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United Way Agencies:
United Way Agencies and Program: To qualify for United
Way funding, an organization must be a health and human service
agency, governed by a board of local volunteers. Each year the
agencies must reapply for funding. Operating budgets and funding
requests are submitted to the United Way Allocations Committee
for study and evaluation. The committee's recommendations are
then presented to the United Way Board of Directors for their
review and approval. The current list of partner agencies of the
United Way of Putnam County are listed here with a brief
description of the programs funded by your United Way donation.
Following is a list of the Partner Agencies of the United
Way of Putnam County, the programs funded by your donations, and
their websites where you can find more information about their
services.
American Red
Cross, Putnam County unit 419-523-4810
Allocations: $21,000 for Disaster Relief; $10,000 for Community
Training Classes; and $4,200 for Military Services.
Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Putnam County 419-523-4016
Allocation: $12,000 for matching at-risk youth with positive
adult mentors in an effort to help them reach their full
potential.
Black Swamp Area
Council, Boy Scouts of America 800-686-4220 Allocation:
$15,000 for boy scouting programs helping to develop character,
citizenship, personal fitness and leadership for boys of Putnam
County.
Cancer Assistance
Program 419-523-4449 Allocation: $16,000 to the
Putnam County HomeCare & Hospice Auxiliary for mileage
reimbursement and prescription assistance to Putnam County
residents receiving treatment for cancer.
Challenged
Champions Equestrian Center 419-456-3449
Allocation: $12,500 for therapeutic horseback riding for the
handicapped and disabled.
Crime Victim
Services 419-523-1111 Allocation: $20,000 for
Victims Assistance and Advocacy, including 24-hour rape crisis
and domestic violence response, emergency shelter, and support
groups.
Family & Children First
Council 419-523-5951 Allocations: $3,500 for Wrap
Around, a program to coordinate services for families with
children with multiple needs; and $4,500 for The Parent Project-
workshops for parents of high-risk youth.
Girl
Scouts of Western Ohio 800-962-7753 Allocation:
$17,000 for Comprehensive Youth Services for girls of Putnam
County, including troop/group support, program delivery, and
camping.
Imagination Library, Putnam County 419-523-4505
Allocation: $10,000 for free books to children, birth to age 5,
encouraging family reading and enhancing school readiness.
Ottawa Senior Citizens Association 419-523-5593
Allocation: $5,500 for providing programs of Senior Wellness and
Lifestyle Enrichment for seniors from all of Putnam County.
Pathways
Counseling Center 419-523-4300 Allocation: $9,500
for Prevention Services, providing youth and adults with
education, skills and alternative activities to prevent the use
of drugs and the abuse of alcohol.
Putnam County
Community Thrift Store 419-523-3032 Allocations:
$5,000 for the Adult Emergency Assistance program, $8,000 for
the Choice Food Pantry, and $3,000 for gasoline vouchers. Each
program aims to meet the basic needs of those in a crisis
situation.
Putnam County Council on Aging 419-523-4121 Allocation:
$9,500 for Senior Transportation to those 60 years and older, to
enable them to remain independent in their own homes for as long
as possible.
Putnam County
HomeCare & Hospice 419-523-4449 Allocations:
$19,000 for Personal Care Aid & Homemaker services to those
unable to pay; and $12,000 for Hospice end-of–life care for
patients and their families.
Putnam County YMCA
419-523-5233 Allocation: $20,000 for the Open Doors
program, to subsidize the cost of membership and participation
fees for those unable to pay.
Salvation Army, Putnam County unit 419-523-6496
Allocation: $2,500 for Crisis Assistance, rent and utilities
assistance, and emergency shelter to those in a crisis
situation.
West Ohio Food
Bank 419-222-7946 Allocation: $6,000 for
collecting and storing emergency food supplies for Putnam County
food pantries.
OTHER UNITED WAY PROGRAMS
Furniture and Appliance Redistribution Program Allocation:
$500 for storage unit rental. This program provides free
furniture & appliances to Putnam County families and individuals
in crisis situations.
Special Needs Fund Allocation: $7,800 for special
needs requests that can be made by both United Way and
non-United Way partner agencies. The United Way uses these
monies for 1. Emergency Allocations (Funding emergency requests
of United Way and its Partner Agencies) and 2. Venture Grants
(One-time-only allocations to fund new and innovative programs
that seek to meet high priority needs of the community.)
Agencies providing basic needs (food/clothing/shelter), such as
food pantries, are eligible to receive Special Needs Fund
venture grants without having to complete the full application
process of a partner agency. This simplified allocation process
is intended to ease the burden of alleviating or preventing
hunger in Putnam County. |
