United Way Awards $300,000 in Grants through Fund for Racial Justice and Equity
United Way of Greater Lehigh Valley has announced $300,000 in grants to 18 organizations advancing leadership, prosperity, health and wellness through the Fund for Racial Justice and Equity.
“At United Way, we envision a community where every person belongs, and every person thrives. With intentional investments that remove barriers faced by leaders of color, we can increase access to funding and build a more inclusive nonprofit community,” said Associate Vice President Marci Martinez-Howey.
Since 2020, the Fund has invested $628,000 into 37 organizations and leaders, reaching 32,505 people.
In its second round of grant awards, the following organizations will begin receiving grants ranging from $10,000 to $40,000 this month:
- Basement Poetry ($25,000)
- Batts Development Group ($40,000)
- Black gURLS Rise ($10,000)
- Fine Feather Foundation, Inc ($10,000)
- Global Hope International ($10,000)
- HopeDealersGlobal ($10,000)
- InnaStar ($10,000)
- Juneteenth Lehigh Valley ($10,000)
- LatinosARE ($10,000)
- Lehigh Valley Black Church Housing Alliance ($30,000)
- Mother2Mother Inc ($20,000)
- Movement Moves Media ($15,000)
- SELF! ($20,000)
- The Preventive Measures Foundation ($10,000)
- The Rilyc ($10,000)
- The Rising Sun Initiative ($10,000)
- The Thrive Hub, Inc. ($25,000)
- YWCA of Bethlehem ($25,000)
Projects include support for housing and homeless prevention initiatives, events such as Juneteenth Lehigh Valley, youth programming, health care and wellness services.
Grant funding has been made possible through the contributions of partners and donors, including Crayola and HNL Lab Medicine.
