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Received annual allocation

Suggested headline: AGENCY receives $xxx from United Way for 2009

Timing: January

Agency Name recently received $xx,xxx in funding from United Way of Greater St. Louis for 2009. Agency has received funding from United Way since xxxx.

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“We are so pleased to be recognized as a United Way funded agency,” said xxxxx xxx, executive director. “This funding allows our agency to....” a.) serve the community better through xyz and abc programming. b.) better serve our clients through abc and xyz programming. c.) build a healthier community through programs such as abc and xyz. d.) maintain quality services for people each year. Without United Way’s continued support we would not be able to help as many people as we do.”

“Our partnership with United Way is invaluable to us,” said xxx xxxx, executive director. “Because of the funding we receive through United Way we are better able to build a healthy community by/through...” a) offering xyz and abc services. b) services such as abc and xyz. Without United Way’s continued support we would not be able to help as many people as we do.”

“By continuing our relationship with United Way and maintaining the quality standards expected, we know we will receive funding,” said xxx xxxx, executive director. “That allows us to plan ahead and we know we’ll be able to keep our programs to help people in this community – and that’s what’s important. United Way funding is peace of mind to an agency like ours.”

Funding from United Way helps support AGENCY programs: list

“Each member agency is expected to meet a set of guidelines we call ‘quality standards,’” said Dorothy McMurtry, United Way community investment chair and assistant United States Attorney. “A team of volunteers meets with each agency to review them in the areas of governance, programs, finance and administration. Because of the support of people in this community during our campaign, United Way is able to efficiently and effectively fund nearly 200 agencies in this community. I am proud to volunteer my efforts to such a worthy cause.” Received Emergency Food and Shelter funds

Suggested headline: AGENCY receives funding for Emergency Food and Shelter from United Way

As a proud United Way member, AGENCY receives an annual allocation to support our operations. We are also a recipient of Emergency Food and Shelter (EFS) funds which is administered through United Way.

More than 20 agencies received $900,000 this year to help people who are unexpectedly facing difficulty in meeting their own basic needs.

Our annual allocation from United Way coupled with the additional $XXX funds from EFS, allows us to help even more people throughout the community. The funds received help us provide emergency assistance such as rent, mortgage, utility or food assistance to people experiencing a crisis in their lives.

We’re grateful to be one of the agencies that receives EFS funding. To find out more about this funding, or if you know of someone who may qualify for help through our agency, please contact: Name at Number.

In addition to this supplemental grant, United Way of Greater St. Louis supports nearly 200 local health and human service organizations in 16 Missouri and Illinois counties. More than one million people in our bi-state region receive services from a United Way- supported agency, annually. For more information about United Way of Greater St. Louis please visit www.stl.unitedway.org. Received gifts in kind

Suggested headline: How United Way and Gifts In Kind partnership benefits AGENCY

From the security of knowing each year our funding from United Way will be there to the identity it brings us as being a quality agency in this community – our partnership with United Way has benefited AGENCY in immeasurable ways.

One of these benefits is through a program called Gifts In Kind (GIK).

United Way’s GIK program gives us the opportunity to receive a variety of items such as office furniture to paper to computers.

Some of the items we have received in the past are: ABC, DEF and XYZ.

GIK has partnerships with virtually every Fortune 500 company. These businesses have partnered with United Way’s GIK program to donate a variety of items for the use of not for profit organizations. Many of the items offered can be received for the cost of a small administration fee or no charge.

Without United Way’s capacity to maintain the GIK program, we would not be able to keep our overhead costs as low as we do, enabling us to spend our resources to help more people in this community. Received one-time grant

Suggested headline: AGENCY awarded a one-time grant of $x,xxx by United Way of Greater St. Louis

The AGENCY recently received a one-time grant from $x,xxx from United Way of Greater St. Louis. This grant will allow/help/support XYZ to XXX.

“We’re very pleased to be able to extend United Way funding in our region,” said Midge McKee, volunteer chairperson of the one-time grants committee and owner of McEagle Properties. “Through one-time grants, United Way is able to have a positive, almost immediate impact on what our volunteers determine are topical health and human service concerns in our region. With one-time grants, United Way is able to address several of these timely issues.”

Each year, United Way of Greater St. Louis offers one-time grants throughout the region to provide financial support for new and emerging issues. One-time grants are another way United Way is helping to build a healthy community throughout the metro St. Louis region. A total of $450,000 was invested through on-time grants in our region this year.