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Batavia United Way awards $130,000 in local grants and highlights ALICE data
Summary
Kathy Evangelista, Batavia United Way executive director, told the council the organization has awarded $130,000 to local programs serving food security, senior services, mental health, legal aid and early childhood; she also summarized ALICE data showing 8% of Batavia households below the federal poverty line and 27% in the ALICE band.
Kathy Evangelista, executive director of Batavia United Way, updated the council on the nonprofit’s fiscal year and community investments, saying the board approved $130,000 in grants to local programs that serve Batavia residents.
Evangelista listed services supported by the grants: food pantries and meals-on-wheels for seniors, prescription-drug support, childcare and after-school programs, mentoring, free medical and dental clinic services, and mental-health counseling. The organization added Prairie State Legal Services as a grantee to provide civil legal services at no cost to qualifying residents.
Evangelista also summarized local ALICE (asset‑limited, income‑constrained, employed) data drawn from the regional report: she said 8% of Batavia households fall below the federal poverty line and an additional 27% meet the ALICE threshold, meaning more than one-third of households face financial vulnerability. She described United Way programs including volunteer hours (over 2,000 reported), preschool scholarships (12 awarded), the Adopt‑a‑Family holiday program and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library distribution (nearly 9,000 books sent citywide).
The council and staff thanked Evangelista; she announced a grant‑award reception at the Peg Bond Center on July 1 and two fundraisers: Community Dinner Table (Aug. 30) and the Bat Race (Oct. 24).
