United Way Central Alberta has distributed $517,500 to 14 programs offered by community groups across the region, and is also spreading the word about the United Way's fund to assist Jasper fire evacuees.
United Way Central Alberta's 2023 Campaign raised $1.5 million locally and this year partner agencies will receive the second round of three-year funding for programs.
Lori Jack, United Way community impact manager, said the United Way strives to be good stewards of donation dollars, and multi-year funding provides security for agencies to plan and budget.
"At the end of the day it's the programs that show the greatest capacity for good outcomes that we tend to be most likely to support with our multi-year funding," Jack said.
Recipients include:
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lacombe & District: Lacombe and District Mentoring Program.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Red Deer and District: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Red Deer and District.
• Boys and Girls Clubs of Olds and Area: Boys and Girls Club Olds and Area Youth Programming.
• Boys and Girls Club of Red Deer & District: BGC Clearwater Out of School Programming.
• Catholic Social Services: Family Counselling.
• Central Alberta’s Safe Harbour Society of Health and Housing: Many Healing Blankets.
• Family Services of Central Alberta: Counselling Services.
• Greenwood Neighbourhood Place Society: The Den – Sundre Youth Centre.
• Ponoka Youth Centre: Boys and Girls Club of Wolf Creek Youth Impact Program.
• Red Deer Meals on Wheels: Red Deer Meals on Wheels.
• Shalom Counselling Centre of Alberta: Healthier Families and Individuals Subsidized Counselling.
• Shining Mountains Community Living Services: Counselling Reconciliation through Wellness.
• Town of Drumheller/Drumheller Valley FCSS: Drumheller Home Support Program for Older Adults – Rural.
• Turning Point Society of Central Alberta: Rural Outreach Program.
The local United Way also wants Central Albertans to know that donations to the United Way of the Alberta Capital Region’s Wildfire Recovery Fund will assist Jasper fire evacuees.
The fund provides immediate resources like gas and grocery gift cards for evacuees, and support for the long-term resilience of communities affected by wildfires in Alberta. To donate visit myunitedway.ca/wildfire-response-recovery.
