Meals-on-Wheels, Our Daily Bread, counseling center are recipients
The United Way of Logan County Board of Trustees this week awarded Community Impact Fund grants to three area agencies providing assistance during the coronravirus emergency:
• A $5,000 Community Impact Fund Grant has been awarded to LifeCare Alliance to cover costs associated with the increased demand for Meals-on-Wheels in Logan County.
More than 40 homebound senior citizens have already signed up for the service since the Stay-at-Home order was issued late last month, a 25 percent increase in local demand for the program.
The $5,000 grant is in addition to the original $25,000 LifeCare Alliance is already receiving from United Way for 2020.
Call (614) 278-3130 to sign up yourself or a loved one for Meals-On-Wheels.Volunteers also are needed to help drive the meal routes.
• The United Way Board of Trustees also awarded an $8,000 Community Impact Fund Grant to Lutheran Community Services to cover the costs associated with their new all-day carryout option to serve the hungry in Logan County.
Our Daily Bread, which typically serves a hot meal to anyone who shows up for dinner between 4:30 and 6:00 p.m. weekdays, is now offering free carry out meals between 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The hot meals are still available between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. at the 223 Oakland Square, Bellefontaine, facility.
More than 60 people a day, 75 percent of them children, have been utilizing this service. Anyone who needs help should simply show up at Our Daily Bread.
The $8,000 grant is in addition to the original $40,000 Lutheran Community Services is already receiving from United Way for 2020. Call (937) 592-9914 for more information.
• In addition, a $3,000 Community Impact Fund Grant has been announced for Light the Way Christian Counseling Center in Bellefontaine to provide mental health therapy sessions during the next several months in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
The United Way’s investment will cover the cost of approximately 75 therapy sessions for uninsured or underinsured clients seeking help to cope with anxiety or stress at the 221 Fountain Place counseling center. All of the sessions will be conducted via Telehealth to comply with the stay-at-home order.
“Last week, I had a former client return to therapy,” said Brenda Sanford, program director and counselor. “She is a business owner and her business has had to shut down during this crisis.
“This business is the sole means of supporting her family of four. They will be forced to live off of savings in the immediate future. We worked on shifting her thoughts, committing to watching less news and focusing on her spiritual faith. When she could think more logically, we discussed ways to modify her business to operate more effectively in this time of social distancing and online connections.”
Call (937) 593-9600 for more information.
Additional United Way-funded mental health resources in Logan County include the Recovery Zone and TCN Behavioral Health.