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Press and Video Press Releases United Way Awards More Than $240,000 in First Round of Emergency Response Funding
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UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND AWARDS MORE THAN $240,000 IN FIRST ROUND OF Baltimore, MD (February 3, 2009) – Less than two weeks after launching its Emergency Response Fund, United Way of Central Maryland is distributing $244, 408 in its first round of funding. Twelve nonprofit organizations, located across central Maryland, will receive the funds in increments of $10,000 - $25,000. Based on their applications, 1,064 people will be served by this emergency assistance. The funds will be used to provide mass food preparation (shelters and soup kitchens), rental assistance, utility assistance and other supportive services (such as prescription assistance, transportation, and case management) that will keep people safe and secure. Agencies receiving funds were: Arundel House of Hope; Congregations Concerned for the Homeless; Domestic Violence Center of Howard County; Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center, Harford Community Action Agency; Health Care for the Homeless; House of Ruth; Human Services Programs of Carroll County; Jobs, Housing and Recovery; Prologue; Salvation Army; St. Vincent de Paul Sarah’s Hope. A 12-person Allocations Review Committee awarded the funds based on need and budget and the alignment with the emergency fund parameters. The overall goal of the fund is to raise at least $1 million for frontline agencies struggling to help those in need. As additional funds are received, more grants will be issued. The fund was developed to address the increasing demand for services in one of the worst economic situations in recent times. For more information on the fund, or to donate, visit www.uwcm.org/emergencyfund # # #
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