'We have 1,400 students experiencing homelessness': United Way of Allen County partners with FWCS to support homeless students

'We have 1,400 students experiencing homelessness': United Way of Allen County partners with FWCS to support homeless students

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – United Way of Allen County (UWAC) is continuing its partnership with Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS) and its Families in Transition program to help students experiencing homelessness. UWAC is fully funding a case manager position for the 2025-2026 school year. The FWCS Families in Transition program serves students from pre-K through 12th grade who are experiencing homelessness or housing instability. The case manag…

FWCS and United Way partner to save case manager position, resource for homeless students

Since 2019, the number of students experiencing homelessness in FWCS has almost doubled, more than 1400 students qualify for support.

United Way: One In Four Marylanders Working In The Most Common Jobs Struggle To Get By Financially

Many are not in poverty as defined by the federal government, but face hard financial times. Frederick, Md (KM) Working individuals and working families are still falling short in Maryland. Data from the United Way of Frederick County says 29 percent of persons employed in some of the more common jobs live in households the can’t afford the basics such as food, rent, medical expenses and other needs. “In the state of Maryland, about 39 percent o…