Elk County- Doug Gaffey, St. Marys Area United Way President presented a $5,000 grant award to Tiffany Boschert and Nanci Mattison from Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoptions Services. Catholic Charities applied for the grant to provide affordable counseling services to families, individuals, and couples in need. All United Way funding will help pay for counseling services for those who otherwise could not afford counseling.

Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services is a non-profit organization serving communities throughout the Catholic Diocese of Erie. Their mission is to provide professional counseling and adoption services and other programs that educate, affirm and support individuals of all faiths to achieve their fullest human potential. The Elk County Catholic Charities office is located in the Franklin Center on East Arch Street, St.  Marys.

Catholic Charities is one of the many partnering organizations that have sought grant money from the St. Marys Area United Way. Over the next couple of weeks, the United Way will continue to notify the public of all the grant recipients and award amounts. The grant funding disseminated in 2023 is as a result of the donations raised during the St. Marys Area United Way 2022 campaign. Funding raised in 2023 will be available for organizations to seek grant funding in 2024.

The St. Marys Area United Way relies on the contributions from companies and local individuals. If you would like to become one of these individuals or corporate donors, please call 781-6000 or mail your check to the St. Marys Area United Way, 44 So. St. Marys Street, St. Marys, PA 15857