John Bailey Catawba County United Way

The Catawba County United Way (CCUW) recently received a $120,000 grant from the United Way of North Carolina.

These funds will be sub-granted back out by the CCUW to three local nonprofits who will use the money to help families struggling with housing stability, according to CCUW Executive Director Mark Bumgarner. These agencies include Ashure Ministry in Newton, Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry and The Salvation Army of Greater Hickory.

"Maintaining housing stability is an epidemic for us, so being able to bring these funds to the community and support these agencies is something we're proud to be involved in," Bumgarner said.

According to a recent North Carolina Housing Coalition report, more than 6,292 renters and 7,410 homeowner

See Full Page