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