Making the Impact Written by: Top of Virginia Regional Chamber
^ On May 24, 2021, the United Way of the Northern Shenandoah Valley (NSV) announced an investment of $505,047 to 36 regional non-profits as they reaffirmed their commitment to lift families and individuals to financial stability to create a healthier community in the 2021-2022 Community Inpact Grant Program. The board of directors for the Greater Good Award winner Non-profit of the Year for their work in 2020, approved recommendations from more than 60 community volunteers to provide a 10% increase in funding over what was distributed last year. Grants will be received by programs throughout the Northern Shenandoah Valley (City of Winchester, Clarke County, Frederick County, Shenandoah County, and Page County) to begin distribution on July 1, 2021.
Photo courtesy of United Way NSV Pictured left to right: Jennifer Hall, United Way NSV; Joe Czachowski, Trex Company; Nadine Bullock-Pottinga, United Way NSV; Jessica Neff, First Bank; Dr. Yolanda Barbier Gibson, Shenandoah University, and Elise Stine-Dolinar, United Way NSV
the community reported from the United Way Needs Assessment and Virgina ALICE® Report that showed exigency in areas of education, financial stability, and health. Funding priorities in education focused on basic needs, early learning, and youth support programming. Grants aimed at improving economic support covered basic needs, housing, and employment. Areas identified to build healthier communities shined a light on access to care, trauma informed care, and behavioral health.
The Top of Virginia Regional Chamber is proud to offer reThe United Way NSV will also be able to distribute an addi- duced rates to area non-profits for membership. Twenty-five ortional $173,132 in donor designated funds to various agenganizations in the region accounted for $346,422 of the Comcies, acheiving over 92% of the $735,772 in requests that they munity Impact Grant with fourteen Chamber members totaling had received. The funds are being distributed to high needs in nearly 82% of those funds received in our coverage zone.
