United Way of Anderson County awarded nearly $50,000 in grants to local nonprofits as part of its first Discretionary Grant cycle last month. While UWAC’s standard grant cycle focuses on programs that will have a long-term impact on clients’ lives, the Discretionary Grant offers funding for one-time, project-based requests that will enable the organizations [...]
Luther Burbank once said,“Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.” Tonya Rooks has recently put this idea into practice at Kareday Terrace Apartments in the Scarboro Community, where she works as the Resident Service Coordinator. Ms. Rooks partnered with Boy Scouts Troop 42 and United Way of Anderson County to build a community garden for Kareday as part of a larger plan to improve the health and wellness of residents, many of whom are disabled or have chronic diseases.
‘Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.’ Bill Gates Technology isn’t one thing. It isn’t the root of every modern problem, nor is it a panacea. Tech is simply a tool, and one that has been increasingly used in [...]
After six exciting but grueling months of events, meetings, phone calls, and presentations, the UWAC 2016-2017 campaign finally closed January 31, 2017. But our office wasn’t the only one hustling during the last months of 2016 - twenty-four area nonprofits were working to submit grant applications in the hopes of securing United Way funding for their programs. All of that effort finally concluded this past week in the last step of our ‘Community Impact’ process: agency panel reviews. ...
Even after the holidays are over, it’s important to be thankful, and Tuesday, November 29 will be a day of gratitude for United Way of Anderson County and the community...
At United Way of Anderson County, our mission is not just to fund agencies, but to ‘mobilize the caring power of our community to advance the common good.’ So when our office received a call from Oak Ridge TORCH yesterday morning, we were more than happy to lend a hand...
Say hello to our 2016 Campaign Co-Chairs, Carroll Welch and Bear Stephenson! We are honored and excited to have them on the team for this year’s campaign, and we can’t wait to see the impact they will have in the community through United Way! Their years of experience, their passion, and their fantastic senses of humor guarantee that this year will be our strongest year yet....