The United Way of the Greater Seacoast has only 10 full-time employees and relies heavily on the more than 2,000 local volunteers to keep overhead low. There are 79 Seacoast-based agencies that receive money from the United Way of the Greater Seacoast. A Safe Place, AIDS Response-Seacoast, the Housing Partnership, and local chapters of the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and American Red Cross are among them. It is especially easy to make ongoing donations to the United Way. The organization has a process for automatic payroll deductions at your place of employment.
Employees can sign a simple card and never worry about having done their part for the greater good.
During my travels I meet people who have never given to charity on an ongoing basis. This does not reflect insensitivity. Usually, it suggests busy, complicated lives. Community needs are not always apparent. Ask these folks directly to support a good cause and they often will.