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United Way warns Davidson County commissioners donations and need both rising; cites ALICE report
Summary
United Way of Davidson County told commissioners that employee campaign participation has fallen sharply while local need is growing; agency officials asked the county to re-engage employees in workplace giving and noted 40% of households are below the ALICE threshold in 2023.
Christie Heggie, president of United Way of Davidson County, told the Board of Commissioners on June 5 that the county's workplace giving campaign has seen a sharp decline in employee participation and dollar totals while demands for human services continue to grow.
Heggie said participation in the county workplace campaign fell from more than 150 employee donors a decade ago to 88 donors last year, and overall contributions are down more than $60,000…
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