Sometimes it's difficult to see the big picture of what is affected by even the smallest donation to Mainland Communities United Way's Annual Campaign.
Many people ask the question, "What does my contribution mean to the people of Galveston County?" Contributions of any amount can measurably improve many people's lives.
Take a look at some of the examples of what your dollar contributions buy in Galveston County through Mainland Communities United Way.
Did You Know That....
$1 could make a difference? It can....
- Purchase mouth swabs or skin cream for a patient in Hospice Care Team care
- Buy 7 lbs. of food from the Houston Food Bank distributed through M.I. Lewis Social Service Center.
- Feed a needy child lunch at the Texas City Day Nursery
- Provide quality accessible public transportation to a doctors visit for a senior or an individual with disabilities through Connect Transportation
- Provide after school homework help and tutoring for disadvantaged children through your local Boy and Girls Club.
If $1 can do this...imagine what your Fair Share can do!
$5 could make a difference? It can....
- Provide a nights lodging in a shelter operated by our local Salvation Army
- Buy gasoline for an unemployed person to look for work
- Pay for an emergency phone call to a member of the Armed Forces anywhere in the world through your local chapter of the American Red Cross
- Provide 3 emergency comfort kits with toothpaste, toothbrush, razor, soap, shampoo, deodorant and comb for displaced individuals from - American Red Cross
- Send an underprivileged child to summer camp at The Salvation Army
- Buy materials for activities for underprivleged children at the Texas City Day Nursery
- Provide educational materials for services provided by Sickle Cell Association.
If $5 can do this...imagine what your Fair Share can do!
$10 could make a difference? It can....
- Buy one eggcrate mattress or wound care supplies for a terminally ill patient through Hospice Care Team
- Buy school supplies for a needy child through M.I. Lewis Social Service Center
- Buy breakfast for 10 needy children at the Texas City Day Nursery
- Provide individual and group counseling sessions for at-risk students through Depelchin Children's Center
- Buy towels and toiletries for clients going through drug rehabilitation at Brazos Place
- Help provide rental assistance for a displaced family through Hitchcock Family Welfare
- Provide Screening of one person for Sickle Cell and Diabetes through Sickle Cell Association
If $10 can do this....imagine what your Fair Share can do!
$25 could make a difference? It can....
- Purchase medication for indigent clients going through drug rehabilitation at Brazos Place
- Feed a family of four for a week through Catholic Charities
- Purchase medication or medical supplies for an elderly person through LaMarque Aid and Guidance
- Help pay a utility bill for a needy family through Catholic Charities
- Purchase one case of liquid nutrition or rental of a suction machine for a full month for a patient of Hospice Care Team
- American Red Cross can provide 15 comprehensive 45-page Disaster Preparedness booklets for People with Disabilities
- Match one adult mentor and a child for one month including regular visits through your local Big Brothers Big Sisters Association.
If $25 can do this...imagine what your Fair Share can do!
The sky is the Limit, use your imagination to what YOUR contribution can do, and the many lives it can touch.
Mainland Communities United Way
(409) 948.4211
922 14th Street North
Texas City, Texas 77590
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE....
ONE $ AT A TIME