Non-Profit

By: Teresa Clemmons, Executive Director, A Better Way— Muncie, IN—The State of Indiana received a National Suicide Prevention Capacity Building grant of $584,475, and will be sub-granting $122,500 in funds to A Better Way over a two-year period, which began October 1st. The grant will allow A Better Way to hire crisis specialists, recruit and train staff and volunteers, and participate in outreach events. These improvements have increased A Better Way’s capacity to handle suicide prevention calls, making the agency able…

By: Juli Metzger— Muncie, IN—United Way Campaign co-chair Liz Ludwick authored a book in 2018 that pays tribute to her employer, Muncie Power Products, which has been in Muncie more than 80 years and employs more than 400 nationwide. “Little Trucks That Can” is illustrated by Michelle L.R. Davis, also an employee of Muncie Power Products. The book was distributed to all kindergartners in Muncie Community Schools last year. To conquer generational poverty, United Way of Delaware and Henry Counties…

By: Amy Logan— Muncie, IN—The Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie would like to thank the many people that made the 4th Annual Just Desserts a huge success. This year’s event received 30 dessert donations from incredible local bakers. Attendees battled it out for their favorite dessert and raised over $26,000 to help support the quality programs the Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie are able to offer to its members. Brian Osner with HIS Auto Parts was the winning bid…

By: Hannah Dunckel, LifeStream Services— Muncie, IN—It’s a few weeks before Medicare Open Enrollment. You answer the phone and the caller says, “We’re issuing new Medicare cards before open enrollment. Before we can send you your new card, we need you to confirm your Medicare number.” This sounds legitimate, right? If you answered YES to this question, you would be wrong. Unfortunately, Medicare Fraud is one of the most prevalent scams targeting older adults over the age of 65. Medicare fraud happens…

By: Juli Metzger— Muncie, IN—A record number of early and mid-career professionals – 26 – are this year’s foot soldiers in the fundraising campaign for United Way of Delaware and Henry Counties. The Loaned Executives or “LEs” make one-on-one calls on the community’s top executives and their staffs, telling the United Way story. It is designed to be a sophisticated program for oftentimes young professionals, who learn the latest tools and techniques in sales and promotion, and a home-grown pool…

By: Juli Metzger— Muncie, IN—Brooke and Brian Shrieve are very busy these days. Running three businesses, shuttling their children to after-school activities during the week and catching up on things at home on the weekends means there isn’t a lot of time for anything else. It’s for family and community, they support the United Way of Delaware and Henry Counties. “We knew right away that the United Way would be a great place to give our time and money when…

By: Paula Mangus— Muncie, IN– Join Glad Tidings as they celebrate their 100th anniversary on Sunday, October 6that 10:00 a.m. Glad Tidings Church of Muncie celebrates its 100th anniversary this October with special events and initiatives throughout the year. The church was founded in the late summer of 1919 after a small group of like-minded believers emerged from summer revival tent meetings with a desire to start a church. The congregation of Glad Tidings Church has sought to establish themselves as people…

By: Chad Zaucha— Muncie, IN—Over the course of the last two years, the YMCA of Muncie has been realigning our staff structure to streamline operations in order to deepen our impact to our community.  The final phase involved promoting three members of our leadership staff that exemplify hungry, humble and smart leadership. We are thrilled to announce the promotion of Kristen McConnell to Vice President of Mission Advancement.  Kristen has served the community via the YMCA for the past 18 years…

By: Patrick Benner— Muncie, IN—East Central Indiana Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA, www.fca.org) will host the annual student-driving, student-led Fields of Faith event October 2nd. Since 2009, Fields of Faith Muncie has been the largest local Christian event in East Central Indiana. On a national level, in 2018 alone, more than 198,000 people gathered on 521 athletic fields and gymnasiums across the country. This is the first year the event will be held outdoors on the Muncie Southside Football Field….