United Way allocates more than $1.9M

YOUNGSTOWN — United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley’s Board of Directors approved allocations totaling more than $1.9 million for 2014-2015 to programs and United Way-led initiatives.

The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley follows the guidelines established by United Way Worldwide with a focus on results-oriented work in the three impact areas: education, income and health.

“We are extremely pleased with the work that our Education, Income and Health committees have done to complete our move to the impact model of funding,” said Laura Lyden, community impact chairwoman and a board member.

“Our committee members donated hundreds of volunteer hours reviewing and ranking the proposals. We feel confident that our donor’s dollars are being directed to initiatives that will truly make a difference in our community,” she added.

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