FUSE

Jacob Arland, Greenfield Kiwanian with his mother Denise Arland, Executive Director of FUSE

Denise Arland, Executive Director of Families United for Support and Encouragement (FUSE), told Kiwanis about the organization she and twelve others founded in 1996.  FUSE is a support and resource group for Indiana families raising children with special needs.

FUSE provides education, training, and support to families at their meetings and through referral to other agencies.  FUSE primarily serves Hancock County families and recently expanded to Shelby county. 

FUSE can provide information to interested families about developmental activities for young children, health care financing, and transition from school to post school adults. 

Support for FUSE activities comes from direct contributions and their fundraising activities which include the Taste of Hancock County and Strike a Difference Bowlathon.   Further information on FUSE is available at their website www.fuseinc.org or at their e-mail address info@fuseinc.org.