When you make a donation
or contribute to United Way through your workplace, you ARE making a
difference right here in Tillamook County. Each year, your generous
donations help do all of these things:
- Caring for Kids: 4,000 - 5,000 kids receive nurturing care.
- Strengthening Families: 2,500
- 3,000 families grow stronger.
- Assisting People in Crisis: 2,000 - 3,000 people are helped in their time of crisis and need.
- Promoting Self-Sufficiency: 1,000 - 1,500 households are helped toward greater self-reliance and
safety.
- Promoting Health and
Wellness: 5,000 - 6,000 people are helped, served and
educated toward greater health and wellness.
These
are the kinds of things your donations can provide:
- $5 buys a softball for a developmentally disabled person to use
in Special Olympics with the help of the Tillamook Association
for Retarded Citizens.
- $10 provides a scholarship for a child to take part in a special
activity at the Tillamook County Family YMCA.
- $15 gives a working single mom 3 - 4 hours of child care at
either Tillamook Bay Child Care Center or Cedar Creek
Child Care Center.
- $20 buys 10 hot, nutritious meals to seniors using North
Coast Senior Services' Meals on Wheels Program.
- $24 gives an elderly person an entire day of skilled and
compassionate care at Faith in Action's Wellspring Adult
Respite Care site.
- $50 provides curriculum, special activities, and a great
preschool experience for a child at any of the 3 Head Start
Centers in Tillamook County.
- $100 can buy about 700 pounds of emergency food for hungry
families at either Tillamook Food Bank or North County
Food Bank.
- $200 makes it possible for newborn babies in Tillamook County to
receive a home visit, and for the parents to receive specialized
parent training and follow-up care through the Health Families
program.
- $315 shelters and feeds a homeless family of 3 for a whole week
at the CARE House Homeless Family Shelter.
| Did
you Know: |
91% of your Tax
Deductible Donations go directly to aid our 18
Member Agencies in
Tillamook County! |
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Donations to the
United Way are fully tax deductible under current IRS rules. We
will send you a receipt letter upon receiving your donation. |
3 Ways to Donate
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