BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn — Twenty-six Blount County agencies will receive funding from The United Way of Blount County this year.
The United Way announced its 2024 allocations this week.
Organizations in Blount County started applying for this money, totaling more than $1.4 million, in October 2023. Then, more than 80 volunteers met earlier this year to determine which groups will receive funds.
"For eight days, panels of Blount County citizens came together to distribute over $1.4 million to take care of our most vulnerable. I'm grateful to our community for their compassion to one another" Allocations Chair Renee Poole said in a release.
The United Way said the funding will be used for 37 programs across the 26 agencies. These programs fall under the categories of health, education and self-sufficiency.
"Every year I look forward to this allocation process, and this year was no exception," said United Way of Blount County Vice President Wendy Wand. "Our partner agencies have put in so much time and effort to show how impactful they are, and our volunteers take each decision very seriously. We are so fortunate to have a caring community working together to reach those in need."
24 United Way of Blount County Allocations:
A Place to Stay, $19,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee, $14,500
Blount County Community Action Agency, $85,000
Blount County Habitat for Humanity, $44,000
Boys and Girls Club of Blount County, $116,513
CASA of the Tennessee Heartland, $35,000
Compassion Counseling, $40,000
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital Rehabilitation Center, $4,188
East Tennessee Kidney Foundation, $13,500
Family Promise of Blount County, $73,500
The Florence Crittenton Agency, $19,000
Gate - Gateway to Independence, $25,000
Girls Inc. of TN Valley, $35,000
Good Neighbors of Blount County, $55,000
Great Smoky Mountain Council, Boy Scouts of America, $20,000
Haven House, Inc, $109,000
The Hearing & Speech Foundation, $195
Legal Aid of East Tennessee, $32,083
LTVEC - Birth to Three, $23,000
Maryville Kiwanis Foundation - Imagination Library, $7,500
McNabb Center, $249,191
New Hope Blount County Children’s Advocacy Center, $70,000
Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, $20,000
Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service, Inc., $100,000
Trinity Health Ministries, Inc., $30,000
True Purpose Ministries, $60,000
2024 Discretionary Grants, $129,865