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WHAT IS CONNECTIONS?

CONNECTIONS is a central resource clearinghouse and informational call center.

Vision… Supporting people by becoming a place to begin when help is needed.

Mission… Connecting Daviess County residents to resources that meet their needs.

Purpose… Helping people learn to help themselves.

 

Read about CONNECTIONS’ history

Meet the Board

WHAT DOES CONNECTIONS DO?

CONNECTIONS links people and service providers throughout the county by maintaining a database of information on available community resources and providing contact information for a broad range of services.  Numerous service providers (PACE, Salvation Army, Feed My Sheep, St. Vincent and Trustees) as well as area churches refer calls for assistance to CONNECTIONS.  CONNECTIONS in turn completes an application with the caller to identify the need for assistance, current work history, residential history, household members and income, then verifies the information and tries to find resources that can help the family.  CONNECTIONS maintains a database of all calls and applications which helps identify the number of times the person has requested and received assistance.  The goal of CONNECTIONS is to reduce the occurrence of duplication of services and minimize the misuse and exploitation of the limited resources in Daviess County.  CONNECTIONS does not give out monetary assistance.

CONNECTIONS managed 4,626 calls for information and assistance in 2011.

 

Download CONNECTIONS’  Brochure

Download CONNECTIONS’  2010 ANNUAL REPORT

Download CONNECTIONS’ 2011 ANNUAL REPORT

RESOURCE DIRECTORY

CONNECTIONS maintains a Resource Directory of the services provided to residents of Daviess County through Local, State, and Federal Programs. The directory is available on DVD and may be requested by calling (812) 257-2650 or emailing connections47501@hotmail.com.

 

Click here to download the Daviess County Resource Directory

OPERATIONS

CONNECTIONS is staffed Monday through Friday from 9:00am until 12:00pm noon. A message system is available for after hours calls and messages are returned as soon as possible on the next working day.

CONNECTIONS is staffed by a part-time Director and several dedicated volunteers.

Community Resources, Organizations and Programs is a social network meeting sponsored by CONNECTIONS. The group meets bi-monthly on the second Tuesday of the month at 11:30am. Each meeting begins with a speaker presenting information about a program or resource available in the county followed by a time for the agencies to share and update information about their Agency/Church/Organization.

THE FURNITURE CONNECTION

The Furniture Connection accepts used furniture and working appliances to be given to families in need. Families are screened through CONNECTIONS to determine and verify the need.

JUBILEE CHRISTMAS

Jubilee Christmas is a local holiday assistance program working with churches and the community to provide presents to children in Daviess County. Children must be referred to Jubilee Christmas by a school, church, Day Care, or Social Service, etc. Jubilee Christmas works closely with other holiday assistance programs to eliminate duplication of services.

 

 

The 2011 Jubilee Christmas served a total of 395 families and 955 children.

WAYS2HELPOTHERS COLUMN

A weekly article in the Washington Times Herald listing ways people can help, such as monetary donations, items and volunteer time for various agencies/ministries in Daviess County. We currently are unable to track the impact or exact number of people that receive help through this column, but we do know that donations have been given to these agencies/ministries.