The United Way's Wayne County Fund distribution Committee is comprised of people who live and work in Wayne County. The committee meets annually to review grant applications from organizations providing direct services to Wayne County residents and awards monetary grants with funds raised during the prior year's United Way campaign. During the last ten years, the United Way has leveraged more than $1.4 million to make a real, lasting impact for the residents of Wayne County. This includes more than $700,000 in grants awarded to more than a dozen Wayne County organizations through this process.
The 2020 grant recipients are:
- The ARC of NEPA : Advocacy Services
- The Cooperage Project : Pop-Up Club
- Devereux Pocono Center : ATF Clubhouse
- Educational Opportunity Centers : StrengthsQuest
- Fair Hill Therapeutic Riding Center : Equine Assisted Activities
- Habitat for Humanity : HFHWC House #22
- Honesdale Communities That Care : Scholarship Program
- Hose Co. No. 1 - Honesdale Fire Department : A Cut Above the Rest - Cutting Equipment
- Lacawac Sanctuary : Virtual Field Trips
- Maternal and Family Health : Nurse-Family Partnership
- Salvation Army : Back to School Clothing
- Second Harvest Food Bank : Expanded Food Access
- Victims Intervention Program : Trauma-Informed Counseling for Students
- Wayne County Public Library : Hybridization of Youth Services
- Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance : SHINE After-School Program