United Way is improving lives by mobilizing communities to create lasting changes in community conditions.
With your gift of...
$10 Literacy Council of Alaska can send five books to villages across Alaska to create the opportunity for children and families to read together and foster learning opportunities.
$12 the Fairbanks Food Bank can provide one food box which includes nine meals for a family of four people and lasts at least three full days.
$25 Interior Alaska Center for Non-Violent Living can provide emergency support services for a rape victim, including five nights of safe shelter for victims of domestic violence.
$100 The Salvation Army can provide 1 clothing voucher for a family of four; one family with back to school supplies; one family with food for Christmas; one child a week-long summer camping experience at The Salvation Army King's Lake Camp.
$100 Fairbanks Counseling and Adoption can provide laundry token and soap for six families; school supplies for 5 children; gas vouchers for 5 families to get to appointments; 200 bus tokens for Street Outreach youth; 1 car seat for a foster family; Child safety items for 3 families to childproof their home; Essentials for a newborn for 3 families.
$120 ACCA, Inc. can provide Speech Therapy to a stroke patient whose limited Medicaid dollars have been maxed on other therapies.
$200 Access Alaska, Inc. can provide four hours of American Sign Language Interpretation; installation of grab bars in a bathroom; home accessibility modification assessment with report; Low-Tec assistive technology for people with hearing impairments of low vision.
$350 Farthest North Girl Scout Council can provide a low-income girl with the Girl Scout experience for one year.
$500 Alaska Health Fair, Inc. can provide a full health fair with exhibitors, health education learning centers, and preventative screenings.
$500 FRA can provide 12 hours of employment training to an adult with developmental disabilities to assist him/her in becoming successfully employed in the community.
$800 Presbyterian Hospitality House can provide young adults in the Independent Living Program with the supplies needed for education and employment attire.
$1,000 Boys and Girls Club of the Tanana Valley can provide facility-based Club programming for one child for one year.
$40,000 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska can make and support 20+ matches in order to make a positive difference in the lives of children in the Tanana Valley communities.
Where the money goes
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You make the most of your United Way gift when you choose the Community Care Fund because...
- You are connected to an entire family of 23 essential local agencies;
- Informed volunteers ensure annually that your hard-earned money is used effectively; and
- Our member agencies are able to use these unrestricted funds to strengthen their programs when needed most.
- Local trained volunteers review agencies' operations and program effectiveness;
- This group makes recommendations to United Way's Board of Directors and the funds are distributed to agencies according to the Board's final decision;
- All individuals contributing 50% or more of their gift to the Community Care Fund are invited to participate in the bi-annual agency review process conducted in February.