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Child Care Voucher Program
As of October 1, 2011, 4C of Southern Indiana is the Child Care Development Fund Voucher Intake Agent for the following counties: Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Orange, Perry, Pike, Perry, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick.
Families seeking child care vouchers (financial assistance to pay for child care) should contact 4C at (812) 423-4008 or toll free at (866) 200-5909.
The contact person for the child care voucher program is Program Manager, Erin Golini-Nellis. E-mail inquiries may be sent to info@child-care.org.
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Holiday Closings
The holiday season is upon us! Please help us get our callers the best information possible. If your organization typically provides service on or near a holiday AND the doors will not open as usual, please send an email to snorrick@unitedwayswi.org with the dates that you plan to be closed.
United Way of Southwestern Indiana will be closed the following days:
December 23, 2011
December 26, 2011
December 30, 2011
January 2, 2012
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The Search for Help: A Success Story
By: Cathy Perrin
 I received a call from a man who was running out of his colostomy supplies. I never considered what kind of stress that might cause for someone who cannot afford expensive supplies. While I was speaking with him, I was positive that no agency we have in our database either had a) funding for his request, or b) resources for him. I gave him a couple of phone numbers to pursue 'just in case.' I wanted to do a little more research so I asked if I could follow up with him the next day. During my search, I chased some unproductive leads. I found an organization where unused supplies could be donated to third world countries and several websites for discounted or free supplies through Medicare, Medicaid or private insurance. Finally, one website caught my attention. Upon opening it, I discovered exactly what I was in search for - a company who offered 3 months of free supplies every 12 months to ostomy patients. I called the client back to give him the number and hoped it was as promising as it appeared to be. No more than thirty minutes later, he called me back to say, "THANK YOU!" The company already had five boxes of supplies on its way to him, which he said would last a lot longer than three months. The following day I received a call from another client who needed ileostomy supplies and referred them to the same company. Every now and then not only do you learn something, but you also get to improve the quality of a client's life. |
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Serving as your 2-1-1 Center for Vanderburgh, Warrick, Spencer, Posey and
Gibson counties.
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2-1-1 Has a New Fax Number
United Way 2-1-1 has a new fax machine phone number - (812) 402-2821.
Please update your records to reflect this change.
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| October 2011 | Top Five Needs - Housing/Utilities
- Food/Meals
- Individual, Family and Community Support
- Clothing/Personal/Household
- Health Care
Top Five Unmet Needs
- Housing/Utilities
- Food/Meals
- Individual, Family and Community Support
- Transportation
- Health Care
* Needs are coded as unmet due to a lack of resources, a caller's ineligibility, lack of transportation or a previously exhausted resource.
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October 2011 Statistics
Callers Served - 1,813
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Type of Call
Advocacy - 7
Assessment - 1,653
Crisis - 1
Information - 11
Gender of Caller
Female - 1,354
Male - 316
Who is Calling
Friend/Family - 77
Organization - 306
Self - 1,289
Needs Reported
1,907
Referrals Provided
2,383
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