PLAINFIELD, Ind. – In honor of Veterans Day, the Duke Energy Foundation today announced nearly $50,000 in grants to 10 Indiana organizations that serve veterans and military families. The funding will support programs that honor Hoosier veterans and help them with transitional housing, mental health services and essential needs in communities across 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.”
Grants were awarded to the following organizations:
- Family Service Association of Howard County (Howard County) – $3,250
Funds will be used to revitalize the Peace Garden in Kokomo at Jackson Street Commons. The garden honors Pearl Harbor survivors, victims of internment and the 100th Infantry Battalion.
- Huntington County Government (Huntington County) – $2,250
Funds will provide veterans with emergency financial assistance for things like urgent vehicle repairs or emergency roof repairs.
- Irreverent Warriors (Knox County) – $5,500
Funds will support efforts to address mental health challenges facing veterans through peer connection, wellness-focused retreats and outreach programming.
- Kaiser Home Support Services (Floyd County) – $5,500
Funds will support Liberty Place, a residential facility for veterans transitioning to civilian life.
- Lafayette Transitional Housing Center (Tippecanoe County) – $5,500
Funds will provide direct support to veterans experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness.
- People and Animal Learning Services (Monroe County) – $5,500
Funds will support VETS (Valiant Strides), a program that supports veterans and first responders through experiential education with horses.
- Sons of the American Legion Post 77 (Franklin County) – $5,000
Funds will support the construction of a veterans memorial monument in Brookville.
- United Way of the Wabash Valley (Vigo County) – $5,500
Funds will support the expansion of a Vietnam exhibit at the Veterans Memorial Museum of Terre Haute.
- Upstream Prevention (Johnson County) – $5,500
Funds will be used to tailor the organization’s suicide prevention resources and programs to military-connected residents.
- Veterans Support Network (Hamilton County) – $5,500
Funds will provide rental, mortgage, food, and home and auto repair assistance to veterans.
Duke Energy Foundation
Duke Energy Foundation provides more than $30 million annually in philanthropic support to meet the needs of communities where Duke Energy customers live and work. The Foundation is funded by Duke Energy shareholders.
Duke Energy Indiana
Duke Energy Indiana, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, provides about 6,300 megawatts of owned electric capacity to approximately 920,000 customers in a 23,000-square-mile service area, making it Indiana’s largest electric supplier.
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