United Way Of South Central Illinois

Emergency food and shelter - united way of south central illinois administered program to help meet the needs of hungry and homeless people throughout the united way's service area by allocating federal grant funds for the provision of food and shelter. Emergency food and shelter grant funds are used by united way of south central illinois to provide food, in the form of served meals or groceries, support lodging in mass shelters or hotel, monthly rent or mortgage payments, monthly utility payments, or equipment necessary to feed or shelter people, up to $300 limit per item.

Early literacy and education - through participation in dolly parton's imagination library program, united way of south central illinois allocates resources to promote early childhood literacy education by providing free books monthly to participating children living in jefferson, marion, and washington counties from birth to age five, no matter their family's income.