Agency Receives Funding from United Way of the Bluegrass

Catholic Charities will receive almost $50,000 in funding from United Way of the Bluegrass in fiscal year 2011-2012. The funding was awarded through two allocation processes developed by United Way to address the three impact areas of Education, Income and Health. While the funding awarded represents a 16% reduction in current funding levels, Catholic Charities Director Ruslyn Case-Compton, says that the agency is grateful for United Way's ongoing support.

 

"Catholic Charities is a longtime partner with United Way of the Bluegrass. We are proud to be a member agency," she said. "We recognize the efforts of the many community volunteers who worked diligently to make what must have been difficult funding decisions."

 

Suit Yourself, the agency's career studio located on Winchester Road in Lexington and the Re-Entry Fund for individuals in the District 9 Office of Probation and Parole's ex-offender program will receive awards through UWBG's local initative process. This process offers grants under $5,000 to programs specific to the Fayette County area.

 

The agency's Clinical Counseling, Bridging the Gap's Rent and Utility Assistance Program and the Lasting Change financial literacy program were funded via UWBG's regional process, which awards three-year grants to programs serving one or more counties in United Way's service area.

 

A Caring Connection, Catholic Charities' free pregnancy counseling program did not receive any funding from United Way. "We were very disappointed that our pregnancy counseling program received no financial support from United Way," Case-Compton said. "We know tht the program provides a valuable service to women in the Bluegrass who are struggling to prepare for their child's birth." Case-Compton indicated that the agency is looking at other funding sources to make up for this unexpected decrease in revenue.