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HIGH POINT — The United Way of Greater High Point increased their 2008-2009
partner agency funding by $5,000, bringing the total to $4.5
million.

Funding for programs for the 2008-2009 fiscal year will begin
Tuesday.

"Considering the changes in the economy, we’ve done well
(raising money) this year," said Bobby Smith, president of the United Way of
Greater High Point.

The need was greater this year because of budget
cuts from the county, Smith said. "The Boys and Girls clubs of High Point, and
the Big Brothers and Big Sisters program specifically lost funding last year
from the county, and that’s certainly going to be the case again this year," he
said. "They are looking more towards other funding sources in terms of (us) or
others."

Some agencies have opted to receive multi year funding grants. "They viewed
that (idea) as a benefit, to be able to have some security so that they can do
some longterm planning and know for the most part that they will have that
money," Smith said.

This money will be divided among 69 programs
coordinated by more than 30 agencies.

This year, a few new programs
joined the list — the Nurturing Parenting Program, is run through the Randolph
County Family Crisis Center to discuss issues of child abuse; Communities in
Schools of High Point to support the tutoring program Grand Pals, which matches
adults with second- and third- graders to help improve reading and academic
performance.

Nearly half of the allotted money will go to programs aimed at promoting
education, children and families.

Twenty-six percent will go to programs
that support independent and self-sufficient people and safe neighborhoods, and
another 26 percent will go to health-related programs.

Here is the breakdown of funding, by agency:
• Alcohol and Drug Services
of Guilford , $64,715.
• American Red Cross High Point/Thomasville Chapter,
$200,626
• Arc of High Point, $125,624
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of the
Central Piedmont, $118,850
• Boy Scouts of America, Old North State Council,
$72,191
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater High Point, $290,000
•
United Way of Greater High Point Children’s Initiative, $130,000
•
Communities in Schools of High Point, $138,670
• Communities in Schools of
Randolph County, $40,963
• Community Clinic of High Point, $60,570
•
Family Service of the Piedmont , $249,500
• Girl Scouts, Tarheel Triad
Countil , $49,000
• Latino Family Center, $51,770
• Hospice of the
Piedmont, $203,916
• Mental Health Association in High Point, $75,025
•
One Step Further, $13,961
• Open Door Ministries, $70,750
• Randolph
County Family Crisis Center, $29,908
• Randolph County Senior Adults
Association, $51,000
• The Salvation Army, $225,461
• The Salvation Army
Boys & Girls Clubs, $63,000
• Senior Resources of Guilford
$111,312
• Sickle Cell Disease Association of the Piedmont, $72,074
•
Triad Health Project, $63,101
• YMCA of High Point-Archdale Trinity Family
Branch, $12,000
• YMCA of High Point-Carl Chavis, $146,000
• YMCA of High
Point-Hartley Drive, $46,316
• Youth Focus, $38,000
• Youth Unlimited,
$50,000
• YWCA of High Point, $160,328

Contact Lili Johnson at 412-5929 or lili.johnson@news-record.com.