In order to  receive United Way funding, agencies must meet the following criteria:

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• Support the United Way mission and vision.

• Be a registered charity.

• Provide community services with an emphasis on creating pathways out of poverty.

• Not exclude persons from participating in agency programming or operations by virtue of ethnicity, religion, age, ability, sexual orientation, or gender (agency must have an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion policy that includes staff and clients).

• Demonstrate the need for the program or services.

• Demonstrate the ability to effectively offer programs or services.

• Provide a detailed program budget to demonstrate the need for United Way funding.