Over $100K in Nonprofit Grants to Aid Montgomery County Projects

Providing healthier weekend meals for children of low-income families in Montgomery County is just one of the ways that $100,678 in funding from United Way of the National Capital Area will be put to good use this year.

Eight Montgomery County nonprofit organizations earned United Way’s Community Impact grant, an investment to help local organizations address community-specific issues in one or all of United Way’s priority areas: education, health and financial stability.

Manna Food Center, a nonprofit that works to eliminate hunger in Montgomery County and grant recipient, will use the funds to bring healthy food to more than 2,320 elementary school children each week.

“Support from workplace giving campaigns and Community Impact grants help us keep up with continued increases in need and provide program enhancements [and ensure] we can consistently offer healthy food to the children we serve,” said Manna Food Center Director of Development and Communications Mark Foraker in a news release.

Manna Food Center joins Montgomery County nonprofits and fellow Community Impact grantees The Reading Connection, Inc., Spanish, Catholic Center, Inc., The George B. Thomas Sr. Learning Academy, Inc., WUMCO Help, Inc., Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, Community Ministries of Rockville, Inc. and Gaithersburg HELP, Inc.

Each grantee was formally honored in a ceremony held on Tuesday, Jan. 20, with Montgomery County officials, according to the release.

This year, United Way of the National Capital Area awarded over $1 million in grants across its eight regions in the greater Washington area: Alexandria, Arlington, District of Columbia, Fairfax/Falls Church, Loudoun, Montgomery, Prince George’s and Prince William counties.

Funds from Community Impact grants go toward finding solutions to critical challenges that no single person, nonprofit nor company can tackle alone. United Way’s mission is to not only offer immediate relief to those affected, but also address the underlying causes of the issues that face a community.

To be eligible to apply for a Community Impact grant, nonprofits must first complete one year of membership with United Way of the National Capital Area.

For more information about grant recipients, applying for a grant, or volunteer and donation opportunities, visit United Way of the National Capital Area online.

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