United Way Awards Grants To Community Organizations

June 26, 2015

Thursday, the United Way of Escambia County award over $1.6 million to programs in Escambia County that work to improve the health, education and financial stability outcomes of the area.

In fiscal year 2014-15, United Way’s campaign totaled $2,190,000, with over half ($1,247,000) was raised by 10 campaigns. The top three workplace campaigns were Gulf Power, Publix Super Markets and Ascend Performance Materials.

United Way Community Investment grants were awarded to:

1 -Year Grant, Education

  • Be Ready Alliance for Coordinating Emergencies, Youth Emergency Preparedness – $4,000
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast, Academic Success – $18,000
  • Capstone Adaptive Learning, Capstone Academy Pensacola – $18,000
  • Every Child A Reader in Escambia, ReadingPals Program – $13,652
  • Gulf Coast Kid’s House, Family Advocacy – $10,000
  • Independence for the Blind, Transition Program – $4,000

3 -Year Grant, Education

  • Autism Pensacola, Kids for Camp Summer Learning Lab – $19,800
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida, Community Based Mentoring – $46,426
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida, Middle School Bigs – $22,000
  • Chain Reaction, Chain Reaction – $25,000
  • Children’s Home Society of Florida, Teenspace – $16,500
  • Pace Center for Girls, Ready through Remediation – $18,000
  • YMCA of Northwest Florida, Child Care Program – $44,962

1-Year Grant, Health

  • Baptist Healthcare Foundation, Speech & Hearing Board – $4,625
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast, Healthy Lifestyles – $5,000
  • Epilepsy Foundation of Florida, Epilepsy Services and Resource Center – $7,500
  • Independence for the Blind, Older Blind Program – $2,000
  • Lakeview Center, Rape Crisis/Trauma Recovery Center – $10,000
  • Manna Food Bank, Inc., Healthy Seniors Food Program at Westminster Center – $20,000
  • Panhandle Youth Assistance Program, Inc., The Leaning Post Ranch – $4,000

3-Year Grant, Health

  • Capstone Adaptive Learning and Therapy Centers, Inc., Essential Life Skills – $35,853
  • Children’s Home Society, Kugelman Counseling Center – $10,000
  • Council on Aging of West Florida, Meals on Wheels – $50,000
  • Council on Aging of West Florida, Senior Companion Program – $13,200
  • Gulf Coast Kid’s House, Child Abuse Prevention Education – $17,500
  • Lutheran Services of Florida, Sexual/Physical Abuse Treatment Program – $36,264
  • Manna Food Bank, Inc., Healthy Kids Initiative – $17,366
  • New Beginnings, New Beginnings Recovery Homes for Women – $16,275
  • The Arc Gateway, Pearl Nelson Center – $73,130
  • The Arc Gateway, Supported Living – $10,000
  • YMCA of Northwest Florida, Youth Development Program – $24,300

1-Year Grant, Financial Stability

  • American Red Cross, Disaster Services – $9,500
  • Be Ready Alliance for Coordinating Emergencies, Heritage Oaks – $5,000
  • Be Ready Alliance for Coordinating Emergencies, Restoring Hope & Housing – $5,000
  • Catholic Charities, Circles NWFL – $15,000
  • Catholic Charities, Emergency Assistance Programs – $3,271
  • FavorHouse of Northwest Florida, FavorHouse Domestic Violence Shelter Program – $17,500
  • Legal Services of North Florida, Independence for Dependent and Homeless Youth – $10,000
  • Legal Services of North Florida, Veterans Legal Assistance – $12,500
  • The Salvation Army, Social Services/Basic Needs – $40,051
  • The Salvation Army, The Salvation Army Emergency Shelter (Sally’s House) – $47,700

3-Year Grant, Financial Stability

  • Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County, Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County – $70,000
  • United Way 2-1-1 Northwest Florida, United Way 2-1-1 Northwest Florida – $93,808

Comments

One Response to “United Way Awards Grants To Community Organizations”

  1. melodies4us on June 26th, 2015 9:21 am

    Many people have compassion for those less fortunate then themselves.I am so grateful to all those people who donated. It is comforting to know that there are still so many good people . My hope is restored in the human race.

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