Organization: GREENE COUNTY UNITED WAY
Mission: TO CHANGE LIVES BY CONDUCTING A COMMUNITY-WIDE FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN, INDENTIFYING LONG-TERM NEEDS, FUNDING PROGRAMS THAT MEET THOSE NEEDS, AND PROVIDING DONORS WITH REAL RESULTS THAT SHOW WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
Activities: GREENE CO. UNITED WAY CHANGES LIVES THROUGHOUT GREENE CO. THIS IS DONE BY CONDUCTING A COMMUNITY-WIDE FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN, IDENTIFYING LONG-TERM NEEDS, FUNDING PROGRAMS THAT MEET THOSE NEEDS, AND PROVIDING DONORS WITH REAL RESULTS THAT SHOW HOW GREENE COUNTY UNITED WAY IS "MAKING A DIFFERENCE". IN 2019, APPROXIMATELY 10,000 PEOPLE RECEIVED SERVICES FROM GREENE COUNTY UNITED WAY FUNDED PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS FUNDED BY GREENE COUNTY UNITED WAY ARE FINDING SOLUTIONS TO SOME OF THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUES SUCH AS SUPPORTING SENIORS; HEALTH AND WELLNESS; EMERGENCY NEEDS; AND INVESTING IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH. GREENE COUNTY UNITED WAY ALSO ACTIVELY ENGAGES IN SERVICE PROJECTS THROUGH THE YEAR SUCH AS DAY OF CARING AND STUFF THE BUS SCHOOL SUPPLY PROJECT. IN 2019, 663 LOW INCOME CHILDREN RECEIVED NEW BACKPACKS FILLED WITH NEW SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
NTEE category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Secondary category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations