LAWRENCE JOURNAL-WORLD AUGUST, 1996 288
Caring That Counts 1996-97 Campaign
nited Way of Douglas County makes sure the money you give is well spent by reviewing the agencies each and every year.
und raising costs are kept low, so almost all your gift goes right to community services.
our gift stays right here in Douglas County, where you can see the good it does, with people down the street and across town.
ervices are funded that help those who really need it.
United Way of Douglas County Member Agencies
Agency Telephone Advocacy Child and/or Dependent Care Clothing, Food, Shelter Counseling Crisis Response Disaster Assistance Health & Safety Job Training Legal Assistance Support Groups Youth Development American Red Cross, Douglas County Chapter 843-3550 X X X X X
our gift buys so much in our community:
puts a pair of shoes on the feet of a low income student or sends homemaker services to a frail individual.
buys two prescriptions of antibiotics.
provides a scholarship for one month of day care for a low income family.
can subsidize rent and utilities to keep a family from becoming homeless.
purchases three months of daily physical therapy for a stroke victim.
n 1996, your caring looks like this;
Agency Telephone Advocacy Child and/or Dependent Care Clothing, Food, Shelter Counseling Crisis Response Disaster Assistance Health & Safety Job Training Legal Assistance Support Groups Youth Development Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association, Inc. 843-3738
Emergency Service Council 841-8614
First Step House 843-9262
Headquarters Counseling Center (From Baldwin City) 841-2345 594-8490
Health Care Access 841-5760 X
Hospice Care 749-5006
Independence, Inc. 841-0333 X
Indian Center of Lawrence 841-7202
Kaw Valley Girl Scout Council 842-5427
Penn House 842-0440
Project Acceptance, Inc. 843-4428 X
The Salvation Army 843-4188
Social Service League 843-5414
Trinity Respite Care, Inc. 842-3159
Women's Transitional Care Services, Inc. 843-5977 X
NEARLY ALL THE AGENCIES LISTED OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEER SERVICE. FOR INFORMATION, EITHER CONTACT THE PARTICULAR AGENCY OR THE ROGER HILL VOLUNTEER CENTER (865-5030), FOR REFERRALS TO THESE AGENCIES AND MANY OTHERS IN DOUGLAS COUNTY.
United Way of Douglas County
United Way of Douglas County
211 E. 8th St., Suite G
P.O. Box 116
Lawrence, KS 60644-0116
Phone (913)843-6626 Fax (913)843-6752
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