The United Way of Bemidji area allocated funds to 25 local nonprofits.
The community investment process included a cabinet of sixteen volunteers who vetted requests, conducted interviews, toured facilities and came to a consensus for recommendations for the United Way Board of Directors.
Agencies that will receive funding include: Adult Day Services, Bemidji Early Childhood Collaborative, Bemidji Community Food Shelf, Bemidji Senior Center, Boys & Girls Club of Bemidji Area, Churches United, Community Resource Connections, Community Table, Evergreen Youth & Family Services, Face It Together, Headwaters Science Center, Hope House, Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota, LSS Meals on Wheels, Northwoods Battered Women’s Shelter, Northwoods Caregivers, North Country Food Bank, Peacemaker Resources, Reading Corps ServeMN, Recovery Corps ServeMN, St Vincent de Paul, Support Within Reach, Timber Bay, Village of Hope, and Voyageurs Area Council Scouts.
