AMERICAN RED CROSS -WASHINGTON COUNTY CHAPTER United Way Allocation ~$25,000 To help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergency situations. Provides relief to disaster victims and homeless persons, provides communication link to military personnel and their families, trains public in First Aid/CPR/AED. ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION United Way Allocation ~$1,000 To provide support groups, self-help courses, public and professional education, exercises, and financial assistance for medication and equipment supporting people with arthritis and their loved ones. BETSEY MILLS CLUB United Way Allocation ~ $22,500 To provide social, recreational, and daycare activities in a unique historical facility. Classes include cooking, ballroom dancing and yoga. Warm water pool activities attract over 15,000 admissions each year. Other services include: low cost housing for disadvantaged young women, meeting rooms for community groups, educational and recreational activities and low cost child care services. BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA – ALLOHAK COUNCIL United Way Allocation ~ $3,000 To sponsor boys who need financial assistance in order to participate in the scouting program. CARING CONNECTION United Way Allocation ~ $37,000 To assist low income families in Washington County with utility deposits/shutoffs, first month rent assistance and emergency prescription help for those not covered by insurance or Medicaid. ELY CHAPMAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION United Way Allocation ~ $22,000 To provide after-school and enrichment educational programs for the community at large, including hands-on learning and job training, targeting "at-risk" children, to help them improve their school performance and self-esteem. EVE, INC United Way Allocation ~ $39,000 To provide emergency and transitional shelter, legal and social advocacy, referral services and counseling for victims of domestic violence, as well as community education, parent, life, and job skills training. HEART OF OHIO GIRL SCOUTS United Way Allocation ~ $3,000 To provide outreach opportunities, such as after school programs and to sponsor girls who need financial assistance to participate in the scouting program. MARIETTA BANTAM BASEBALL LEAGUE United Way Allocation ~ $2,500 To provide scholarships to enable young people (ages 5 to 17) to participate in supervised and structured recreation with emphasis on teamwork, self-growth, and sportsmanship. Over 550 youth participate each year! MARIETTA FAMILY Y.M.C.A. United Way Allocation ~ $30,000 Sponsors youth participation in many of the YMCA’s programs and activities including aquatics, camping, childcare, health and fitness, sports, community development and teen leadership. MID OHIO VALLEY FELLOWSHIP HOME United Way Allocation ~ $7,000 To support the only licensed halfway house within a 50 mile radius for recovering substance abusers and their dependent children. The home provides counseling, shelter, and support so the recovering individual can successfully return to his/her family, work and community life. O'NEILL SENIOR CENTER United Way Allocation ~ $15,000 To support the van transportation program for adults over the age of 60 who need transportation for medical related services. PARENTS AND FRIENDS OF HEARING IMPAIRED United Way Allocation ~ $7,000 To support Agency services which include hearing screening of newborns; early diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for hearing impaired children; funding for educational materials and equipment for local schools; financial assistance for hearing aids and communication and signaling devices for the deaf and hard of hearing. RIGHT PATH FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY United Way Allocation ~ $2,500 To provide transportation for youth (6^th through 12^th grades) to attend summer dances and swim parties at various locations around Washington County as part of the goal of “Promoting Healthy Youth Development”. SALVATION ARMY United Way Allocation ~ $14,500 To support Salvation Army assistance to individuals with food, shelter and clothing (77%) and to support programs and activities for youth and children that build character and integrity. SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM, WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION United Way Allocation ~ $14,000 To provide home delivered and congregate meals to eligible local residents over the age of 60. Those assisted would otherwise lack sufficient care and might be forced to give up their independent lifestyles in their own homes. WASCO United Way Allocation ~ $2,000 To provide assistance with transportation expenses so that disabled adults served by WASCO can safely get to their places of employment, increasing their independence and use of public transportation.