United Way details fund allocations
CHENANGO COUNTY – The Chenango United Way (CUW) released its community impact awards this month, showing a detailed picture of how the money raised during the 2006 campaign will be used in the community.
“For 2007, campaign funds were awarded to programs in Chenango County that demonstrated the highest ability to deliver measurable results and outcomes in each of the four focus areas identified in the 2005 needs assessment,” the 2007 Community Impact Statement reads. This year, the CUW raised $414,560 in Chenango County. The organization received an additional $49,000 that was designated from other United Ways, for a total of $463,945, which was still $70,000 less than the amount raised locally last year.
“This year, we had 36 programs apply for funding, and their requests totaled $668,000,” said CUW Executive Director Elizabeth Monaco. “That’s quite a bit more money than was raised in the fall campaign.”
Last month, the CUW held its annual campaign dinner, and announced how much money would be designated to each of the four focus areas. Poverty issues of housing and hunger received $76,080, opportunities for children and youth was given $187,925, access to healthcare was given $28,000, and the aging population received $24,500. The CUW also has a discretionary fund, and $12,943 was put toward that to fund programs that may fall outside the four focus areas, but that would not be able to exist without the funding.
The CUW chooses which programs to fund based on an objective competitive process in which organizations submit funding requests and are chosen based on the merit of the request. “This new process ensures that the most critical needs of our community are being met and that programs who receive United Way dollars are being held to a very high standard,” said Community Impact Committee Co-Chair Karen Sastri.
“This year we allocated funds to 21 Chenango County programs that address the issues of children and youth, increase access to healthcare, assist with the poverty issues of housing and hunger and serve our community’s senior population,” said fellow Community Impact Co-Chair Scott Docherty. The request for funding applications are reviewed by a panel of 30 volunteers who read each request and judge it on its quality and merit. The volunteers then take their suggestions to the board. “I am really proud of the work our volunteers have done to review all of the grant applications and make the best funding decisions possible, especially with this year’s limited funds,” said Sastri.
Monaco hopes that more people will become involved in the CUW campaign this year. “People need to get involved with the United Way campaign. Whether it is through their job or through the mail, we need to increase donations and participation this year,” she said. Anyone who is interested in making a donation to the CUW can do so by calling 334-8815.
“For 2007, campaign funds were awarded to programs in Chenango County that demonstrated the highest ability to deliver measurable results and outcomes in each of the four focus areas identified in the 2005 needs assessment,” the 2007 Community Impact Statement reads. This year, the CUW raised $414,560 in Chenango County. The organization received an additional $49,000 that was designated from other United Ways, for a total of $463,945, which was still $70,000 less than the amount raised locally last year.
“This year, we had 36 programs apply for funding, and their requests totaled $668,000,” said CUW Executive Director Elizabeth Monaco. “That’s quite a bit more money than was raised in the fall campaign.”
Last month, the CUW held its annual campaign dinner, and announced how much money would be designated to each of the four focus areas. Poverty issues of housing and hunger received $76,080, opportunities for children and youth was given $187,925, access to healthcare was given $28,000, and the aging population received $24,500. The CUW also has a discretionary fund, and $12,943 was put toward that to fund programs that may fall outside the four focus areas, but that would not be able to exist without the funding.
The CUW chooses which programs to fund based on an objective competitive process in which organizations submit funding requests and are chosen based on the merit of the request. “This new process ensures that the most critical needs of our community are being met and that programs who receive United Way dollars are being held to a very high standard,” said Community Impact Committee Co-Chair Karen Sastri.
“This year we allocated funds to 21 Chenango County programs that address the issues of children and youth, increase access to healthcare, assist with the poverty issues of housing and hunger and serve our community’s senior population,” said fellow Community Impact Co-Chair Scott Docherty. The request for funding applications are reviewed by a panel of 30 volunteers who read each request and judge it on its quality and merit. The volunteers then take their suggestions to the board. “I am really proud of the work our volunteers have done to review all of the grant applications and make the best funding decisions possible, especially with this year’s limited funds,” said Sastri.
Monaco hopes that more people will become involved in the CUW campaign this year. “People need to get involved with the United Way campaign. Whether it is through their job or through the mail, we need to increase donations and participation this year,” she said. Anyone who is interested in making a donation to the CUW can do so by calling 334-8815.
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