United Way of Wilkes County

Fund distribution: this program handles all expenses related to the distribution of funds to over 17 other non-profit agencies, including recruiting and training of volunteers and related meetings. The program pays amounts allocated and processes, tracks and pays amounts designated. In addition, the program assists agencies with their outcomes based management process.

Community problem solving: participates in human service initiatives in the community; for example, attempting to start an agency or establish collaboration among agencies to meet a community need. This program also handles all expenses for the federal emergency management agency process, community needs assessment process, participating in the volunteer coalition, information and referral, and maintaining the iris (information and referral software) database.

Community services building: provided office space to community service organizations that otherwise could not afford to have an office. We provide the utilities, cleaning service and paper products. We also provide two conference rooms they can reserve for meetings. Building was sold during fye 10/31/22.