Lincoln Financial Foundation Grant Supports Families in Our Community

Fort Wayne, IN – Brightpoint has received a $30,000 grant from the Lincoln Financial Foundation to assist families in our community through Family Support and the Family Development program.

Through Family Support, over 18,000 households annually receive services such as utility assistance, child care assistance, and other programs. 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.

With this grant support from the Lincoln Financial Foundation, Brightpoint is helping families create a brighter future.

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.