Centre County United Way - Focus on Community Impact
The Centre County United Way improves lives by mobilizing and creating sustained changes in community conditions which improve the quality of life in Centre County. One way we do this is through our participation in community collaboratives, which add value to the dollars we raise.
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Communities That Care links school, family, community, and research groups, working together to identify risk factors among our youth, evaluate protective factors that may already exist, and plan and carry out strategies that address both, using a collaborative, multi-faceted approach. |
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We celebrated our 14th PNC Bank Day of Caring on Thursday, October 4, 2007, conducting 260 improvement projects at 110 locations throughout the county. Thousands of volunteers from every corner of the county pitched in to help. The project is led by Chair Colonel Gerald F. Russell, USMC Ret. and Vice-Chair Captain Ryan McCombie, USN Ret. , cheered on by Honorary Chair Sue Paterno. |
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Centre County United Way created the Armed Services Assistance Program as an information resource network to link military families with services they need, but are not available through military support systems. |
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The Penn State-Centre County United Way Trash to Treasure Saleoffers donations from Penn State students for sale to the community. The 2007 event diverted 72 tons from the landfill, offered usable items at low costs to community members, and raised $50,000. |
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Jeans for Teens is a collaboration effort with the Centre County Youth Service Bureau. |