Valley United Way is pleased to announce 17 grants to area nonprofits covering a wide range of issues in the Valley.
The Special Needs Grants Program is a small grants program created with funds that donors have designated to address needs in the community. The funds are separate from the traditional United Way funding program, which takes place each year. Grants awarded in this round of funding total over $31,000.
In making the announcement of the awards, United Way Board Chair Fred Ortoli and Allocations Committee Chair Adrian Cabral said, “Valley agencies requested funding that was more than double the dollars available for a wide variety of needed and innovative programs. The Allocations Committee and the Board of Directors were impressed by the quality of the requests and wished that more of the programs could have been funded. However, we are pleased to see that the seventeen programs selected will make a measurable difference in the Valley area this year.”
The programs in this year’s cycle include a series of workshops for senior caregivers, before and after school programs for children, and resources for literacy programs. Grants for training in mental health first aid and reducing school based arrests are also in this year’s mix.
Some programs include: Ansonia Community Action, Shelton Youth Services Bureau and Valley YMCA.
Valley United Way is the leading philanthropic resource for the Valley towns of Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour and Shelton matching the needs of the community and the interests of donors to improve the quality of life in the community.
United Way supports and creates initiatives addressing youth, families and people in crisis. Each year Valley United Way funds programs and organizations that make a measurable difference in the lives of people living and working in the Valley.