| 5,939 people who could not afford prescription medication were connected to long-term prescription solutions. |
| 10,993 people received free or discounted legal services to assist them and their families in times of crisis. |
| 15,514 area youth enhanced their understanding of pregnancy prevention. |
"Be the change you want to see in the world."
-Mahatma Gandhi
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United Way Announces 2008 Funding
Dayton,
OH, July 2, 2008
- Volunteers for the United Way of the Greater Dayton Area have
allocated $5.6 million to 99 local health and human service programs
for funding beginning July 1st. The volunteers reviewed 128
proposals requesting $2.3 million more than was available.
“The proposals documented the growing demand for services in
our community,” United Way President Marc R. Levy
said. “The volunteers had tough decisions to
make.”
The volunteers based their
decisions on the 2007 Community Needs Assessment published by the
United Way and the resulting funding priorities as well as program
results, agency capacity, and available resources. All funded
programs address three Priority Areas: Positive Youth
Development, Financial Stability Leading to Independence, and Health
and Well-Being of Individuals and the Community.
The
$5.6 million represents the funds available for the United Way
volunteers to distribute from the 2007 Campaign. An
additional $2.3 million will go to the 78 United Way Partner Agencies
and $748,000 to other nonprofit organizations providing a health or
human service in the Miami Valley from individual contributions
directed to specific agencies. $195,000 will support
community initiatives and emerging needs in the coming year.
In total, $8.9 million from the campaign will support services.
Twelve
new programs meeting high priority needs were funded:
| Dayton
Christian Center | Infant and Toddler Child Care | $45,000 | | 4C
for Children | Early Childhood Development Outreach
to Families | $30,000 | | Jewish
Federation of Dayton | Kosher Congregate and Home
Delivered Meals | $24,000 | | AIDS
Resource Center Ohio | Linkage to Care for Persons at
Risk of AIDS | $20,000 | | East
End Community Services | Family and Job Connections | $19,382 | | The
Foodbank | Good to Go Weekend Backpack Food for
Children | $16,765 | | Dayton
Urban Ministries | After School Homework Hour | $15,000 | | Suicide
Prevention Center | Project Lifesaver School Suicide
Prevention Program | $10,000 | | Womanline
of Dayton | Counseling for Victims of Abuse | $10,000 | | Diabetes
Association of Dayton | Diabetic Supply Assistance
Program | $6,000 | | Project
READ | Literacy AmeriCorps Dayton | $5,000 | | Unified
Health Solutions | Corps Solutions of Dayton | $5,000 |
Twenty-eight previously funded
programs received an increase of $1,000 or more.
The remaining programs received a modest increase or were funded at the
same or reduced level because the available funding was flat as both
the 2007 campaign and the 2006 campaign raised $11.8 million.
The
majority
of programs were funded for three years.
New programs and
those with significant
changes received a one-year allocation.
Click here to see a complete listing of
the funded programs .
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