United Way of Westchester and Putnam

How it makes and monitors grants (Schedule I, Part IV)

Partners who receive financial/product grants are required to submit to uwwp a proposal which includes a description of the program for which they are seeking funding as well as projected outcomes (i.e. benchmarks). part of the agreement related to the funding to the partners is that they must regularly meet with uwwp and submit six month and year end reports. the reports detail how the funds are spent/products are distributed, the number of individuals and families that were served, and the demographic information of those helped. to equitably determine where the organization provides cash and noncash assistance, a voluntary-led impact committee uses the united way's alice reports of westchester and putnam counties, as well as the data collected from 211, to identify communities with disproportionate needs and marginalized populations. the emergency food and shelter program in westchester and putnam is part of the federally funded program that is managed by united way worldwide. a local emergency food and shelter board for each county, involving representatives of nine organizations, including local united ways and other public and community leaders, allocate funds from the total county-wide allocation, based on several needs-oriented factors, including equity to marginalized populations, to local 501(c)(3) agencies requesting emergency funds to expand their capacity to serve the newly hungry and homeless.