The United Way of Central Washington Fund has announced a grant program to overcome inter-generational poverty by collaboratively building resilience and closing the opportunity gap in the lives of their youth in Central Washington.
Donor Name: United Way of Central Washington
State: Washington
Counties: Yakima County (WA), Kittitas County (WA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/24/2022
Details:
United Way of Central Washington fosters and promotes an inclusive environment in all aspects of their work. They take the broadest possible view of diversity. They value that every person brings a unique perspective and experience. They believe that each United Way community member donor, volunteer, advocate and employee must have equal access to solving community problems. They commit to using these practices for their business and their communities.
The following provides clarification on key aspects of their granting focus.
- Overcoming Intergenerational Poverty:
- Addressing the negative effects on health, education, and well-being caused by intergenerational poverty while supporting people as they break out of the cycle.
- Collaboration
- Working with other organizations to achieve or do something.
- Building Resilience
- Providing the resources and services to develop healthy coping mechanisms to face difficult and adverse situations
- Closing the Opportunity Gap
- Supporting those with unequal or inequitable opportunities. An opportunity gap refers to the ways in which race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, English proficiency, community wealth, familial situations or other factors contribute to or perpetuate lower educational aspirations, achievement, and attainment for certain groups of students.
- Youth in Central Washington
- People under that age of 18 living in Yakima and Kittitas Counties.
Eligibility Criteria
All interested parties who are 501c3 organizations are invited to submit a letter of intent.
For more information, visit United Way of Central Washington.
