Monday, May 10, 2021 2:25 PM Life can be challenging for each of us at times! Add to that the components of a pandemic, and the effects can be even more significant. The National Institute of Mental Health reported just last month that studies conducted by the CDC and other entities found a significant rise in mental health issues after the onslaught of the COVID-19 Pandemic. According to the CDC:
• Thirty-one percent of respondents reported symptoms of anxiety or depression
• 13percent reported having started or increased substance use
• 26 percent reported stress-related symptoms
• and 11 percent reported having serious thoughts of suicide in the past 30 days
The Montgomery County United Fund Board of Directors recently announced the 2020 campaign total as $251,424.58.
Despite the difficulties of this past year, contributors, both corporate and individual, continued to support MCUF efforts and those of its partner agencies.
“We celebrate and thank you for your generosity,” said Gina Haile, MCUF area director.
In addition to the campaign total, the board announced the total community investment as $269,523.42. This investment will be distributed among
15 partner agencies.
Those agencies include: Boys & Girls Club of Montgomery County, Camp Rotary, Community Chest, Crawfordsville Adult Resource Academy, Family Crisis Shelter, Fuzzy Bear Preschool, Hand in Hand Learning Center, New Beginnings Child Care, Pam’s Promise, Recovery Coalition, Sunshine Vans, Trinity Life Ministry, Volunteers for Mental Health, Willson Family Literacy Preschool and the Youth Service Bureau.
United Fund wraps up 2020 campaign at $250K+ Wednesday, February 24, 2021 4:00 AM After a slow start, the annual United Fund drive finished with a flourish. In mid to late December the drive had barely reached $130,000 toward a goal of $300,000. However, on Tuesday, when the final tally was unveiled to the public, the 2020 drive finished at $251,424.58.
“We were able to finish up what a lot of people started,” Area Director Gina Haile told The Paper.
The United Fund board, through a press released said that “despite the difficulties of this past year, our contributors, both corporate and individual, have continued to support our efforts and those of our partner agencies. We celebrate and thank you for your generosity.”
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 4:00 AM The Health Dept.âs newest location at 308 W. Market St., Crawfordsville, located in the old Crawfordsville Family Medicine building, behind Dollar General. The new year has come and there’s lots of news that has come with it. We are very pleased to present our readers with all the highlights of this past week. It was another busy week in Montgomery County.
THE MONTGOMERY County Community Foundation continues to help people who are struggling due to the pandemic, thanks in part to a $10,000 grant from the AT&T Foundation.
AT&T’s grant will be dedicated to the MCCF’s COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund, which was established last March to help those affected by this unprecedented health crisis. The fund is focused largely on food insecurity, health and human services and child care.