Fort Wayne-Allen County Economic Development Alliance began in 2000 as the lead organization for economic development activities throughout the county. We are a not-for-profit organization supported by Allen County, the City of Fort Wayne, the Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce and Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority. Our goal is to further the base employment of Allen County through business retention, expansion and attraction projects. We work together with our local, regional and state economic development partners to ensure that our community provides everything growing companies are looking for. To find out more about us, contact The Alliance, and we can share additional information why Fort Wayne-Allen County is the right place for your business.
Boy Scouts of America is a nonprofit organization that provides scouting programs for youths in northeastern Indiana through its affiliate Anthony Wayne Area Council. Boy Scouts of America offers venturing and cub and boy scouting programs. The organization conducts several leisure activities, such as hiking, paddling and climbing. Its Venturing is a youth development program that includes skills development in the areas of adventure, sports, arts, hobbies and religious life. The Boy Scouts of America offers a cub scouting program for boys between the ages of 7 and 10. It provides day and resident camps, as well as council-organized family and pack-overnight campouts. It offers programs related to citizenship, health and wellness, character development and personal fitness training. The organization also conducts various outdoor activities that include food collection and community and conservation projects. It also provides online training resources and maintains a presence in Fort Wayne, Ind.
The Federation was organized in 1921, primarily as a welfare and relief organization to coordinate work and communal fund raising for the entire Jewish community. In 1939, Fort Wayne employed its first executive director. In subsequent years the Federation developed into a multi-faceted organization serving young and old in the areas of social services, education and cultural programs, leadership development, community relations, and fund raising. The FWJF was one of the founding agencies of the Community Chest and remains a program funded member agency of the United Way of Allen County. The Federation is considered a community leader in the efforts to reduce and eliminate prejudice. Today, the Federation serves as the central coordinating, fund raising, budgeting, and social planning agency for the Fort Wayne Jewish community. The Federation is a volunteer organization assisted by a trained professional staff. It is affiliated with the United Jewish Communities, a national association of 180 Jewish Federations serving communities in the U.S. and Canada. Federation Campaign Raising funds to finance human services at home, in Israel, and around the world is a fundamental Federation purpose. The annual UJA/Federation Campaign raises money for the Jewish Agency for Israel, the American Joint Distribution Committee, beneficiaries including community relations organizations, overseas, cultural, religious, regional and national agencies, and the local Federation operation. For over a decade, the Federation has operated the Gan pre-school, quality early childhood program. Camp Joe Levine is our summer day camp program. The FWJF has been actively involved in refugee resettlement since its inception. Refugees from Europe, Southeast Asia and the former Soviet Union have been assisted in their efforts to come to America.
