On behalf of the people we serve and our staff, THANK YOU for helping us strive to be a community of caring for everyone! As we enter into a New Year, please know that your support and service are making life-saving differences every day. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
MATCHING GIFT CAMPAIGN

An incredible opportunity to make an impact.

Double your donation.

Thanks to our amazing Community of Caring, we have a 30th-anniversary matching campaign for individual gifts received by year-end 2021.
This year, our goal is to match or exceed $30,000 to celebrate our 30 years of caring. We are only a few thousand dollars away. See up-to-date information and/or give online here: unitedcaringservices.org/matching-gift or mail your donation to PO BOX 1071, Evansville IN 47706 by December 31, 2021. Thank you!
COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR

walk / donate / volunteer / share / cnoy.com

Upcoming event! This is going to be fun.

On February 26, 2022, UCS will be hosting the Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) fundraising event. It is a family-friendly, 1 & 3-mile winter walk (with a self-organized virtual option) hosted in support of our mission and programs in Evansville for people who are hungry, hurting, and homeless.

We’re looking for a minimum of 15 team captains, plus walkers, donors, sponsors, and volunteers. Questions? Contact Krista (812) 402-1074 or kristab@unitedcaringservices.org. Share our CNOY Facebook event.

GIVING TUESDAY SUCCESS

We surpassed our goal! You did it!

Together we gave. Thank you!

Together we raised $11,116 toward a new Day Shelter range. Special thanks to the family and friends of Carl Schmitz, a long-time meal volunteer and member of Zion Lippe UCC, for their amazing support in his honor and memory. The new range is being ordered and will be here "soon."
IMPROVING THE WHITE FLAG PROGRAM

Everyone deserves a warm place to sleep!

White Flag is happening every night right now.

UCS is providing our White Flag program every night during the months of December, January, and February regardless of temperature. White Flag typically occurs when temperatures are going to be below 32 degrees for at least 3 consecutive hours overnight prior to the Day Shelter’s regular opening.

This improved 'pilot' program has been very well-received. In fact, we are already averaging 38 people a night which was our total average last season. UCS is still maintaining limited social distancing, so this program's capacity is 45 people. UCS would like to thank Aurora and β€œThe Homeless Experience Project: 48 Hours in the Life” presented by Moore Music and Pigeon Township for helping to make our White Flag program possible this year. 

Read the PRESS RELEASE and learn about the WHITE FLAG PROGRAM.
THANK YOU RECKITT VOLUNTEERS

Fantastic cleaning of the UCS basement.

Our volunteers are the best!

At UCS, we have a yearly Spring Clean and it is always needed. Thanks to an amazing volunteer group from Reckitt, we were able to get a jump on some cleaning this year -- filling a large dumpster. This will make taking our year-end inventory go so much better.
Interested in volunteering? We have many opportunities for individuals and groups. Let us know: volunteer@unitedcaringservices.org.
UPDATE DAY SHELTER RESTROOMS

Bringing cleanliness, dignity, and safety to people.

We are nearing the finish line.

The Day Shelter Restroom and Shower Renovation Project started the week of September 13 and is coming to an end -- mostly. Meaning: we plan to re-open the restroom and shower facilities for men and women on Friday, December 17. The project took a little longer than expected and work needs to be finished on the floors (will happen in the new year) but we are ready.

Thank you to all who donated to this project, the CEEF and Women's Fund for their grant funding, TSF for the porta-johns, VPS Architecture, and Happe & Sons for the great work (as always).
FIREWOOD SALE

Proceeds donated to a local charity of your choice. Free delivery in Evansville.

A great way to support local charities.

Mission friend and partner of UCS, Bruce Wright, offers split, firewood for sale every year with all the proceeds donated to a local charity of the customer's choice (Available Charities List). UCS is an option. This is an amazing blessing for UCS and these other great mission opportunities.

Cost: $125/pick-up load. Contact: Bruce @ (812) 598-2289.
FINAL THOUGHTS AND THINGS

Helpful tips, Needed items, and Good-to-know guides.

  1. Give online to UCS? Then check out Your Online Donor Portal.
  2. Want to donate from Amazon? Check out our Amazon Charity List.
  3. Donating items? Check out our Needs List.
  4. Considering a Planned Gift? Learn more about Creating Your Legacy.
  5. Worth a read. Here is our 2020 Year-End Report Brochure.


Make a difference this holiday season.
PO Box 1071 Evansville, IN 47706 | (812) 422-0297 | unitedcaringservices.org