What Dollars Buy

No administrative costs are taken from gifts to the Twin County United Way. This is possible thanks to businesses we call Corporate Champions agreeing to cover these costs. Corporate Champions allow more of your dollar to go toward finding solutions to the biggest needs in our valley.

Here are some examples of what long term investments your dollar support:

·         $5- covers the cost of a rake so volunteers can rake the yard of a senior citizen.

·         $7- covers the cost of a backpack filled with food items for one child to take home on a weekend, with 2 breakfast, lunches and dinners.

·         $35- covers the cost of a background check for a volunteer to work with children.

·         $50- covers the cost of painting a wheelchair ramp.

·         $70- covers the cost of training for 10 volunteers going through the Court Advocate program to represent kids in foster care.

·         $85- covers the cost of a food box for one family full of food items to last the family for at least two weeks.

·         $100- covers the cost for two meals a day for one senior citizen.

·         $100- covers the cost of the "Information in a Box" program for a family with a child with a disability.

·         $242- covers the cost of one backpack each weekend for a child full of food items for the entire school year.

·         $250- covers all of the supplies to fully construct a wheelchair ramp.

·         $250- covers the cost of a weekend of workshops for two parents with a child with a disability.

·         $400- covers the cost of 2 meals a day and delivery for 120 senior citizens.