22% of Central Oregonians are impacted by a United Way funded program or service.
Each year, UWCO makes investments in a network of non-profit partners working to advance a set of shared priorities. This year, UWCO identified positive mental health and well-being, culturally specific services, and housing stability as the 2022 Community Impact priorities in response to current community needs. Meet our Community Impact Partners. And, learn more about how our annual Community Impact grantmaking works.
We also were tasked with distributing federal Emergency Food & Shelter funds in Deschutes County. In 2022, we distributed $252,644. Meet this year’s grant recipients HERE.
Each year, United Way of Central Oregon makes investments in a network of non-profit partners working to advance a set of shared priorities.
We just awarded $225,000 to 22 local and regional community nonprofits serving Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson Counties, and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Each year, UWCO makes investments in a network of non-profit partners working to advance a set of shared priorities. This year, UWCO identified positive mental health and well-being, culturally specific services, and housing stability as the 2022 Community Impact priorities in response to current community needs.
Meet this year’s Community Impact Partners.
“Support from United Way has allowed us to keep our service free and available to all children in the Central Oregon. United Way’s continued support has been critical for our Rural Advocate Program expansion. Through United Way, we have deepened our assessments to include gathering data on how parents of young children are building resiliency and staying connected.”
“United Way of Central Oregon helps ensure that children impacted by child abuse receive child-friendly evaluations, family support, and therapy, at no cost, so that all a family has to worry about is their child’s healing. These services are vital to restoring health, happiness, and resiliency for children and their families so that they can live life to their fullest potential.”
“United Way of Central Oregon continues to be instrumental in helping Friends of the Children Central Oregon implement an evidence based model to build resilience in children who are facing the highest levels of trauma. Together, we are breaking the cycle of generational poverty.”
It’s a credo. A mission. A goal. A constant reminder that when we reach out a hand to one, we influence the condition of all. We build the strength of our neighborhoods. We bolster the health of our communities. And we change the lives of those who walk by us every day.