March 7, 2022
(Every year the Catawba County United Way works to connect those in need with resources that will provide them shelter, support and hope for the future. The following is a success story submitted by one of this year’s CCUW funded partners who accomplishes these goals every day.)
The Exodus Homes Medically Assisted Recovery (MAR) Program provides a safe, residential setting for those recovering from opioid addiction that require…
News
Feb. 28, 2022
BY JOHN BAILEY
jbailey@ccunitedway.com
How would you feel if your home was broken into and robbed?
Would you feel anger, disappointment, fear?
Back in December, this was the situation the Catawba County United Way (CCUW) faced. Around midnight on a Saturday, a window at the CCUW building was shattered and alarms were activated as someone entered and stole several items.
Instead of being overwhelmed by negative emotions, the United…
March 15, 2022
Catawba County has been awarded federal funds made available through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program.
Catawba County has been chosen to receive $212,318 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county ($51,902 for Phase 39 and $160,416 for ARPAR, COVID related funding).
The selection was made by a National…
The Catawba County Youth Council is accepting Requests for Funding Proposals (RFPs) targeted to address the impact Areas of health, education and income as they relate to the needs and wellbeing of children and youth in our community.
The Youth Council partners with the Catawba County United Way in this annual community investment process. The RFP applications are due to the Catawba County United Way (CCUW) by midnight on March 4.
RFPs…
Starting Jan. 31, the Catawba County United Way (CCUW) will begin accepting Notices of Intent to apply for funding for 2023 from local non-profits.
This Notice of Intent is due on Feb. 25 by midnight. and can be found on the CCUW website at - https://www.ccunitedway.com/form/2022-notice-of-intent.
This allocation process is for grant requests of at least $10,000.
Those submitting a Notice of Intent will be asked to attend training to…
Through the months of January and February, the Catawba County United Way will be hosting a drive to collect much-needed items for homeless individuals and families in our community.
The donations will be distributed to local homeless outreach missions in Catawba County along with being shared with the Hickory Soup Kitchen, The Corner Table Soup Kitchen in Newton, The Salvation Army Shelter of Hope, Family Guidance Center's domestic…
BY JOHN BAILEY
jbailey@ccunitedway.com
For some middle school students, a school lunch is just another moment alone, unless you’re part of the Council on Adolescents Lunch Buddy Mentoring program.
“You know not everybody has a chance at having a Lunch Buddy, but it happened to me, and now I can’t imagine it not happening,” local student Blake said of her lunches with her mentor Kendall.
Council on Adolescents mentor Kendall with her mentee…
(The following is an example of collaboration I experienced back in November as a staff member at the Catawba County United Way. It’s actually one of many examples that I’ve been part of in 2021, of local non-profits working together to help someone – John Bailey, CCUW.)
So, my grandfather had a saying about rolling a boulder up a hill…
It would seem impossible for an individual…But…if that individual gets a bunch of his or her friends to help……
Mark Bumgarner - Catawba County United Way Executive Director.
WOW! 2021 has certainly been a whirlwind of a year for me. Against the backdrop of a pandemic, this year held for me the loss of my mother, the selling of a home, the buying of a home, a move and new employment here at the Catawba County United Way, starting on April 1, 2021.
And it’s the last one I want to talk with you about. While I was certainly familiar with United Way…
JOHN BAILEY
jbailey@ccunitedway.com
HICKORY – Meghan Stripling from Conover School is this year’s Catawba County United Way Fair Share Donor Car Giveaway winner, claiming the prize of a new car donated by Paramount Automotive Group in Hickory.
Meghan Stripling
And like last year, it only took one try.
Stripling was the first finalist on Thursday (Dec. 16) to attempt to start the car at Paramount Automotive, and it fired right up.
“I really…