We are proud to announce our Community Impact Grant awards recipients for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. This year we awarded $240,000 to our community partners!
Each of these programs is working to ensure that every child in our community has the opportunity to learn and succeed, every family has a safe and stable home, and every person has access to the health and mental health care they need. We are proud to support the following programs:
E= Education Partner
I = Income Partner
H = Health Partner
Al Éxito Ottumwa E
American Home Finding Association
Childcare Center E
Teen Health Center H
Iowa Reading Corps E
Safe Housing Initiative I
Ecumenical Lord's Cupboard
Lord's Cupboard Food Pantry I H
Housing Coordination Program I
Feeding Wapello County I H
CASA Volunteers H
Iowa Jobs for American Graduates (iJAG)
iJAG Advantage Ottumwa E
Income and Housing Stabilization Project I
Head Start E
Discovery Lane Quality Early Learning Center E
United Way of Wapello County Initiatives
Community Gardens I H
Dolly Parton Imagination Library E
FamilyWize Prescription Discount Cards I H
LIVE UNITED Mini-Grants E I H
Pen Pal Program E
Reading Buddies E
United Way 211 E I H
United Way Volunteer Center and RSVP of Monroe, Wapello, and Jefferson Counties E I H
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) I
Community Collaborations
Mahaska/Wapello Early Childhood Iowa E
Resilient Communities Wapello County E I H
Funders and Collaborative Partners
Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)
Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service (ICVS)
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Wapello County
Indian Hills Community College
John Deere Foundation
Mahaska/Wapello Early Childhood Iowa
Ottumwa Regional Legacy Foundation
Volunteer Centers of Iowa