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UNITED
WAY of WESTERN NEBRASKA
Contact: Steven
“Porkchop” Mracek
ALLIANCE PARK FOUNDATION The Alliance Park Foundation raises and provides funds for the preservation and maintenance of the City of Alliance Park system. The park foundation also holds an annual “Fountain Festival” which celebrates the City’s beautiful parks. The UW funds will help underwrite the Fountain Festival. Contact: Sandy McCarthy 308-762-2153
East Point Horspice is a therapeutic riding program open to all ages. In addition, this program also rescues and rehabilitates horses from abuse and neglect. Through education, care rehabilitation and therapy both the humans and horses lives are improved and enriched. UW funds will be used for general operations.
Contact: Charlene Stephenson 308-762-3848
CAPSTONE (ALLIANCE SATELLITE OFFICE) Website: www.capstonenebraska.com
HUMAN SERVICES Human Services provides short term residential treatment, intensive outpatient treatment, community support, detox supervision, and support, evaluation and referral for those who have had or are presently experiencing difficulties related to substance abuse/addiction/lifestyle problems, and/or his or her family or significant others. UW funds will help with general operating expenses. Contact: Colleen Hood 308-762-7177
KEEP ALLIANCE BEAUTIFUL, INC.
The Respite Program, which is run by Western Community Health Resources, collaborates with communities in the provision of quality health and human services. Respite offers relief for family caregivers caring for someone whose disability requires ongoing continuous care. A relief caregiver allows the family caregiver to go out of the house and shop, run errands and be relieved of their duties for a while. The UW funds will allow families in BBC to have 8 hours per month of respite at no cost.
Contact: Sherri Blome 308-432-2747 ext: 100
The Salvation
Army is dedicated to helping needy men, women and children. They
may help pay a gas bill in the winter or provide fans in the summer.
The Salvation Army is always on the lookout to help those in need.
The services in Box Butte County are run completely by volunteers.
The UW funds will be used to help the Salvation Army provided assistance
as needed.
SENIOR SERVICES, INC., HANDYMAN PROGRAM The Handyman program helps seniors stay in their own home longer, by helping provide supportive services such as housekeeping, yard mowing, snow removal, and minor repairs. The seniors are billed on a sliding scale according to their ability to pay. The UW monies will help more seniors receive this service.
Contact: Maxine Fox 308-762-8774
TEAMMATES MENTORING PROGRAM OF BOX
BUTTE COUNTY
Contact: Jana Benson
YMCA The Alliance Area YMCA is well known for the community support, volunteers and professional staff that help all citizens. The YMCA strives to teach character values of respect, responsibility, caring and honesty. The YMCA will concentrate on youth basketball programs that will be inclusive of boys and girls at all ages with the money they receive from United Way. |
Senior Services Inc. provides services for residents aged 60 and
over. The mission is to provide opportunities for seniors to feel
empowered, valued and independent. The center provides low cost
nutritional meals five days per week. The center also houses the
Handi Bus office and the Handy Man service. The RSVP program which
coordinates senior volunteers is also housed at the center. The
center is over 30 years old and the UW funds will be used for winter heating bills.
