United Way approves grants totaling $45,000

On Wednesday, June 16th, 2021, the United Way of Front Royal-Warren County Board of Directors approved grants totaling $45,000 to ten community agencies located in Warren County, VA. These agencies include:

– Blue Ridge Legal Services
– House of Hope
– Phoenix Project
– St. Luke Community Clinic
– Cars Changing Lives
– Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry
– Blue Ridge Housing Network
– Blue Ridge Opportunities
– Healthy Families
– Humane Society of Warren County

The amount awarded equals a 28% increase over the amount given in 2020-21. The grants represent the culmination of a months-long process comprised of the following steps:

1. Agencies are invited to apply
2. Applications are received
3. United Way Interview Committee meets to review applications
4. Interviews are scheduled
5. Interviews are conducted
6. Interview Committee meets to decide on recommendations to the United Way Board of Directors
7. United Way Board of Directors votes on Interview Committee recommendations
8. Agencies are notified
9. Grants are paid in quarterly installments, over the course of the fiscal year
10. Agencies provide quarterly reports to the United Way Board of Directors

Since 1950, the United Way has worked to advance the common good in Front Royal-Warren County. The community wins when a child succeeds in school, when families are financially stable, and when people are healthy. The United Way’s goal is to create long-lasting change by addressing the underlying causes of the challenges we face. Living United means being part of the change!

To donate to the United Way in order for them to continue to meet the most pressing needs in our community, please visit the following link: https://www.frontroyalunitedway.org/donate. To reach the United Way offices in Front Royal-Warren County (134-B Peyton Street, Front Royal, VA, 22630), please email info@frontroyalunitedway.org or call 540-635-3636.