The Lakes Area United Way is seeking applications for its Community Grant 2021-2022 to mobilize the caring power of community by focusing on programs that support education, health, and financial stability in Crow Wing and Cass counties.

Priority Areas

• Education: Helping People Achieve Their Potential through Education
  • Helping children enter school developmentally on track and ready to succeed.
  • Key initiatives improving access to educational opportunities.
  • Educational growth opportunities, including literacy.
  • Support high-quality child care, after-school programs, healthy habits, and mentoring.
  • Support all levels of educational opportunities from young to elderly.
• Income: Promoting Financial Stability and Independence
  • Helping families move toward financial independence.
  • Helping increase income levels.
  • Increasing accessible financial education resources.
  • Increasing financial literacy and stability.
  • Helping stabilize families and helping them to succeed in the workforce.
• Health: Working to Ensure Everyone Has Access to Affordable and Quality Care
  • Support programs that increase health and wellness.
  • Access to basic health care and prevention programs.
  • Reduction of risky behaviors for both youth and adults.
  • Reduce and prevent child abuse and neglect.
  • Maternal health and infant well-being.

Eligibility Criteria

Successful applicants will meet the following minimum requirements:

• Operate as non-profit charitable: educational, civic, social welfare, or health service organization.
• Operate under written Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, other written documents or statutes that define the applicant’s purposes, membership, management and operation.
• Operate on a non-discriminatory basis in employment, recruitment of volunteers and delivery of services.
• Demonstrate effective program community impact, financial responsibility, and accountability.
• Operate or provide service within Crow Wing and/or Cass counties in Minnesota.
• Must have been in operation minimum of one year from time of application.
• Certify that Lakes Area United Way funds and donations will be used in compliance with all applicable anti-terrorist financing and asset control laws, statutes and executive orders.
• Funding must provide for services or activities that align with the Lakes Area United Ways priority areas of education, health, and/or financial stability

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