Where We Invest Your Donation
Centre County United Way raises funding through an annual campaign. Individuals, businesses and their employees, Penn State employees and retirees, and foundations donate money that is put in the general fund and distributed each May to the Centre County United Way Partner Agencies. Donations that are designated to a specific organization or other county United Way are taken out of the general fund and "passed through" to those organizations.
In April of each year, trained community volunteers meet with representatives from each partner agency to review their application for funding, program outcomes, financial statements and governance to determine the level of support the program will receive from Centre County United Way.
This process of allocation is known as "Funds Distribution" and ensures that the money donated through the annual campaign is going to quality programs that serve Centre County residents.
2024-2025 FUNDED PROGRAMS
American Red Cross – Mid-Central PA Chapter - $17,738.78
Boy Scouts of America – Bucktail Council - $4,500
Program Services for Centre County Youth (Philipsburg/Snow Shoe)
Boy Scouts of America – Juniata Valley Council - $20,000
Program Services for Centre County Youth
Center for Alternatives in Community Justice (CACJ) - $23,000
Mediation Program
Youth Aid Panel Program
Community Conferencing
Centre Care Volunteers - $8,000
Special Programs for Residents
Centre County Library & Historical Museum - $17,000
Growing Lifelong Learners - Bellefonte,
Centre Hall & Holt Memorial Branches
Centre County Youth Service Bureau (YSB) - $115,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters Program
Bellefonte Youth Center – Mountaintop Youth Center
Centre Helps - $90,000
Basic Need Case Management
Hotline/Emergency Services
Centre Safe - $77,500
Centre County Child Access Center
Hotline Services
Centre Volunteers in Medicine (CVIM) - $80,000
Dental Program
Child Development & Family Council - $61,500
Child Care Education Safety Net Program
EasterSeals Central PA - $33,600
Child Development Center
Friendship Community Library - $1,100
Rural Internet Access
Housing Transitions - $62,000
Continuum of Housing Services
Interfaith Human Services - $22,000
Free Furniture & Appliance Recycling Program
Financial Care: Money Management Program
Vehicle Repair Program
Mid-State Literacy Council - $48,000
Adult Literacy Program
Park Forest Preschool - $50,000
Classroom Supplies – Emergency Fund
Food Purchases – Teachers Compensation
State College Community Land Trust - $7,000
Attainable & Sustainable Homeownership Services
State College Food Bank - $37,000
Entire Program
Strawberry Fields - $25,000
Fairweather Lodge
Toddler Learning Center
The Arc of Centre County PA - $50,000
Residential Programs
Home & Community Services
Nittany Employment Services
Tides - $22,000
Entire Program