In recognition of Veterans Day, the Duke Energy Foundation has announced nearly $50,000 in grants to 10 organizations across Indiana that serve veterans and military families. The grants are intended to support programs providing transitional housing, mental health services, and essential needs for veterans throughout the state.
“Veterans embody service, leadership and commitment – qualities that strengthen our communities every day,” said Stan Pinegar, president of Duke Energy Indiana. “These grants are a token of our appreciation and a way to help local partners deliver the housing, counseling and basic needs that veterans and their families deserve.”
The recipients of this year’s funding include:
– Family Service Association of Howard County will receive $3,250 to revitalize the Peace Garden at Jackson Street Commons in Kokomo. The garden honors Pearl Harbor survivors, victims of internment, and members of the 100th Infantry Battalion.
– Huntington County Government is allocated $2,250 for emergency financial assistance to veterans facing urgent vehicle or roof repairs.
– Irreverent Warriors in Knox County will use its $5,500 grant for mental health outreach through peer connection and wellness retreats.
– Kaiser Home Support Services receives $5,500 to assist Liberty Place, a residential facility supporting veterans transitioning back into civilian life.
– Lafayette Transitional Housing Center will be given $5,500 for direct support to homeless or at-risk veterans.
– People and Animal Learning Services in Monroe County gets $5,500 for VETS (Valiant Strides), an experiential education program with horses aimed at supporting veterans and first responders.
– Sons of the American Legion Post 77 in Franklin County is awarded $5,000 toward building a memorial monument in Brookville.
– United Way of the Wabash Valley receives $5,500 to expand a Vietnam exhibit at Terre Haute’s Veterans Memorial Museum.
– Upstream Prevention in Johnson County is granted $5,500 to adapt suicide prevention resources specifically for military-connected residents.
– Veterans Support Network in Hamilton County will get $5,500 for rental assistance as well as mortgage help and food or home/auto repair aid.
The Duke Energy Foundation provides over $30 million annually from shareholder funds to support community needs where its customers live and work.
Duke Energy Indiana serves approximately 920,000 customers with about 6,300 megawatts of owned electric capacity across a 23,000-square-mile area. This makes it the largest electric supplier in Indiana.
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