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United Way of Mesa County presents programs, homelessness outreach and ALICE data to Fruita council
Summary
United Way of Mesa County updated the Fruita City Council on its Community Impact Fund grants, Book Exchange, volunteer platform and homelessness outreach, and offered to work with the city on local needs; presenters highlighted ALICE data showing many households at financial risk.
United Way of Mesa County representatives on presented an overview of the nonprofit’s local programs and outreach to the Fruita City Council, describing grantmaking, volunteer services, childhood book access and a three-pronged homelessness effort that includes a hotline, mobile outreach and a service hub.
"My name is Kira Seppi. I'm the community impact and outreach manager with United Way of Mesa County," Seppi said, opening the presentation. She described the nonprofit’s four impact pillars — youth opportunity, healthy communities, financial security and community resiliency — and stressed that the local United Way is governed and funded locally: "We share the United Way brand, but all decisions and funds stay here in Mesa County," she said.
Seppi said the Community Impact Fund awarded grants to just over 25…
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