Grantees & Initiatives
Capital Area United Way’s collective impact includes community initiatives and services that focus on areas of Health, Basic Needs, Education, and Income Stability. CAUW also provides funding through various competitive grants: Project Grants, Innovation Grants, Basic Needs Grants, and Community Responsiveness Grants.
Below you will find our current Community Initiatives and current Grant Funding Cycles:
Initiatives
Bank On Baton Rouge
SingleCare
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
United Way 2-1-1
United We Feed
United4Vets
2024-2025 Basic Needs Grants
(Nonprofit Organization - Project Name)
Baton Rouge Children's Advocacy Center - Baton Rouge Children's Advocacy Program
Baton Rouge Youth Coalition (BRYC) - BRYC's Basic Needs Fund
Cancer Association Louisiana - Decreasing Cancer Related Financial Distress Through Household Assistance
Cancer Services Inc. - NourishCare: A Comprehensive Nutritional Support Program for Cancer Patients at Risk
Capital Area Family Justice Center Inc. - Client Essential Needs
Capital Area Family Violence Intervention Center D/b/a Iris Domestic Violence Center - Domestic Violence Program Basic Needs
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge - Fresh Food Rescue
Christian Outreach Center of Baton Rouge Inc. - ALICE Utility Assistance
Fathers on a Mission (F.O.A.M.) - Project Family Build
Gardere Initiative Inc. - Gardere Initiative
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Information Center of La - Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in the Capital Area
Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank - BackPack for Student Success
H.O.P.E. Ministry of Pointe Coupee - Coordination for H.O.P.E. 2024
Habitat for Humanity International Inc. - Critical Home Repair Program
HOPE Ministries - Client Choice Food Pantry (CCFP)
Interfaith Federation of Greater Baton Rouge Inc. - Holy Grill - Interfaith Federation
Line 4 Line O'Neil's Barber and Beauty Shop - Food Accessibility
Louisiana Organization for Refugees and Immigrants - Support the Journey of Immigrants and Refugees
Mighty Moms - GO Fresh!
Mission Heart Inc. - Mission Heart Basic Needs
O'Brien House - Residential Treatment: Capital Expenses
One Touch Ministry Inc. - One Touch Ministry Re-Entry Short-Term Housing Program
Opening Doors A Louisiana Non-profit Corporation - Shepherd's Market Client Choice Food Pantry
Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response Center - Legal Services for Sexual Assault Survivors - Continuation
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation - Homeless One Stop Legal Clinic
St. Vincent de Paul - St. Vincent de Paul Dining Room and Shelter Programs
The Life of a Single Mom - 2024 Single Mom Emergency Support Initiative
The Safety Place (formerly Lexlee's Kids) - Cribs & Car Seats + CPR
The Salvation Army of Greater Baton Rouge - Salvation Army Programs (Basic Needs)
The Walls Project - Baton Roots Urban Agriculture System
YMCA of the Capital Area - Addressing Food Insecurity in YMCA Summer Camp
YWCA Greater Baton Rouge - YWCA of Greater Baton Rouge Domestic Violence Survivors Assistance Program
2023 - 2024 Ascension Parish Project Grants
(Nonprofit Organization - Project Name)
Ascension Parish School Board - Doubling Down on Diverse Voices
Blossom - Planting Seeds for Basic Needs
Bobby Webre's Community Outreach Initiative Inc. - Encouraging, Educating, and Empowering Students
Fathers on a Mission - FOAM - Ascension Parish Jail Fatherhood Program
Kids' Orchestra Inc. - Books and Music with Kids' Orchestra
Rebuilding Together Baton Rouge Inc. - Safe and Healthy Homes
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation - Ascension Parish Rental Assistance Fund
Tankproof - Saving 1 Life at a Time
Teach for America Inc. - Teach For America
The Arc of East Ascension - Summer Shine Inclusive Day Camp
Volunteer Ascension - Mission Ascension - Basic Needs Solutions
2022 - 2025 Innovation Grantees
Adult Education, Adult Literacy Advocates of Greater Baton Rouge
AMIkids Baton Rouge Vocational Services, AMIKIDS Inc.
Amped Ecosystem at Broadmoor High School, Humanities Amped
Child Advocacy Services - CASA/Children's Advocacy Center, Child Advocacy Services
Child Development Center, The Emerge Center (Baton Rouge Speech and Hearing Foundation)
College & Career Coaching for Low-Income Students, Career Compass of Louisiana
Conscious Discipline Implementation as a Social-Emotional Learning Tool, Pointe Coupee Early Childhood Coalition Inc.
Employment Services, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge
Goodwill Reintegration Program, Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana Inc.
Integrated Behavioral Health, Family Service of Greater Baton Rouge
Kids' Orchestra, Kids Orchestra Inc.
Long Term Substance Abuse Treatment for Indigent Adults, O'Brien House
Pediatric Behavioral Health, The Emerge Center (Baton Rouge Speech and Hearing Foundation)
Project Learn, Boys and Girls Club of Metro Louisiana
Reilly Center-Excellence Accelerated, Volunteers of America South Central Louisiana
Sexual Trauma Therapy, Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response (STAR) Center
STEM Baton Rouge, Center for the Innovative Training of Youth Inc
The Way to Work, HOPE Ministries
UREC Youth Development Programs, Urban Restoration Enhancement Corporation
Youth City Lab's Youth Leadership Incubator, Front Yard Bikes
YWCA Early Head Start Program, YWCA Greater Baton Rouge
*funding begins July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2025