$155,000 in United Way grants

United Way of the Florida Keys has announced that it will distribute a total of $155,000 in grants to     15 nonprofit agencies in 2015-16.

“It’s our generous donors throughout the Keys who make these grants possible,” said Kate Bauer-Jones, UWFK President / CEO. “We’re very proud to be partnering with nonprofit agencies providing such critical services to our Keys neighbors in need.”

The 15 agencies were among 17 that applied for funding in one of three United Way focus areas: access to nutritious food for people in critical need; early childhood or after-school care with an educational or positive behavioral component; or safety net services, including information and referral or short-term emergency response.

2015-16 grant recipients providing access to nutritious food include:

Burton Memorial United Methodist Church – $15,000 for the Daily Bread food pantry

Domestic Abuse Shelter – $4,000 for food for children in shelter

Florida Keys Children’s Shelter – $14,000 for the food fund for children

Florida Keys Outreach Coalition – $8,000 for Loaves and Fish pantry and residential meals program

Independence Cay – $8,000 for the soup kitchen and community garden

Keys Area Interdenominational Resources (KAIR) – $15,000 for its food pantry

Monroe Association for ReMARCable Citizens (MARC) – $5,000 for Food and Individual Training (FIT)

Star of the Sea Outreach Mission – $25,000 for a Keys-wide food distribution program

Wesley House Family Services – $10,000 for the Inez Martin Nutritional Backpack Program

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