Over $400,000 in grants distributed to 17 Fort Wayne nonprofits

Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry announced the city will invest federal dollars in more than a dozen local nonprofit programs.

The city of fort wayne is distributing over four hundred thousand dollars in grants to local nonprofits.fox 55's jeremy masukevich tells us the impact the funding will have throughout the community.

Nat joe to bring service to the kids that need it the most it's just an exceptional opportunitythe fort wayne boys and girls club is one of seventeen non-profits receiving funding from the city of fort wayne.nat joe we want to enhance the quality of life in these communitiesceo and president joe jordan says the funds will be used to staff their new facility at the fort wayne housing authority property brookmill court.lower third: joe jordan, fort wayne boys and girls club president and ceo sot joe we provide programming in healthy lifestyles, leadership and character, and academic success.

So we have a group of programs around those three areas and we will be providing that every single day.mayor tom henry says the goal of the grants is to help low and moderate income residents with shelter, employment skills, domestic violence support, and youth development.lower third: tom henry, mayor of fort wayne sot henry we have a committee that takes a look at a number of possibilities in the city.

Through conversations, applications, and dialogue we determine ultimately which ones we feel would be in the best position to meet the needs of our citizens.the total amount of funding is nearly four hundred and forty five thousand....and the grants range from fifteen to fifty thousand dollars.sot henry the whole idea with the buys and girls club was to reach beyond their establishment.

Its got a great location now, but to be able to reach out and open up satellite organizations will do nothing but meet the needs of more and more young people.

The boys and girls club will not be paying rent for the fort wayne housing authority space.jordan says the collaboration will allow the boys and girls club to reach one hundred and fifty children in the community.sot joe its a win for the community and we need more collaborative, collective impact models like this to work with our children and their families who are in needin fort wayne, jeremy masukevich, fox 55 news 3 jordan says the brookmill court boys and girls club location is ready for business.

However, the staff will spend the next month building relationships in the community before