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A volunteer hands a food box to United Way Executive Director Ginny Mohrbutter on Sept. 20, 2020, outside the United Way Tar River Region headquarters on Sunset Avenue in Rocky Mount.
The pandemic greatly affected most nonprofit organizations in North Carolina.
Director Ginny Mohrbutter said. In
response
to
the
pandemic,
community programs which has positively the
impacted over 30,758 children and families.
With the disruption of programs and
United Way Tar River Region addressed
The fund has supported homeless shelter/
services, many organizations feared they
the challenges for children, families and
feeding pantries, financial/rent assistance
would be unable to continue to care for the
individuals by launching the COVID-19 Relief
domestic
needs of the populations they serve. However,
Fund. United Way has been working with
child care programs, remote learning support
the United Way Tar River Region worked
nonprofit partners to address urgent needs in
and senior citizen meal programs.
diligently to “unite people and resources to
feeding, housing, individual/family stability,
As with many nonprofit groups nationwide,
build a stronger community.”
child care and youth, senior and special
fundraising efforts were hindered by the
populations.
pandemic. The normally fruitful United Way
“COVID-19 has created challenges for
violence
shelter/programming,
many businesses and organizations, and
Through an efficient and accountable
Tar River Region Community Campaign faced
United Way Tar River Region has not been
grants process, United Way COVID-19 Relief
a shortfall in its annual fundraising goal. United
immune to this,” United Way Executive
Fund poured in over $168,550 into 50
Way officials adopted new and innovative
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