The United Way of Auglaize County is proud to allocate over $100,000 after the 2019 Citizen's Review Allocations process.
A special thanks to our Citizen's Review volunteers who made the difficult decisions about where our dollars would be best spent.
We are proud to award the following amounts to fourteen agencies and their programs.
Agape Ministries: $12,834.42 for the Choice Food Pantry
Apollo Career Center: $1,200 to pay for the Auglaize County location of the Aspire GED program.
Auglaize County Cancer Association: $11,000 for their assistance programs for individuals undergoing cancer treatments.
Auglaize County Council on Aging: $10,000 for their Senior Transport Program.
Auglaize County Crippled Children & Adults: $3,250 each for their Summer Speech Program, Individual Assistance Program and Summer Camp Scholarship program (totally $9,750 for the agency's work).
Auglaize County Crisis Center: $21,965.58 for the agency's Family Violence Program.
Auglaize County Public District Library: $7,500 for the Summer Reading Program.
Black Swamp Area Boy Scouts: $5,000 for Scouting programs and events.
Catholic Social Services: $4,000 for mental health assessments and appointments for individuals.
Children's Developmental Center: $1,500 for educational services for preschoolers with mental, physical or develompental disabilities.
Community Health Professional's Hospice: $5,000 for hospice patients and their families who cannot afford necessary end-of-life care.
MAV Youth Mentoring (formerly Big Brothers, Big Sisters): $7,500 for youth mentoring matches and activities throughout the county.
Mercy Unlimited: $7,000 for Weekend Backpacks providing nutrition to food insecure students.
Mobility Foundation: $3,250 for medical adaptive equipment not available through a patient's insurance.