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 $ 210,000 A.G. Gaston Boys and Girls Club $ 615,477 AIDS Alabama $ 76,081 Alabama Goodwill Industries $ 69,967 Alabama Head Injury Foundation $ 163,288 Alabama Kidney Foundation $ 112,662 Aletheia House $ 407,657 Amelia Center $ 86,498 American Cancer Society $ 577,741 American Heart Association $ 430,919 American Red Cross $ 2,519,873 Arc of Central Alabama $ 557,429 Arc of Shelby County $ 133,314 Arc of Walker County $ 356,819 Better Basics $ 160,852 Big Brothers Big Sisters $ 369,512 Birmingham Jewish Federation $ 29,511 Birmingham Urban League $ 150,067 Blount County Aid to Homeless Children (DHR) $ 57,905 Blount County Children’s Center $ 114,719 Boy Scouts – Black Warrior Council $ 82,768 Boy Scouts of America – Greater Alabama Council $ 834,465 Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Alabama $ 592,391 Bridgeways (formerly Camp Fire) $ 855,059 Butterfly Bridge Children’s Advocacy Center* $ 25,000 Cahaba Valley Health Care $ 59,148 Catholic Family Services $ 151,162 Central Alabama Children’s Fund $ 124,440 Central Alabama Wellness* $ 25,000 Childcare Resources $ 555,372 Children’s Aid Society $ 810,591 Children’s of Alabama $ 539,403 Christian Love Pantry $ 47,122 Chilton County Emergency Assistance* $ 26,000 Collat Jewish Family Services $ 94,098 Community Investment Fund $ 3,570,117 Community Food Bank $ 324,053 Concerned Citizen’s for Our Youth (Beacon House) $ 170,494 Crisis Center $ 665,389 Developing Alabama Youth Foundation $ 126,177 Disability Rights and Resources $ 144,672 Easterseals of the Birmingham Area $ 165,577 Easter Seals-West Central Alabama* $ 25,000 Family Connection $ 198,925 Family Resource Center of NW Alabama (Daybreak) $ 156,386 Family Sunshine Center* $ 25,000 Fellowship House $ 245,515 Gateway $ 1,018,024 Girl Scouts of North Central Alabama $ 485,265 Girls Inc. $ 729,653 Glenwood $ 136,476 Habitat for Humanity $ 321,944 HICA $ 121,671 IMPACT Family Counseling $ 90,785 Kelsey’s Place* $ 25,000 Lakeside Hospice $ 34,236 Legacy YMCA $ 95,390 Legal Aid Society $ 38,499 Levite Jewish Community Center $ 230,078 Literacy Council $ 191,875 Oasis, A Counseling Center for Women & Children $ 92,996 Pathways $ 312,358 Positive Maturity $ 580,146 Raleigh’s Place* $ 25,000 Ronald McDonald House $ 134,767 SafeHouse of Shelby County $ 124,459 Salvation Army – Birmingham Area Command $ 1,492,219 Salvation Army – Walker County $ 101,461 Shelby County Children’s Advocacy Center $ 54,304 Shelby Emergency Assistance $ 210,399 Sickle Cell Disease Association $ 72,818 SPAN (Special Programming Achievement Ntwk)* $ 25,000 St. Clair Children’s Advocacy Center $ 50,757 St. Clair County Day Program $ 107,092 St. Clair County DHR $ 54,352 Summer Adventures in Learning (SAIL) $ 100,560 Traveler’s Aid Society $ 244,997 United Ability $ 650,394 United Community Centers $ 93,586 United Way Hands On $ 266,200 Workshops Empowerment, Inc. $ 666,532 YMCA of Greater Birmingham $ 736,687 YMCA of Chilton County* $ 25,000 YWCA $ 1,351,332 Total Allocated: $ 28,931,927 *Chilton County Member Agencies are new and listed individually in 2023
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Central Alabama Children’s Fund (2022-23)
School District 2022-2023 Award Alabaster City Schools $ 13,425 Bessemer City Schools $ 7,000 Birmingham City Schools $ 43,000 Blount County Schools $ 8,202 Fairfield City Schools $ 3,108 Homewood City Schools $ 1,768 Hoover City Schools $ 6,288 Jasper City Schools $ 2,234 Jefferson County Schools $ 37,116 Leeds City Schools $ 2,082 Oneonta City Schools $ 1,043 Pelham City Schools $ 4,925 Pell City Schools $ 4,925 St. Clair Schools $ 9,296 Walker County Schools $ 9,374 -
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
