News-Chronicle
The United Way of Brown County announced it has allocated $2,734,270 to 50 programs operated by 26 area health and human services organizations.
Another $677,603 came from donations made to specific agencies, making the total given to the agencies $3,411,873.
Agencies receiving funds were the Adolescent Parenting Coalition, $39,624 combined allocated funds and specific donations; AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, $74,894; American Foundation of Counseling, $64,692; American Red Cross, $204, 630; Bay-Lakes Council of Boy Scouts, $103,402;
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Northeastern Wisconsin, $145,583; Boys & Girls Club, $230,824; Brown County Association of Retarded Citizens, $125, 527; Catholic Social Services, $147, 539; Children's Service Society, $142,580;
Encompass Child Care, $218,044; Family Services, $391,013; Family Violence Center, $179,540; Fort Howard/Jefferson Resource Center, $28,905; Girl Scouts of Lac Baie Council, $87,410; Hmong Association of Green Bay, $97,847; Legal Services, $62,659;
Literacy Council, $93,352; Lutheran Social Services, $39,182; NEW Community Clinic, $155,645; New Community Shelter, $79,665; NEW Curative Rehabilitation Inc., $148,117;
Oneida Child Care, $19,387; Salvation Army, $226,961; Self-Help, $64,347; Volunteer Center, $56,247; and nonmember agencies, $184,257. More than 70 volunteers recruited from the county reviewed and analyzed each program before making recommendations on the fund distributions.
Donors to the fund were given five "Areas of Giving" to where they could direct their contributions: Strengthen Children and Families; Enhance Community Diversity; Meet Emergency Basic Needs, Promote Physical and Mental Health; and Support Elderly Needs.