Valley United Way allocates more than $450K for local nonprofit programs

Boys & Girls Club tops list of agencies

SHELTON - Valley United Way's Board of Directors is pleased to announce more than $450,000 in allocations for programs and services in the Valley. 

The decision followed an extensive review of requests conducted by United Way's allocations volunteers headed by Ned Miller and Ron Villani. 

Twenty-one volunteers spent time in May and June visiting with the agencies and examining their budgets and programs.

Valley United Way President & C.O.O. Jack Walsh noted that the volunteers devoted an enormous amount of time to the process to ensure that the dollars allocated return the best possible impact to the community. 

He thanked the volunteers for their hard work and dedication in making the difficult funding decisions as the requests always exceed the amount of funding available. "It's an important and difficult task, but they do an exceptional job of balancing the needs of the community with the available funding," he said. 

The funding runs from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017.

Members of the Allocations Committee were Tom Christiano, Mark Daconto, John DeGray, Jim Geissler, Dave Grant, Mona Kadiwar, Jennifer Kalasardo, Rob Lesko, and Mary McNelis. 

Also serving were Mary Ann Miskowicz, Tricia O'Malley, Cindy Rinaldi, Rich Rosen, Bob VanEgghen, Rob VanEgghen, Scott Walker, Patricia Webster, Tom Welch and Phil White.

Allocations were made to American Red Cross ($18,000), Big Brothers Big Sisters ($4,000), Boy Scouts - Housatonic Council ($40,000), Boys & Girls Club ($85,000), Catholic Charities ($36,000), Christian Counseling Center ($6,000), Derby Day Care Center ($4,500), Domestic Violence Center (BHcare - $26,000) Family Resource Center (TEAM, Inc. - $8,500), Girl Scouts of CT ($4,000) 2-1-1 ($10,000), Julia Day Nursery ($1,500), Meals on Wheels (TEAM, Inc. - $9,500), Parent Child Resource Center ($48,000), Rape Crisis Center ($20,000), Recreation Camp ($7,000), SONCCA ($500), Spooner House ($27,000), St. Vincent DePaul ($9,000), U.S.O. ($450), Valley YMCA ($41,500), Visiting Nurse Association of SCC ($10,000), and Volunteer Center ($50,000).

This is a press release from Valley United Way, the leading philanthropic resource for the Valley towns of Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour and Shelton matching the needs of the community and the interests of donors to improve the quality of life in the community. 

United Way supports and creates initiatives addressing youth, families and people in crisis. 

Each year Valley United Way funds programs and organizations that make a measurable difference in the lives of people living and working in the Valley.