One dollar by itself is probably not going to be able to make much of an impact, but 100 ($1 bills) can begin to make a difference.
The great thing about the Ada Regional United Way annual fund raising campaign is that it does not matter if a person contributes a small dollar amount or a large dollar amount. All the contributions are combined to make a larger impact on the needs of our community.
This is certainly not to say that we do not appreciate our Leadership Circle contributors; those giving annually $250 and above. If not for these contributors we would most likely never make goal. What I am saying is that if all you have to give is $1 or $1 a week, don't feel like your contribution is not going to matter.
Dollars are used locally to provide services. Beginning with our youngest community members up to our oldest, the ARUW member agencies make a difference! Each agency receives a specific, but not equal amount of allocation based upon their annual requests.
Our agencies that receive allocated funding from local community donations use the dollars allocated in many different manners:
- 2-1-1 Helpline uses funds to pay the human answering questions for those in need in a variety of situations
- Ada Homeless Services provides up to a three night stay in a local motel or utility assistance
- Ada Area Chemical Dependency Center makes counseling and support available for community members in need of assistance for successful recovery
- Ada Senior Care Center provides a day of respite for a care giver and a safe place to stay for an adult in need of care
- American Red Cross provides a caring hand up during a disaster such as a house fire, assistance to a military family in time of need and health and safety classes
- Ada Area Youth Shelter provides counseling and shelter to youth in situations that have gotten out of control
- Arbuckle Area Boy Scouts, Camp Fire USA and Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma train volunteers to carry out year long fun, educational activities for our youth
- Boys & Girls club allows children a variety of opportunities;after-school, summer and many sports activities to choose from
- Consumer Credit Counseling provides assistance in budgeting and credit counseling
- Family Crisis Center provides a shelter for those affected by domestic violence including counseling
- Legal Aid works with our community to provide legal services to those who might not otherwise find help in a legal situation
- PAWS takes care of unwanted animals; finding them a new home and provides spay/neutering of pets to those living at poverty level
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