| 3,371 people were housed in emergency facilities when they found themselves without a home. |
| 7,132 area youth showed an increased knowledge of healthy behaviors such as avoiding drugs, alcohol and early sexual activity. |
| 11,037 people received crisis counseling in times of need. |
"Be the change you want to see in the world."
-Mahatma Gandhi
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United Way and Agencies Cope with Decline in Contributions
Dayton, OH, Sunday, May 21, 2009
- The United Way of the Greater Dayton Area Board of Directors approved
adjusted allocations for the Partner Agency programs supported through
the volunteer fund distribution process for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2009. Many of these programs had received three-year
allocations in July 2008, but the decline in the most recent United Way
campaign was so significant that all programs had to be reviewed again.
United
Way President Allen Elijah said, "The recession and its effect on the
2008 United Way campaign have caused a perfect storm of fewer resources
available for services while more people are seeking help."
As
a result of the 19.5% decrease in total contributions, coupled with a
greater share of the contributions having been directed to specific
agencies, the allocations to Partner Agency programs had to be reduced
by 24%. Determining how to spread this reduction was an arduous task
for the volunteers because all of the programs have demonstrated they
meet a priority need and deliver a high quality service.
"United
Way and the Partner Agencies are working hard to not only maintain
current levels of service but also meet the increased demand, all the
while coping with the reality of making cuts to our already lean
operating budgets," Elijah said. "Some reduction in services will be an
unfortunate, painful reality until the United Way campaign rebounds to
a point where allocations can be returned to their pre-2007 levels."
Some
one-year programs were not renewed simply due to the shortfall in
contributions. Prescription assistance programs were consolidated into
one agency. In making other reductions, the volunteers looked at:
priority needs in the current economy; United Way funding as a percent
of total agency or program budget; and agency percentage of the total
allocable pool.
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| For more information, contact Allen Elijah, President and CEO, at (937) 225-3061 or Jayne Klose, Senior Vice President, Resource Development & Marketing, at (937) 225-3036. |
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