Brightpoint Receives Funding from the Lincoln Financial Foundation

Fort Wayne, IN – Brightpoint has received a $20,000 grant from the Lincoln Financial Foundation to assist families in northeast Indiana through the Family Development program.

Family Development is a voluntary, in-home program of supportive services that helps families identify their strengths, desires, and goals. Participants develop flexible action plans that focus on long-term self-sufficiency. This past year, over 900 people participated in Family Development and 87% of them improved their overall self-sufficiency while in the program.

Lincoln Financial Foundation works with non-profit organizations that adhere to best practices and can point to proven outcomes. They look for partners who assess their programs for effectiveness and efficiency. The Foundation supports programs that help overcome setbacks and prevent derailment in a time of crisis by reducing homelessness and increasing food security.

This funding will assist Brightpoint in providing services to help northeast Indiana residents through difficult circumstances and provide a foundation for long-term housing stability.

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Brightpoint is a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving nearly 40,000 people across northeast Indiana each year. Through a wide range of programs, Brightpoint helps communities, families, and individuals remove the causes and conditions of poverty. All Brightpoint services are provided without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, ancestry, or status as a veteran.

The Lincoln Financial Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Lincoln Financial Group. The Lincoln Financial Foundation focuses on building stronger communities through nonprofit partnerships in financial wellness, education, and human services, with the long-term goal of helping people build secure financial futures for themselves and their families. To learn more visit the website.