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UWCK Announces Community Investment Grants Community Investment Grants Awarded to 37 Local Agencies Naples, FL — The United Way of Collier and the Keys (UWCK) recently announced their 2022-2023 Community Investment Grant recipients. Over $1 million dollars will be funded to organizations who are aiming to tackle issues such as financial security, housing, childcare and education, These grants are available through a rigorous application and review process for Collier and Monroe County social service nonprofit organizations. “We are proud of the community impact and partnerships that our grant program enables,’ said UWCK President and CEO Steven Sanderson. “Being able to support and increase awareness of the vital work these agencies do in our communities is critical to the mission of the United Way of Collier and the Keys.” UWCK is awarding grants to 21 agencies in Collier County and 16 in Monroe County. Applications were due in January, with site visit review and agency interviews conducted throughout both counties in February. UWCK staff and volunteers worked to evaluate and recommend the 37 local agencies that are receiving grants. “It’s incredible to see the diversity and scope of work being done by our Community Investment Grant partners,” UWCK Keys Area President Leah Stockton said. “These partnerships ensure that those in need throughout our counties can access the services they require. We are excited to work alongside these organizations as we work together to further our mission of creating thriving communities.” Community partnerships help create bridges between donors and those in need. In addition to the Community Investment Grants, UWCK works with funded agencies as a key part of their system of coordinated referrals and information sharing. “Our mission is to ease the burden for children and young adults who struggle financially and emotionally while living with diabetes,” said Tami Balavage, President of Help a Diabetic Child. “Being a United Way grant recipient allows us to provide these services to even more underserved children and young adults who live with this disease.” For more information on UWCK’s Community Investment Grants, and the partner organizations we serve, visit www.UWCollier.org ###
UWCK Announces Community Investment Grants
Community Investment Grants Awarded to 37 Local Agencies
Naples, FL — The United Way of Collier and the Keys (UWCK) recently announced their 2022-2023 Community Investment Grant recipients. Over $1 million dollars will be funded to organizations who are aiming to tackle issues such as financial security, housing, childcare and education, These grants are available through a rigorous application and review process for Collier and Monroe County social service nonprofit organizations.
“We are proud of the community impact and partnerships that our grant program enables,’ said UWCK President and CEO Steven Sanderson. “Being able to support and increase awareness of the vital work these agencies do in our communities is critical to the mission of the United Way of Collier and the Keys.”
UWCK is awarding grants to 21 agencies in Collier County and 16 in Monroe County. Applications were due in January, with site visit review and agency interviews conducted throughout both counties in February. UWCK staff and volunteers worked to evaluate and recommend the 37 local agencies that are receiving grants.
“It’s incredible to see the diversity and scope of work being done by our Community Investment Grant partners,” UWCK Keys Area President Leah Stockton said. “These partnerships ensure that those in need throughout our counties can access the services they require. We are excited to work alongside these organizations as we work together to further our mission of creating thriving communities.”
Community partnerships help create bridges between donors and those in need. In addition to the Community Investment Grants, UWCK works with funded agencies as a key part of their system of coordinated referrals and information sharing.
“Our mission is to ease the burden for children and young adults who struggle financially and emotionally while living with diabetes,” said Tami Balavage, President of Help a Diabetic Child. “Being a United Way grant recipient allows us to provide these services to even more underserved children and young adults who live with this disease.”
For more information on UWCK’s Community Investment Grants, and the partner organizations we serve, visit www.UWCollier.org
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