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About United Way of West Alabama

United Way of West Alabama seeks to determine the needs of the West Alabama community and through the support of community volunteers and donors works to solve those needs for positive changes within the West Alabama community.

United Way of West Alabama is...

* A Community Sponsored Organization
Its function is to raise much needed funds for services at its 26 partner service agencies. United Way of West Alabama operates under the direction of a maxium 30 member Board of Directors who represent a cross-section of West Alabama citizens.

* A Volunteer Organization
A team of over 800 volunteers help to raise and distribute funds to our local agencies and initiatives. Under the Board of Directors, each member agency of United Way must be verified as a non-profit organization, governed by volunteers, receive an annual audit, and provide a needed community service.

* A Cost Effective Organization
Because of the dedication and hard work of volunteers, administrative and fund-raising costs are kept low. Approximately $.87 of each dollar goes into service with less than fourteen percent going to administrative costs.

* An Easy Way to Help
Because your tax deductible contribution can be made through payroll deduction, no bill comes to you. There are no checks to write, but you know you have helped!

* A Service Organization Responsive to Community Needs
Determination of member agencies is made by volunteers who investigate and discover the services provided are needed in the West Alabama community. United Way agencies are familiar to most of us. They are agencies which provide help for the terminally ill and their families; agencies which provide one-to-one adult companionship to children of single parent families; and agencies which work to meet emergency needs of citizens in the West Alabama area. These are just some of the many services community donations make possible.