EDMONTON — The Metcalfe County School District was one of several recently to receive a United Way of Southern Kentucky Inc. grant for the upcoming school year.
The district received $3,425 and will use it to assist families of students at Metcalfe County High and Middle schools who are in need, whether it be for school supplies, clothing, housing or utilities.
The schools’ Family Resource Youth Service Center is in charge of the grant funding and work with families who need that type of assistance.
“Families make requests through Family Resource Youth Service Center office and if there are other sources of help in the community for the family — then we use these grant funds to help out with emergencies,” said Pat Hurt, superintendent.
Families must meet certain criteria in order to qualify for the funding, according to Alica Beasley, coordinator of the Metcalfe County Youth Service Center. Beasley asks families specific questions to determine their qualification. Beasley said she has a limited amount she can spend to help each family, and said that limit is set by the Youth Service Center’s advisory council.
The district, as well as others, have been receiving United Way grants for quite some time.
“It goes up and down,” Beasley said. “I’m just always grateful for whatever they can give us.”
How much each school district receives is contingent upon United Way donations.
“The funding that comes to Metcalfe County is actually generated from campaigns that are run in Barren, Simpson and other counties,” said Debbie Hills, executive vice president with United Way of Southern Kentucky Inc. “Donors designate their gifts to go back there.”
Most of the Youth Service Centers who apply for United Way funding use it much in the same way that Metcalfe County does.
The Youth Service Center at Caverna High School uses United Way grant funding for summer and fall enrichment programs, as well as for financial assistance for clothing and utilities.
The Family Resource and Youth Service centers in Butler County use the funding for dental care, which Hills said the district has identified as a critical need for its students, while the Allen County School District uses its funding to help pregnant teens and to assist with the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program. The Edmonson County School District uses its funding from the United Way to make services by a mental health counselor available to assist students and families with grief, self-esteem, anger management and getting along with others.
“It’s kind of filling the void when other funding sources are unavailable,” Hills said.
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