This year, Butler County United Way will allocate over $318,000 to 10 education programs that serve children as well as adults. Funded programs include:
- After school/summer youth programming at Boys & Girls Club of Hamilton
- Afterschool program at Axis Teen Center, EDGE Center
- Back pack program by Shared Harvest Foodbank
- Building success with Hamilton Living Water Ministry
- CASA advocacy: A voice for abused children from PARACHUTE: Butler County CASA
- Leadership experience for Girl Scouts of Western Ohio
- One-to-one mentoring for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Butler County
- Play and learn groups from 4C for Children
- Project Learn at Boys & Girls Club of West Chester/Liberty
- School-based support services from LifeSpan Inc.
In the financial stability/basic needs category, Butler County United Way was able to fund 11 programs with $185,000 in contributions.
Programs receiving funding are:
- Build-Up Academy at Supports to Encourage Low-income Families (S.E.L.F.)
- Dove House by YWCA of Hamilton
- Emergency home repair program from People Working Cooperatively
- Emergency shelter at Hope House Rescue Mission Inc.
- Foodbanking/SNAP outreach from Shared Harvest Foodbank
- Goodman Place by YWCA of Hamilton
- Individual Development Account Program (IDA) through S.E.L.F.
- JOBS NOW! program through S.E.L.F.
- Neighborhood Service Center at Hamilton Living Water Ministry, Inc.
- Neighbors Who Care: Home repair/group workcamps through S.E.L.F.
- The Butler County Financial Stability Program by Lifespan, Inc.
An additional $145,500 was awarded to nine programs focusing on healthy lives.
These programs included:
- Butler County rape crisis services from Women Helping Women
- Girls Inc. at YWCA of Hamilton
- Independent living assistance from Wesley Community Services
- Perinatal Services at Sojourner Recovery Services
- Project Success at Envision Partnerships
- Special Olympics by Butler County Special Olympics
- Treehouse Children's Services from Cancer Family Care
- Vision rehabilitation services from Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Youth and family mediation with Envision Partnerships
A number of special collaborations were awarded over $100,000 in funding for the programs that they offer, including:
- Booker T. Washington Community Center Collaborative received $35,000 in funding through the lead agency, Great Miami Valley YMCA
- Home Visitation Collaborative received $30,000 in funding through the lead agency, Every Child Succeeds
- Parent Project Collaborative received $35,964 in funding through the lead agency, Catholic Charities of SW Ohio
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