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June 2006 - May 2007
The below organizations share in the
United Way proceeds for the above allocation year
(Links for Profile on Pike Pa Help or Agency
Website)
1. American Red Cross (website): Wayne - Pike Chapter
Support for ongoing disaster relief for families in Pike
County.
2. Camp Speers-Eljabar YMCA (website)
Scholarships for after school childcare, day camp, resident
camp and community sports program experiences available to the children of Pike County.
3. Carbon-Monroe-Pike Drug & Alcohol Commission (website)
Support for short term residential treatment stay for Pike
County adolescent.
4. Catholic Social Services
Material Assistance Program- providing general living necessities
to needy Pike families on a temporary basis.
5. CDD - Center for Developmental Disabilities
of Pike County
Providing a continuum of educational, therapeutic, and referral
services for Pike children birth through age five and their families, thereby maximizing the children's potential
and broadening the families' support base.
6. Compassionate Friends-Delaware Valley Chapter
(national website)
Assisting Pike County families towards positive resolution
of grief following the death of a child of any age and to provide information to help others be supportive.
7. New Visions Clubhouse - Consolidated Training & Services, Inc.
New Vision Clubhouse is a place for adults with mental illnesses
to reconnect with the community and develop a sense of belonging and self-worth. Members find a safe, supportive
environment to learn new skills, gain confidence and bring balance back into their lives.
8. Country Ark Farm
(website)
Providing program services for the physically, mentally and
emotionally special-abled community in Pike County.
9. Devereux Pocono Center (website)
Relief Care Program providing in-home relief care services
for homebound individuals in Pike County.
10. GAIT - Genuine Alternative In Therapy
(website)
A therapeutic horseback riding center to improve the quality
of life of children and adults with disabilities resulting in a more independent life in society. Scholarship Fund
for needy families unable to afford services.
11. Good Cheer Food Pantry
Providing food supplies and services to Pike County residents
in need.
12. Habitat for Humanity of Pike County
(website)
Building adequate and affordable housing for families in
Pike County threatened by homelessness, who in turn provide sweat equity and financial commitment.
13. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Food Pantry
Serving Pike by providing healthy food to needy families
- including meat, vegetables, fresh produce and juice.
14. Honesdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc. (website)
Provides advanced level of emergency care in Northern Pike
County.
15. PCDC - Pike County Developmental Center
A respite center that provides training for developmentally
challenged adults - ages 16 and up, enhancing their lives and helping them reach greater independence.
16. Pike County Advanced Life Support
(website)
Mobile Paramedic Unit which provides emergent pre-hospital
care.
17. Pike County Alliance for Prevention Programs
Operates Communities That Care After School Program.
18. Pike County Tobacco Free Coalition (webpage)
Training and implementation of the Teens Against Tobacco
Use (TATU) program in which high school students team teach 3-5th graders.
19. PEEC - Pocono Environmental Education Center (website)
Financial assistance to make summer program participation
available to the children of Pike County.
20. Survivors' Resources
Providing direct services to victims of domestic violence
and sexual assault, empowering them to become survivors.
21. The Salvation Army (national website)
To meet human needs in the local community by providing material
assistance to Pike County residents.
22. Voluntary Action Center of NEPA (website):
Big Brothers Big Sisters Pike Extension
Provides Pike County "at-risk" youth with mentoring
relationships.
23. Wayne-Pike Adult Literacy (website)
Provides free one-on-one basic skills, GED, and ESL instruction
to Pike adults seventeen or older, giving them the necessary skills to succeed in the workforce.
Current Allocations also support the following United Way
initiatives:
- Day of Caring
- 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive
- Pike County's first comprehensive Information and Referral
System; www.PikePAHelp.org
- Pike County Emergency Reserve Fund
- Pike County Community Ramp Fund
- Pike County Family Community Expo
- Pike County Volunteer Taskforce
- Collaborative Special Programs with Local Corporations and
Organizations
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