6A | SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
United Way of Lane County invests $64,250 in wildfire response
Second round of funding provides shelter, food, and mental health supports to those impacted
As contributions con-
tinue to pour in for wild-
fire response efforts —
coming from McKenzie
Valley residents them-
selves to communities
across the U.S. — United
Way of Lane County is
continuing to support or-
ganizations directly serv-
ing those most impacted
by fires.
Today, $64,250 will be
distributed to 17 organi-
zations working on the
front lines of wildfire re-
sponse efforts.
“Knowing the needs
are vast, we prioritized
investments to organi-
zations providing food,
shelter, transportation,
and strong mental health
support for those partic-
ularly vulnerable at this
time and with fewer ac-
cess to resources,” shared
Kori Rodley, United
Way’s Equity and En-
gagement Director.
Lane Senior Support
Coalition’s grant, for
example, will provide
low-income senior com-
munity members living
in rural areas with pro-
pane, generators, gas
cards, temporary shelter,
and other supports.
The Center for Com-
munity
Counseling
funding will support
no-cost crisis counseling
services to low-income,
uninsured, underinsured
community
members
and anyone else seeking
counseling.
The Eugene Family
YMCA’s grant will help
provide showers and
community building ac-
tivities for families dis-
placed.
The following pro-
grams are receiving
funding:
• 8:46 Justice Today
($5,000)
• Center for Commu-
nity Counseling ($5,000)
• Community Out-
reach through Radical
Empowerment ($5,000)
• Diabetes Community
Care Team ($2,500)
•
Eugene
Family
YMCA ($5,000)
• Friends of Fish Lake
($2,500)
• Full Access ($2,500)
• Lane Senior Support
Coalition ($5,000)
• Mapleton Food Share
($2,500)
• Marcola School Dis-
trict 79J ($2,500)
• McKenzie Bridge
Christian
Church
($5,000)
• One Hope ($5,000)
• Oregon Community
Programs ($3,000)
• Rural Organizing
Project ($5,000)
• Screamin’ Jay’s Hot
Lunch (with Oregon
Hospitality Fdn) ($2,500)
• South Lane Men-
tal Health Services, Inc.
($5,000)
• The Child Center
($1,250)
“We know we are still
in the early stages of re-
sponding to this crisis,
and will continue mak-
ing grants prioritizing
both immediate response
as well as longer term re-
covery efforts as needs
shift,” said Jared Pruch,
United Way’s Director
of Community Impact.
“With the support of do-
nors, we hope to continue
investing in community
organizations working
directly with those most
affected by the fire in
the weeks and months to
come.”
Earlier this week,
United Way distributed
an additional $200,000
to organizations in the
McKenzie Valley outside
of a typical application
process, knowing rap-
id access to funding was
crucial.
Those organizations
include McKenzie Com-
munity
Development
Corporation ($50,000),
McKenzie
Education
Foundation ($20,000),
Blue River Health Clin-
ic/Orchid Health Clin-
ic ($20,000), McKen-
zie River Food Pantry
($10,000), and Catholic
Community
Services
($100,000).
United Way is accept-
ing and reviewing appli-
cations from organiza-
tions on a rolling basis,
and programs can submit
more than one applica-
tion for funding.
More
information
can be found at www.
unitedwaylane.org/re-
sponse-fund-application.
Community members
and organizations inter-
ested in giving to Unit-
ed Way’s Wildfire Re-
sponse Fund can donate
online at www.egiving.
unitedwaylane.org/wild-
fires; mail checks with
“Wildfires” in memo line
to United Way of Lane
County at 3171 Gateway
Loop, Springfield, Ore.,
97477, or call 541-357-
5709.
With the long term
impacts of the fires still
yet to be seen, commu-
nity members are also
encouraged to support
United Way’s on going
work in the community
by making a contribution
to the Live United Fund
at www.unitedwaylane.
org/donate.
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