United Way of Muskingum Perry & Morgan Counties Inc

United Way is investing $56,800 to support 211 in Muskingum, Perry, and Morgan Counites.

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United Way is investing $37,600 toward the Home Creation and Preservation Program, with this funding Habitat for Humanity will build 1 new homes in each of Muskingum, Perry, or Morgan Counties and train 140 people.

Habitat for Humanity is a builder of affordable homes and repairs homes for low-income families in the Muskingum, Perry, and Morgan counties.

United Way is investing $11,480 to provide a minimum of 27students with an emergency grant, so they can continue their education.

This program gives grants in amounts up to $500 to students who face unexpected hardships that may prevent their education, such as transportation costs, medical bills, unexpected childcare, eviction, and other documented needs. It is sponsored by the United Way and Zane State College Foundation.

United Way of MPM is investing $5,000 to serve up to 1,040 meals to seniors in Morgan County

The Senior Nutrition Program of Washington-Morgan Community Actions has been funded to provide hot, nutritious meals to seniors 60 years of age or older, living in Washington and Morgan Counties. Program service settings include congregate dining sites for those seniors who can leave their homes and home delivered meals for seniors who are homebound.

United Way of MPM is investing $16,120 in the Payee Services Program funding 25 payee clients.

The Payee Services program provides individualized financial management to disabled individuals and seniors who are unable to manage their own financial affairs so they can live independently and gain financial self-sufficiency.

United Way of MPM served 350local individuals and families by helping them file their federal and state taxes for free. This service saves an average of $250.00 per family. With an average program participant’s adjusted gross income of $19,166. We returned over $331,380 in federal returns and over $55,731 in state returns. We had 22community volunteers that held Tax Clinics at John McIntire Library and Libraries in Perry County from February 1st to April 2nd of 2022. Our volunteers put in 489 hours of service for our tax clinics. As a result of our volunteer’s hard work all program participants will receive 100% of their return!

United Way is investing $3,000 in the Kate Love Simpson Library’s STEM Kits program.

The goal of this educational initiative is to empower loved ones to assist their child in gaining a firm foundation of school readiness. The STEAM kits and learning cards will provide guidance through the maze of what children need to know to be ready for school and how to help them learn these skills to succeed, in an entertaining, interactive fashion.

United Way is investing $21,600 towards the housing and utility program. With this funding Eastside Community Ministry will assist 80 unduplicated households.

United Way is investing $17,750 in New Lexington Schools’ United for Kids program.
United for Kids provides meals for students during the weekend and long holiday weekends so students will not go hungry when school is not in session.

United Way is investing $28,350 in the YMCA to provide the Backpack Program. This program will provide meals for students during the weekend and long holiday weekends.