Grant Summary 2010 - 2012
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Our Priorities:
United Way of Thurston County strives to strengthen our community by mobilizing people and resources to meet identified human needs. We do this is by funding programs that strengthen our community in the areas of Education, Income and Health. We invest in our community so that more youth will graduate from high school on time and Thurston County residents will be self-sufficient and financially stable and will have increased health, wellness and safety.
In order to attain these outcomes we fund Education programs that help children enter kindergarten ready to learn, help children to be successful in school and help youth to graduate from high school on time.
We fund Income programs that help individuals and families to meet their financial needs and reduce homelessness.
We fund Health programs that increase access to medical, dental, mental health and prevention services and also reduce hunger and food insecurity.
Our Process:
United Way takes care to ensure our funding decision process is fair and balanced. Our Community Investment committee made up primarily of board members sets funding policies and makes final recommendations. Three panels of ten community volunteers, one in each impact area, review grant applications and interview applicants.
Applications are scored based on their alignment with United Way’s focus areas, as well as strength of program design and the program’s impact on our community.
Panels collectively rank programs in their impact area from highest to lowest and make a funding recommendation for each program. For this coming year the top two-thirds of applications were funded.
The amount of requests received is always greater than the dollars available to give and we are unable to fund many excellent programs. In 2010 United Way received almost $1.1 million in grant requests and our funding panels made a recommendation of almost $518,000. United Way has $450,000 available in Community Investment funds. Recommendations were reduced by 13% to meet the total dollars available for grants.
What We Are Funding in 2010-2012:
We will grant $450,000 to 44 programs in 29 agencies.
We are funding 12 Education programs. Examples include programs helping prepare children to enter kindergarten ready to learn and providing after-school care, tutoring and mentoring so children are successful in school and graduate on time.
We are funding 12 Income programs. Examples include programs providing affordable housing and supportive services, vocational training and employment opportunities for those with disabilities, temporary emergency shelter and transitional housing to help alleviate homelessness.
We are funding 20 Health programs. Examples include programs providing access to food and hygiene items through food banks and feeding programs, access to mental health services, support for seniors and access to health services for those with HIV/AIDS and other health resources.
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