Greensburg, IN — The Decatur County United Fund has been awarded a $53,778 UnitedIN20 matching grant from Indiana United Ways. These dollars were made available to support community work in education, financial stability or health, by matching local fund-raising increases during the recent 2020 Campaign.
Decatur County United Fund will utilize theses dollars to provide educational programming and improve life skills through Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) at the Decatur County Detention Center under the direction of the Decatur County Sheriff’s Office. MRT is a type of behavioral therapy aimed at decreasing the likelihood of someone returning to abusing substances or alcohol. MRT takes the form of group and individual counseling using structured group exercises and prescribed homework assignments.
The Decatur County United Fund will provide $48,400 to the Decatur County Detention Center for the Program Director’s salary to implement the educational programming in 2021. The remaining funding of $5,378 will allow the United Fund to expand their digital services.
