MCUW raises

over $4.5 million

Through the generous hearts of our donors come investments in the lives of Montgomery County families and individuals.  At our recent Volunteer Appreciation Celebration,  MCUW's 2010 Campaign Chair Barry Carpenter, with the Greater Conroe Economic Development Council, announced the total raised was $4,502,071.    

The success, in large part, was due to the first million dollar campaign by a local corporation and its employees.  Anadarko raised over a million dollars to support MCUW.

MCUW raises funds from individuals that participate in area work-place campaigns, corporate donations and from citizens in our area. 

Read More about the Volunteer and Campaign Appreciation Celebration.
 

MCUW Invests Over $3 million

in 2011 Funded Programs and Initiatives

Montgomery County United Way's Board of Directors has approved funding for 2011 programs and initiatives that will improve lives for lasting change for residents of Montgomery County.  Over $3million will be invested in fifty-seven programs and initiatives administered by nineteen of MCUW's Funded Partners and United Way.

Ninety Four volunteers spent over 2000 combined hours      evaluating agency and program requests for funding, participating in site visits and meeting to make recommendations for funding.  These recommendations were then presented to MCUW's Community Impact Committee then forwarded to the Board of Directors for approval. 68% of the volunteers were returning Strategic Investment panel members.

Each Funded Partner applies for funding each year in a process designed to measure outcomes of performance: how clients are actually served and how their lives are improved.  Agencies apply under five priority areas that MCUW has defined through its "Community Priorities Report" to be the community's most pressing needs.

These priorities are:

#1:  Moving people out of poverty

#2:  Faciliating access to affordable & quality health care

#3:  Helping people cope with challenging situations

#4:  Preventing and treating drug/alcohol abuse

#5:  Providing temporary assistance in crisis

Because MCUW surpassed the annual fundraising goal, available dollars were up by 16.8% this year.  The board approved the funding recommendations in the May 2011 Board Meeting. 

Read the whole story.

Vicky Shelledy, MCUW Director of Community Impact, shown here with Class Co-leader David Hamilton, P.E. of Binkley & Barfield, Inc. was a member of the Leadership Montgomery County (LMC) Class of 2011.

The class project this year was to assist Montgomery County Food Bank with building a community garden, developing donor software and to expand the Backpack Program that now can feed over 800 kids every week that would not, without the aid of this program, have enough to eat at home.

MCUW's President Julie Martineau graduated from LMC's predecessor, Leadership Conroe in 1987 and was the founding co-chair of Leadership Montgomery County in 1998 and MCUW's Director of Fund Development, Cathy Yowell graduated in 2009.

MCUW is very proud to support and participate in this amazing Leadership Development program.  Congratulations to Vicky and the Class of 2011.
 

MCUW's Days of Caring

Recipient of Grant from

The Home Depot Foundation

Montgomery County United Way's Days of Caring program has been awarded a $2,500.00 grant from The Home Depot Foundation. 

Days of Caring connects volunteers to those in need in our community:  the elderly, disabled and low income families who need light home repair projects.  Days of Caring also asssists non-profit organizations to connect with groups of volunteers for building, landscaping or product drives (food, clothing, etc.).

The grant will be utilized for supplies for residential home repair and improvement. 

To volunteer for Days of Caring, visit www.helpourcounty.org and search Montgomery County United Way Days of Caring or visit www.mcuw.org, click on Days of Caring or contact Jennifer Adams-Burkett at 281-292-4155, ext. 267.