2026 Impact Grants Partners
$250,000 Invested in Ten Nonprofits Strengthening Stability, Health, and Opportunity Across the Region
United Way of South Central Indiana works to create lasting change for ALICE families by increasing stability, access, and opportunity. The 2026 Impact Grants support programs that strengthen Financial Security, build a Healthy Community, and expand Youth Opportunity—all essential to disrupting the cycle of instability.
Ten nonprofit organizations serving Brown, Greene, Lawrence, Monroe, Orange, and Owen counties are each being awarded a $25,000 one-year grant to advance long-term stability and opportunity for ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) families and individuals.
ALICE households earn above the federal poverty level but still struggle to afford essentials such as housing, food, childcare, and healthcare. These families are often one unexpected expense away from crisis. UWSCI’s Impact Grants support programs that address these realities head-on by strengthening stability, expanding access to essential services, and increasing pathways to economic mobility.
2026 Impact Grant Recipients
Each of the following ten agencies will receive a $25,000 Impact Grant:
Amethyst House
Serving Brown, Greene, Lawrence, Monroe, Orange, and Owen counties
Amethyst House provides residential and outpatient substance use disorder treatment with a strong focus on trauma-informed care. Services include EMDR trauma therapy, case management, job coaching, long-term continuing care, and support for clients with co-occurring mental health disorders. With three-month residential programs, community-based employment expectations, and priority access for pregnant women and mothers with children, the agency promotes recovery, healthy living, and family stability, supported by limited onsite childcare. Learn more >>
Boys & Girls Clubs of Bloomington – Owen County Club
Serving Owen County
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Bloomington - Owen County Club offers affordable, high-quality out-of-school-time programs that support youth development while helping families navigate Indiana’s rising childcare costs. Serving many children who qualify for free or reduced lunch and families facing housing instability, the Club provides reliable care that enables parents to work, increase income, and maintain stability during a worsening childcare affordability crisis. Learn more >>
Catholic Charities
Serving Brown, Greene, Lawrence, Monroe, and Owen counties
Catholic Charities delivers accessible, evidence-based mental health therapy for individuals and families in Monroe County and surrounding areas. Offering trauma-focused, couples, family, individual, and play therapy, the agency ensures affordability through an income-based sliding-fee scale. On average, self-pay clients are charged only about 21% of the true cost of their care, making essential behavioral health services available to people with limited financial resources. Learn more >>
HealthNet Bloomington Health Center (BLHC)
Serving Monroe County
HealthNet Bloomington Health Center provides comprehensive primary care, behavioral health, pharmacy services, chronic disease management, and enabling supports such as transportation, food access, language interpretation, and health insurance enrollment. As part of a Federally Qualified Health Center, BLHC integrates clinical and social services to ensure uninsured and underinsured residents receive compassionate, patient-centered care regardless of their ability to pay. Learn more >>
Hoosier Hills Food Bank
Serving Brown, Lawrence, Monroe, Orange, and Owen counties
Hoosier Hills Food Bank collects, rescues, and distributes more than 5.7 million pounds of food annually to over 80 partner agencies and multiple mobile pantry sites. The organization supplies food to pantries, shelters, youth and senior programs, recovery centers, and underserved neighborhoods, while also providing SNAP outreach, food safety training, and community engagement initiatives that address hunger and food insecurity throughout the region. Learn more >>
My Sister’s Closet
Serving Brown, Greene, Lawrence, Monroe, Orange, and Owen counties
My Sister’s Closet supports long-term economic stability for women and families through workforce development, job readiness training, financial wellness programs, and professional clothing services. The organization serves more than 250 women each year—many overcoming homelessness, domestic violence, incarceration histories, or unemployment—through referrals from over 50 community partners. Learn more >>
New Hope for Families
Serving Greene, Lawrence, Monroe, and Owen counties
New Hope for Families prevents and disrupts homelessness for families with children by providing emergency shelter, three years of follow-up case management, and a high-quality early learning center for infants through age five. With a majority of seats reserved for children experiencing homelessness or housing instability, the program supports parents' ability to work while preparing children for long-term success through early education. Learn more >>
Pathways
Serving Brown, Greene, Lawrence, and Monroe counties
Pathways delivers comprehensive early learning and family stability services through its accredited Compass Early Learning Center and Family Resource Center. Programs include developmental supports, mental health services, nutritious meals, school-readiness programming, essential-needs assistance, and emergency financial aid. Its Your Path program offers long-term coaching in financial management, education, and career advancement, helping families build economic mobility while connecting to coordinated onsite resources. Learn more >>
Planned Parenthood
Serving Greene, Lawrence, Monroe, Orange, Owen
Planned Parenthood provides essential sexual and reproductive healthcare to patients from Monroe County and beyond, including contraception, wellness care, cancer screenings, gender-affirming hormone therapy, HIV/STI testing and treatment, vaccinations, mental health screenings, and pregnancy-related services. With walk-in and same-day appointments, and acceptance of Medicaid and uninsured patients, the Bloomington health center serves nearly 2,000 individuals annually. Learn more >>
Team OC Mentoring
Serving Lawrence and Orange counties
Team OC Mentoring offers trauma-informed mentoring and enrichment for youth ages 7–17 through one-on-one relationships, group activities, and school-based emotional wellness programming. The organization strengthens family and community connections through monthly engagement events, youth empowerment conferences, suicide-prevention initiatives, and volunteer-driven food pantry and garden programs, providing consistent support for youth with high ACEs. Learn more >>
These Impact Grants are part of UWSCI’s broader mission to connect people to possibility by investing in long-term solutions that strengthen financial security, improve health outcomes, and expand opportunity for young people. In addition to grantmaking, UWSCI directly supports initiatives such as the Financial Stability Alliance, Free Community Tax Service, Bank On Bloomington, Truancy Case Management, In-School Youth Mentoring, and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.