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Your United Way funds local agencies that affect the lives of those in need in our community. We focus our energies on helping children and youth, responding to people in crisis, helping the mentally and physically challenged and providing for medical assistance. In 2004, the United Way of Henry County & Martinsville provided support to 22 human service agencies. Through these agencies, hundreds of individuals and families in our community were helped with everything from emergency needs, after school care, medical assistance, positive youth programs, shelter, and counseling services. The United Way¿s 22 agency partners are:
Helping Children and Youth Boy Scouts of America, Blue Ridge Mountains Council, 540-265-0656 Fieldale Community Center, 673-6836 Focus on Youth, 632-7575 For the Children, 638-4673 Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council, 540-777-5100 Piedmont Community Services, 632-7128 Family YMCAs, 632-6427
Responding to People in Crisis American Red Cross, 632-5127 Citizens Against Family Violence, 632-8701 CONTACT of Martinsville/Henry County, 638-8980 Martinsville and Henry County Mental Health Association, 638-7801 The Mission Center, 632-0550 Salvation Army, 638-7259
Helping the Mentally and Physically Challenged MARC Workshop, 632-1018 Stepping Stones, 638-7676 W. C. Ham Center, Inc., 632-1094
Providing Emergency Medical Assistance Axton Life Saving Crew, 650-3166 Bassett Rescue Squad, 629-3107 Fieldale-Collinsville Vol. Rescue Squad, 647-3232 Horsepasture Rescue Squad, 957-1115 Martinsville Henry County Rescue Squad, 638-3147 Ridgeway District Rescue Squad, 956-5889
Growing Basic Needs Funded Through Grants Over the past several years, individuals and families needing assistance with the most basic needs has continued to grow. In 2004, the United Way, through a generous grant from The Harvest Foundation, was able to assist with many of these needs through several agencies.
Due to increasing unemployment and a growing segment of the population who is underemployed and uninsured, has created a need for assistance with rent, mortgage, utilities, food, transportation and medications. Through a $200,000 grant from The Harvest Foundation, the United Way was able to provide additional funds to Salvation Army, Henry-Martinsville Department of Social Services, The Free Clinic, Mission Center and Citizens Against Family Violence.
Special Focus on Helping Children Succeed 
United Way¿s Success By 6 is a national, community-based movement of public and private partners that work together to deliver proven solutions that ensure all children ages zero to six are healthy, nurtured and ready to succeed. Years of research prove that attention to children's physical, social, emotional and intellectual development in early childhood is vital to their success. Success By 6 focuses on the needs of the whole child by addressing environmental and systemic issues that influence development. Interested in learning more about parenting and a child¿s journey from age 0-6? Register for a class by calling Sheryl Agee, United Way, at 638-3946.
Helping Our Local Nonprofits Achieve
In any community, nonprofit organizations provide countless resources and services to its citizens. In Martinsville and Henry County, this is no different. Local nonprofits provide everything from disaster relief and lifesaving training, help provide the most basic needs for children and families, and help the youngest to the oldest in our community reach their fullest potential.
Knowing how critical the nonprofit community is to the overall health of our citizens, the United Way, through a generous grant from The Harvest Foundation, launched the Nonprofit Capacity Building Initiative in 2004. The overall goal of the initiative is to strengthen the capacity and collective power of the local nonprofit sector in order to enhance the quality of life in Martinsville and Henry County.
Over a three-year period, United Way will manage the initiative to ensure local organizations have access to ongoing training, technology resources and assistance in the areas of organizational development, growth and sustainability, communication, collaboration and sharing of resources. The initiative is focused on enhancing and building local nonprofit leadership, resources and outreach. To participate in the Nonprofit Leaders Network, please contact Tiffany Haworth, Resource Development Director at tiffany.haworth@unitedway.org or call 638-3946. Helping Our Local Nonprofits Achieve
In any community, nonprofit organizations provide countless resources and services to its citizens. In Martinsville and Henry County, this is no different. Local nonprofits provide everything from disaster relief and lifesaving training, help provide the most basic needs for children and families, and help the youngest to the oldest in our community reach their fullest potential.
Knowing how critical the nonprofit community is to the overall health of our citizens, the United Way, through a generous grant from The Harvest Foundation, launched the Nonprofit Capacity Building Initiative in 2004. The overall goal of the initiative is to strengthen the capacity and collective power of the local nonprofit sector in order to enhance the quality of life in Martinsville and Henry County.
Over a three-year period, United Way will manage the initiative to ensure local organizations have access to ongoing training, technology resources and assistance in the areas of organizational development, growth and sustainability, communication, collaboration and sharing of resources. The initiative is focused on enhancing and building local nonprofit leadership, resources and outreach. To participate in the Nonprofit Leaders Network, please contact Tiffany Haworth, Resource Development Director at tiffany.haworth@unitedway.org or call 638-3946.
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