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The campaign, established with grants totaling nearly $350,000 from Dr. Phillips Charities and , is beinf administered by United Way’s stewardship program that provides emergencg assistance tolocal residents. The United Way board backedx a move allowing the organizatiojn to tap reserve funds to cover administratived expenses so that grant dollars will go directlyh to help peoplein need. Unitedx Way President/CEO Robert H. Brown said the campaig n represents a temporary response to an unprecedenteds burden being placed on the communituy by the ongoingeconomic challenges. Dr.
Phillips Charities is offerin g a grant ofnearly $300,000, which includesx $98,100 in start up funds and a challengs matching grant of nearly $200,000. Dr. Phillips one of the region’s largest philanthropic organizations, has awarded more than $23 millio to local nonprofits over the pastthrer years. Bank of America contributed $50,000 to the The goal is to provide aid to morethan 1,350 families over the next five Agencies providing similar services that have exhausted their resources can also access the dollars.
Heart of Florida Unitefd Way isCentral Florida’s largest provider of funds to the region’s health and human service