2025-26 Funded Programs

Youth Opportunity

Community Partner	Program	Award
4C For Children	Preserving Quality Child Care	$13,575.79
Abilities First	Abilities First Children's Services	$23,139.36
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Butler County	One-To-One Mentoring	$31,669.13
Boy Scouts of America, Dan Beard Council	Butler County Scouting	$7,728.00
Boys & Girls Club of Hamilton	Project Learn: High Yield Activities for Academic Success	$20,970.00
Catholic Charities of Southwestern Ohio	Early Childhood Mental Health Prevention Project	$27,054.50
Community Building Institute Middletown, Inc.	Cradle to Career Continuum	$39,200.00
Feed the Hungry Project	Dream Center Youth Enrichment Program	$6,200.00
Girl Scouts of Western Ohio	Direct Delivery and Spring Break Day Camp Program	$3,953.50
Hamilton Living Water Ministry, Inc.	Children and Youth After School and Summer Development Program	$12,667.20
PARACHUTE: Butler County CASA	CASA Advocacy: A Voice for Abused Children	$36,637.82
Youth Opportunity Total		$222,795.30

Financial Security

Community Partner	Program	Award
American Red Cross Greater Cincinnati Tri State Chapter	Disaster Emergency Services and Preparedness Programs	$19,400.53
Family Promise of Butler County	Maintaining Housing Stability	$10,915.00
Lifespan, Inc.	Representative Payee Program	$15,731.50
SELF	Neighbors Who Care: Home Repair	$13,120.00
Serve City	Move Forward Housing Stability Program	$36,072.00
The Salvation Army Middletown Corps	Crisis Intervention	$10,090.00
TOPSS - Talawanda Oxford Pantry and Social Services	Emergency Assistance Program	$13,277.51
Financial Security Total		$118,606.54

Healthy Community

Community Partner	Program	Award
Butler County Educational Service Center	Compassion Project	$24,426.25
Butler County Special Olympics	Butler County Special Olympics	$14,296.54
Cancer Family Care	Center for Individual & Family Counseling	$12,915.00
Catholic Charities of Southwestern Ohio	Mental Health Counseling	$25,500.50
Cincinnati Association For the Blind & Visually Impaired (CABVI)	Vision Rehabilitation Services	$8,378.35
Easterseals	Adult Day Services	$7,050.00
Envision Partnerships	Project Success	$35,336.00
Fairfield Prevention Coalition	Youth Wellbeing and Resilience	$9,240.50
Oxford College Corner Free Clinic	Free Clinic Medication and Testing	$2,100.00
Oxford Senior Citizens, Inc.	Senior and Medical Transportation	$4,800.00
Sojourner Recovery Services	Perinatal Services	$11,070.50
The Coalition for a Healthy Community Oxford	Building a Healthier Community	$1,900.00
Women Helping Women	Butler County Rape Crisis and Prevention Services	$30,600.00
YWCA of Hamilton	Dove House Domestic Violence Shelter	$34,195.73
Healthy Community Total		$221,809.37

Collaborations

Lead Community Partner	Collaboration Name	Award
Butler County Educational Service Center	Every Child Succeeds Home Visitation	$21,976.25
Focus On Youth, Inc.	The Connect Project	$10,000.00
Great Miami Valley YMCA Hamilton Central	Booker T. Washington Thrive Youth Programming	$26,554.00
Hope House Rescue Mission, Inc.	Emergency Shelter to Eliminate Homelessness	$22,780.50
Shared Harvest Foodbank	Comprehensive Hunger Relief Program	$55,488.42
SELF	Money Management: Neighborhood Site	$5,000.00
Warren County Community Services, Inc.	Congregate Meals	$8,000.00
Collaboration Total		$149,799.17

OVERALL TOTAL

$713,010.38

STORIES OF IMPACT

Sheila

Sheila, a 44-year-old single mother of four, is no stranger to navigating adversity. Ten years ago, after going into labor early with her twin boys, she had to learn to navigate things a little differently than before. After giving birth to her sons, Sheila was rushed into brain surgery due to fluid on her brain pushing on her optic nerve.

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Tonya

About 7 years ago, Tonya made the brave decision to leave a domestic violence situation for the sake of her and her daughter. Leaving the situation was a courageous choice, but Tonya went a step further and left her home and community for her and her daughter’s safety.

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Sherry

Sherry was at the end of her rope after years of trying to combat the problem behavior of her school aged son. Her therapist recommended trying a parenting course offered through Butler County United Way’s Parent Project....

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E.J

E.J. first entered the foster care system 5 years ago at 10 years old, and the uncertainty of his circumstances weighed heavily on him. Not having a stable support system and family in his life during such a formative time left him feeling vulnerable and scared.

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Rachel and David

Rachel and David, parents of four children, have been feeling the pressure of rising costs, especially when it comes to getting their kids ready for a new school year.

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