AREA UNITED WAY ANNOUNCES WHO WILL GET 2001 FUNDING

The Area Wide United Way has announced the agencies that will be funded by its 2001 campaign drive, and is working to make sure that donations of local funds are used to meet community needs.

"We're being careful about where we spend the funding, and making sure those needs are being met," said Nancy Jernigan, executive director of the United Way.

The United Way board of directors has announced that 53 programs with 30 agencies in the community will be receiving funding in the upcoming fall fund raising campaign, although they don't yet know how much money each program will receive.

Because of the number of agencies, Jernigan said that the board of directors had to take a different approach to deciding which organizations needed funding. She said the board looked at the need of each organization, and whether or not their funding could come from sources outside of the United Way.

Agencies seeking funding were reviewed by a panel made up of United Way board members and other community leaders. All programs considered had to be within the health and human services field.

Jernigan said that there aren't any new programs receiving funding this year, but that the United Way hopes to continue to gain new programs through the use of their one-time venture grant. She said the venture grants will be funded through $92,000 that was set aside from the 2000 fund raising campaign.

Who gets United Way funds? American Red Cross, emergency services; Apple, paperwork assistance for seniors; Association for Retarded Citizens, case management; Big Brothers/Big Sisters, youth mentoring;

Boys and Girls Club (previously Cape Civic Center), after-school program, technology center, summer camp, clubs, field trips/travel, arts, sports/recreation/fitness; Cancer research programs; Cape Area Family Resource Center, assistance to neighborhood families; Cape County 4-H Council, youth camp program; Cape Public School Children's Fund, emergency services; Cape Senior Center, nutrition program for seniors; Court Appointed Special Advocates: child advocacy; First Call for Help, information and referral services; Gibson Recovery Center, outpatient and residential services; Girl Scouts of Otahki Council, alternative membership services, contemporary issues, membership services; Habitat for Humanity, construction of single family homes; Hoover Eldercare, elder care, adult day care program; Jackson Ministerial Alliance, emergency needs; Jackson R-2 Children's Fund, emergency services; Jackson Senior Center, senior nutrition program; Lutheran Family and Children's Services, counseling, child welfare; Retired Seniors Volunteer Program; Semo Alliance for Disability Independence, transportation, medical equipment, ramps, utilities, minor home repair; Safe House for Women, Liberty House, education coordinator, counseling, hotline, client services, advocacy; Salvation Army, general assistance, youth programming; Scott City Nutrition Center, meal delivery, meals for handicapped, transportation; Scott City R-1 Children's Fund, emergency services; Semo Network Against Sexual Violence, crisis assistance; Success by 6, direct assistance, parent education, child care assistance; Teen Challenge Int'l of Mid-America, outreach services.