Eighteen Local Nonprofits Receive Grants

Eighteen Arlington nonprofits will receive part of the more than $200,000 in grants the United Way of the National Capital Area presented to the county on Tuesday (January 29).

The 20 grants total $202,000 and come from designations to the Arlington Community Impact Fund during the annual workplace giving campaign.

Each year, United Way NCA solicits funding proposals from its member nonprofit organizations for specific programs and work in the community. This year, organizations from Arlington submitted 51 proposals totaling $895,500. A citizen-led task force made up of volunteers determined the grant recipients by examining where there may be gaps in services and where the funds would do the most good.

“One of the reasons why I continue to make donations to the Community Impact Fund and now also participate in the grant selection process myself is that there are certain areas I want to impact and I don’t necessarily know all the charities involved in that pursuit,” said Afua Bruce, a member of the grant selection committee. “I’m confident that the money I and so many others entrust to United Way NCA is going to organizations that will have the most impact creating the changes I want to see in our community.”

The following 18 organizations will share the grant money:

• Arlington Food Assistance Center
• Arlington Free Clinic
• Arlington Pediatric Center
• Arlingtonians Meeting Emergency Needs
• A-SPAN (Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network, Inc.)
• Ayuda
• Borromeo Housing
• CrisisLink
• Doorways for Women and Families
• Friends of Guest House
• Goodwill of Greater Washington
• Just Neighbors
• Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry (NOVAM)
• Northern Virginia Family Service
• ReSET
• SCAN of Northern Virginia
• The Child and Family Network Centers
• The Reading Connection