Greene County United Way awards grants
Greene County United Way has distributed $50,000 to 14 community nonprofits for 2018’s Community Impact Grant. Each organization submitted a proposal detailing a program or service that assists Greene County residents.
This year’s grants were awarded to:
- 2nd Sam 9 to support Craft and Community Outings program
- Big Brothers Big Sisters for its One-on-One Mentoring program in Carmichaels and Jefferson schools
- Boy Scouts of America to support its Comprehensive Youth Development program
- Blueprints for its Aging Services Support program, including Senior Centers and Home Meal Delivery
- Catholic Charities – Greene County Outreach to support its Pregnancy and Parenting program
- Cornerstone Care for its Smile for Life, Oral Health Outreach program
- Corner Cupboard Food Bank to support Kid’s Bags program
- Domestic Violence Services of SWPA for School-Based Violence Prevention program
- Eva K. Bowlby Library to support the Summer Quest – Education and Family program
- Flenniken Public Library for the Reading Challenge and Discover Classes program
- Greater Waynesburg Christian Outreach (WWJD) to support the Summer Day Camp program
- Greene ARC for Adult Day Training and Psychosocial Rehabilitation programs
- Girl Scouts of SWPA to support the Girl Scouting in Greene County program
- Salvation Army for its Emergency Assistance program
“We were so impressed by the quality programming and services these organizations bring to our community. Each agency works extremely hard to help the residents of Greene County and we are excited to be a part of that work,” said executive director MaChal Forbes.
For more information about the programs or to learn more about the Community Impact Grant process, visit www.greenecountyunitedway.org or call 724-852-1009.