No single agency or program can meet all our community's needs alone. When you give to United Way of West Florida, your undesignated donation becomes part of a collective effort that supports local programs and initiatives across Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in the areas of education, financial stability, and health.
For more information about the 2024-2025 Community Investment Process for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, please contact Mary Zaledonis, VP of Impact Services, at mary.zaledonis@uwwf.org
The following programs are recipients of Community Investment grant awards:
2025-2026 Grants
HEALTH AWARDS - $282,250
Health and Hope Clinic
Access to Care - $33,800
Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counites
Legal Services of North Florida Inc
Access to Care - $33,800
Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counites
Manna Food Bank Incorporated
Feeding Stability - $16,300
Serving Escambia County
Northwest Florida Community Outreach
Harvest of Hope - $16,300
Serving Escambia County
Pace Center for Girls Escambia Santa Rosa
Girls Earning Diplomas (GED) Program - $16,300
Serving Escambia County
Pensacola Childrens Chorus Inc.
Affordable Accessible Arts - $16,300
Serving Escambia County
Pensacola Habitat for Humanity Inc
Community Development Program - $30,550
Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties
Santa Rosa Kids' House
Trauma Focused Therapy - $24,050
Serving Santa Rosa County
The Arc Gateway, Inc
Pearl Nelson Center Pediatric Therapy - $27,300
Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties
Valerie’s House
No Child Grieves Alone - $30,550
Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties
EDUCATION AWARDS - $141,250
Autism Pensacola
Kids for Camp - $17,500
Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast Inc
Academic Success and Career Readiness - $20,800
Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties
Children's Home Society
Teenspace - $16,300
Serving Escambia County
Council on Aging of West Florida
Foster Grandparent Program - $20,800
Serving Escambia county
PACE Center for Girls INC
Girls Earning Diplomas (GED) Program - $16,300
Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counites
Pensacola Children's Chorus
Affordable Accessible Arts - $16,350
Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties
Bright Bridge Ministries
Hot, Healthy Meals - $33,800
Serving Escambia County
Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida Inc.
Emergency Financial Assistance - $16,300
Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties
Center for Independent Living of Northwest Florida Inc.
Equipment for Independence Program - $16,300
Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties
Community Organizations Active In Disaster Inc.
Disaster Defenders - $16,300
Serving Escambia County
Ecomfort Inc.
Ecomfort Soup Kitchen - $28,300
Serving Escambia County
FINANCIAL STABILITY AWARDS - $151,931.71
Embrace Florida Kids, a ministry of the United Methodist Children's Home
Family Preservation - $16,300
Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties
Epilepsy Alliance Florida Inc.
Epilepsy Services and Resources Center - $18,800
Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties
Every Child a Reader In Escambia
Reading Pals- $27,300
Serving Escambia County
Family Promise of Escambia County
Interfaith Hospitality Network Family Shelter - $17,300
Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties
Favorhouse of Northwest Florida Inc.
Interfaith Hospitality Network Family Shelter - $32,724
Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties
Feeding The Gulf Coast
Interfaith Hospitality Network Family Shelter - $15,000
Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties