2023 Community Investments
United Way of Central Alabama believes that a strong social services network provides vital support for those in need. We are committed to supporting organizations through a variety funding opportunities, and each year we invest over $28million to support the improved health, education, financial stability and access to services in our community. To learn more about our community investments, expand the areas below.
$28.9M
Allocations to Member Agencies and Strategic Initiatives
79
Total Number of Agencies Supported
Financial Support to Nonprofit Agencies
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2023 Allocation Partner Agencies
2-1-1 Information and Referral Program A.G. Gaston Boys and Girls Club AIDS Alabama Alabama Goodwill Industries Alabama Head Injury Foundation Alabama Kidney Foundation Aletheia House Amelia Center American Cancer Society American Heart Association American Red Cross Arc of Central Alabama Arc of Shelby County Arc of Walker County Better Basics Big Brothers Big Sisters Birmingham Jewish Federation Birmingham Urban League Blount County Aid to Homeless Children (DHR) Blount County Children’s Center Boy Scouts – Black Warrior Council Boy Scouts of America – Greater Alabama Council Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Alabama Bridgeways (formerly Camp Fire) Butterfly Bridge Children’s Advocacy Center Cahaba Valley Health Care Catholic Family Services Central Alabama Children’s Fund Central Alabama Wellness Childcare Resources Children’s Aid Society Children’s of Alabama Christian Love Pantry Chilton County Emergency Assistance Collat Jewish Family Services Community Investment Fund Community Food Bank Concerned Citizen’s for Our Youth (Beacon House) Crisis Center Developing Alabama Youth Foundation Disability Rights and Resources Easterseals of the Birmingham Area Easter Seals-West Central Alabama Family Connection Family Resource Center of NW Alabama (Daybreak) Family Sunshine Center Fellowship House Gateway Girl Scouts of North Central Alabama Girls Inc. Glenwood Habitat for Humanity HICA IMPACT Family Counseling Kelsey’s Place Lakeside Hospice Legacy YMCA Legal Aid Society Levite Jewish Community Center Literacy Council Oasis, A Counseling Center for Women & Children Pathways Positive Maturity Raleigh’s Place Ronald McDonald House SafeHouse of Shelby County Salvation Army – Birmingham Area Command Salvation Army – Walker County Shelby County Children’s Advocacy Center Shelby Emergency Assistance Sickle Cell Disease Association SPAN (Special Programming Achievement Ntwk) St. Clair Children’s Advocacy Center St. Clair County Day Program St. Clair County DHR Summer Adventures in Learning (SAIL) Traveler’s Aid Society United Ability United Community Centers United Way Hands On Workshops Empowerment, Inc. YMCA of Greater Birmingham YMCA of Chilton County YWCA -
Central Alabama Children’s Fund (2023-24)
School District 2023-2024 Award Alabaster City Schools $ 7,500 Bessemer City Schools $ 8,000 Birmingham City Schools $ 42,000 Blount County Schools $ 11,000 Fairfield City Schools $ 3,500 Homewood City Schools $ 2,500 Hoover City Schools $ 3,000 Jasper City Schools $ 4,000 Jefferson County Schools $ 50,000 Leeds City Schools $ 2,500 Midfield City Schools $ 3,500 Oneonta City Schools $ 2,000 Pelham City Schools $ 4,000 Pell City Schools $ 3,000 Shelby County Schools $ 19,000 St. Clair Schools $ 13,000 Tarrant City Schools $ 4,000 Vestavia Hills City Schools $ 1,500 Walker County Schools $ 10,000 -
SAIL Grants
Organization Recommended Funding American Baseball Foundation $15,000.00 Blount County Education Foundation $25,000.00 Boys & Girls Club of Central Alabama $15,100.00 Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church $6,000.00 Impact Family Counseling $10,000.00 The Literacy Council (Walker County) $7,000.00 Tarrant City Schools $11,960.00 Urban Hope Community Church $2,000.00 SAIL Testing and Administration $8,500.00 TOTAL $100,560.00 -
St. Clair Community Project Grant
Organizations 2023-2024 Award Big Canoe Creek Preserve Partners, Inc. $2,500.00 Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Alabama $2,500.00 Ironworker Skills Institute $2,500.00 Middle Alabama Area Agency on Aging $2,500.00 Moody Middle School $2,338.00 St. Clair County Day Program, Inc. $2,500.00 St. Clair Community Health Clinic $2,500.00 The Pell City Historical Society $2,500.00 Pell City Gateway Community Garden $2,500.00 The WellHouse $2,500.00 TOTAL $24,838