{"id":50168,"date":"2026-01-29T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=50168"},"modified":"2026-01-26T15:24:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T20:24:40","slug":"united-way-of-defiance-county-receives-5000-grant-for-defiance-rides-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/united-way-of-defiance-county-receives-5000-grant-for-defiance-rides-program\/","title":{"rendered":"United Way of Defiance County Receives $5,000 Grant for Defiance Rides Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1016\" height=\"546\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Defiance-Rides-UW-Fall-2025.jpg?fit=1016%2C546&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50169\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Defiance-Rides-UW-Fall-2025.jpg?w=1016&amp;ssl=1 1016w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Defiance-Rides-UW-Fall-2025.jpg?resize=768%2C413&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Pictured with the grant are (L to R) Aaron Keller &#8211; K&amp;P Member\/Owner, Angie Franklin &#8211; Executive Director of NOCAC, Abby Wolfrum &#8211; Executive Director of United Way of Defiance County and Laurie McCann &#8211; DAF Board of Trustees Member.\u00a0<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">United Way of Defiance County has received a $5,000 grant through the Defiance Area Foundation\u2019s fall 2025 grant cycle. The funding was awarded from the DAF Community Fund and will support the new Defiance Rides initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Defiance Rides is designed to provide transportation for Defiance County residents who lack access to reliable transportation, including rides to medical and legal appointments as well as transportation to and from employment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United Way of Defiance County has received a $5,000 grant through the Defiance Area Foundation\u2019s fall 2025 grant cycle. 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