Elk County– The St. Marys Area United Way board of directors met on January 25, 2024, for their annual board meeting. The meeting was hosted by the City of St. Marys and held within the city chambers conference room. Two important agenda items included the voting for the 2024 grant award recipients and the vote to set 2024 campaign goal to $220,000.

The board approved the 2024 campaign goal increase from $200,000 to $220,000. The board agreed that this campaign goal increase was necessary to meet all the needs of our local nonprofits. Several board members suggested the need to leverage more funding from company payroll programs, the need to ask existing donors to consider increasing their donations, and to seek out additional local companies that may have an interest in supporting the St. Marys Area United Way. For 2023, the St. Marys Area

The St. Marys Area United Way board would like to thank the community for their generosity and support of the 2023 campaign. The United Way board is pleased to report that the community has exceeded the $200,000 campaign goal that was set for 2023.  The funds that were raised in 2023 were made available for local organizations to apply for grant funding in 2024. The St. Marys Area United Way relies on contributions from companies and local individuals. Those donations support the financial needs of non-profit agencies that serve the health and human welfare needs of our community.

As a result of the 2023 campaign goal being achieved, the United Way board discussed and approved the following agencies for grant awards: Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services, Boys & Girls Club of St. Marys, Boy Scouts Bucktail Council, CAPSEA, Catholic Charities, Dickinson Center’s Crossroad Program and St. Marys building project, Elkland Search and Rescue, Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania, Guardian Angel Center, Jay Township Fire Department, St. Marys Public Library, St. Marys Recreation and Parks, St. Marys Area School District elementary library program, and funding to maintain the Eternal Flame located on the Diamond downtown St. Marys.