Funded Programs

No single agency or program can meet all our community's needs alone. When you give to United Way of West Florida, your undesignated donation becomes part of a collective effort that supports local programs and initiatives across Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in the areas of education, financial stability, and health. 
 
For more information about the 2024-2025 Community Investment Process for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, please contact Mary Zaledonis, VP of Impact Services, at mary.zaledonis@uwwf.org.
 
The following programs are recipients of Community Investment grant awards:

2024-2025 Grants

HEALTH AWARDS - $360,050

Bright Bridge Ministries

Hot Meals Program - $44,000

Serving Escambia County

 

Center for Independent Living of Northwest FL Inc

Equipment for Independence Program - $12,750

Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties

 

Embrace Florida Kids, a ministry of the United Methodist Children's Home

Family Preservation - $11,250

Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties

 

Epilepsy Alliance Florida Inc.

Epilepsy Services and Resource Center - $19,050

Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties

 

Gulf Coast Kid's House

Life Skills Counseling - $35,000

Serving Escambia County

 

Health and Hope Clinic

Access to Care - $44,000

Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counites

 

Manna Food Bank Incorporated

Healthy Seniors Food Program - $15,000

Serving Escambia County

 

Northwest Florida Community Outreach

Harvest of Hope - $35,000

Serving Escambia County

 

Pensacola Habitat for Humanity Inc

Housing Plus Aging in Place - $35,000

Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties

 

Santa Rosa Kids' House

Trauma Focused Therapy - $40,000

Serving Santa Rosa County

 

The Arc Gateway, Inc

Pearl Nelson Center Pediatric Therapy - $44,000

Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties

 

Valerie’s House

No Child Grieves Alone - $25,000

Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties

 

EDUCATION AWARDS - $157,328.76

Autism Pensacola

Kids for Camp - $20,000

Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties

 

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida

Beyond School Walls - $14,062.50

Serving Escambia County

 

Boys and Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast Inc

Academic Success and Career Readiness - $18,750

Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties

 

Children's Home Society

Teenspace - $15,266.26

Serving Escambia County

 

Council on Aging of West Florida

Foster Grandparent Program - $25,000

Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counites

 

PACE Center for Girls INC

Girls Earning Diplomas (GED) Program - $15,000

Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counites

 

Pensacola Children's Chorus

Affordable Accessible Arts - $14,250

Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties

 

ReadyKids! FL

Reading Pals - $35,000

Serving Escambia County

 

FINANCIAL STABILITY AWARDS - $157,750

Catholic Charities of Northwest FL

Emergency Assistance Program - $23,750

Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties

 

EComfort Inc

Ecomfort Soup Kitchen - $35,000

Serving Escambia County

 

Favorhouse of Northwest Florida Inc

Financial Stability Program for Domestic Violence Victims - $40,000

Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties

 

Feeding the Gulf Coast

Mobile Pantry Program - $15,000

Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties

 

Legal Services of North Florida Inc

Stability for Victims of Interpersonal Violence (SVIV) $44,000

Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties