Community Crisis Fund

United Way’s Community Crisis Fund provides immediate relief to social service agencies stressed by dwindling resources and increased needs. They in turn help thousands in our community who have lost a job, had a medical crisis, missed a utility payment,

 

Increased Need:

• 9% of Alabamians are unemployed
• Home foreclosures up 269% since last year
• 16% increase in families receiving food stamps
• 14% increase in calls for help to United Way’s 2-1-1 Call Center

 

Decreased Community Resources

• United Way Community Food Bank Donations down 122%
• State contracts for services to local nonprofit down 10%
• Nationally corporations expect a 10% reduction in charitable giving
  

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YouthServe used its Community Crisis Fund Grant to provide 200 households with fresh fruits and vegetables.  They partnered with other non profit organizations to identify households that needed extra food assistance. Here four YouthServe Volunteers make a delivery to Mrs. Lina Jackson who is 102 years old and lives along

 

 

 

DONATE NOW

give our neighbors a hand up on the road to recovery. Your gift will pay a utility bill, purchase food, pay for prescription medication ,rental security deposit or buy a gas card.

 

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501 C (3) organizations that currently provide basic crisis level client assistance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROMOTE A DAY OF ACTION IN YOUR COMMUNITY THIS SUMMER

 

1. Organize a food drive with your coworkers or neighbors
   Click here on how to conduct a food drive
2. Organize a book drive with your family, co-workers, school, club or faith community and donate the books to a Success by 6 Learning Center
3. Work with an agency to organize an outing for a group of children to a local museum, exhibit or play..
4. Donate new or gently used professional clothing to an organization assisting individuals seeking employment.
5. Bring bags of groceries to a shelter.
6. Start a vegetable garden and donate part of your harvest to a food pantry.
7. Organize a voter registration drive to support local and national issues important to you and your community.
   
   For more ideas, click here.