Allocations
Citizen Review Process
Community Volunteers decide where the dollars go
The United Way guarantees that donated funds are used wisely to serve people who need help the most.
The Greater Longview United Way Citizen Review Process is embodied in the work of the Allocations and Admissions Committee, a group of 40 business and community leaders who volunteer their time to learn about our community's most pressing needs and to determine how our community's dollars invested through the United Way can best be used.
Every spring, each agency requesting funding provides the Greater Longview United Way an extensive set of documents that illustrate its financial and programmatic activities for the past year, as well as projections for the coming year. The agencies participate in site visits on a three-year rotation, with seven agencies visited every year by a subcommittee of the Allocations and Admissions Committee. The Allocations and Admissions Committee studies the information for all agencies, then convenes for a series of meetings during which all agencies appear to discuss their information and answer questions from the committee. Following this process, the committee members make allocation recommendations to the GLUW Board of Directors.
The funds allocated during this process are raised during the fall campaign and disbursed during the following year.
The allocations process requires tough choices. No matter how successful the fund-raising campaign, there will never be enough resources to meet all requests of member agencies. What programs are most crucial? Most effective? Which people need help the most? COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS make these difficult decisions because they care about our community. The Citizen Review Process is the link between community dollars and community needs.
Where the Dollars Go
Nineteen Longview nonprofit organizations that are members of the Greater Longview United Way will receive $849,500 in funding during 2005 if the upcoming fundraising campaign reaches its goal.
The agencies and the amounts allocated for 2005 are:
| American Red Cross | $102,500 |
|---|---|
| ARC of Gregg County | $25,250 |
| Because I Care | $8,875 |
| Boy Scouts, East Texas Area Council | $43,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Gregg County | $34,250 |
| Camp Fire USA - Kids Care | $66,625 |
| East Texas Child Advocates | $18,125 |
| East Texas Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse | $74,250 |
| East Texas Literacy Council | $23,250 |
| Girl Scouts of Tejas Council | $19,000 |
| Longview Boys Baseball Association | $8,225 |
| Longview Child Development Center | $103,000 |
| Longview Community Ministries | $43,500 |
| Longview Girls Softball Association | $8,225 |
| Longview Habitat for Humanity | $24,875 |
| Parenting Resource Center of East Texas | $17,625 |
| Salvation Army | $130,000 |
| Windridge Therapeutic Equestrian Center | $21,875 |
| Women's Center of East Texas | $77,050 |