Johnson County’s Housing Authority and Continuum of Care on Homelessness Collaborate on Emergency Housing Vouchers As the lead agency for Johnson County’s Continuum of Care on Homelessness (CoC), UCS works with Johnson County Government and other partners to...
Event Summary: 2021 UCS Human Service Summit Building Healthy Communities = Raising the Bar UCS brought together more than 100 community members, service providers, elected officials, and educators for the 2021 Human Service Summit showcasing the recently finalized...
Register NOW for UCS’ 2021 Virtual Human Service Summit Building Healthy Communities = Raising the Bar Join UCS for the 2021 Virtual Human Service Summit. This year’s Summit will focus on two key issues that impact the health and wellbeing of our community. UCS...
Human Service Fund Grant Cycle and Pre-Proposal Meeting The 2022 Human Service Fund (HSF) grant cycle is now open! Applications are due July 8, 2021 by 4:00 p.m. For the first time, HSF will be offering small grants through a Small Grants Pool RFP in addition to the...
COVID-19 Impact on Employment: A Retrospective The COVID-19 shutdown began around the week of March 21, 2020. In the first month of the pandemic, nearly 28,000 Johnson County residents filed for unemployment insurance. Unemployment remained highest in occupations with...
Editorial – Women’s History Month Reflections As we celebrated the role of women in society this past month, I took stock of my own experiences over the past thirty years as a professional primarily in the nonprofit sector. So many things have changed – or...
