United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes is allocating more than $8 million in multi-year program grants and bridge funding support to nonprofits across its six-county service area—the investment will create transformative change in communities in the Greater Rochester and Finger Lakes region. The service area includes Ontario, Wayne, Monroe, Livingston, Genesee, and Wyoming counties.
Thanks to the considerable generosity of the 30,000 donors who invest with the United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes, and its workplace partners, the multi-year program grants— the first available funding opportunity in United Way’s 2025 funding and resource allocation strategy–were awarded to 97 programs representing 89 nonprofit organizations. Additional bridge support funding is available to the nearly 200 current multi-year grant recipients. Funding distribution begins in January 2025.
“United Way is a community-driven organization. We listen and respond to the community needs,” said United Way President & CEO Jaime Saunders. “The multi-year grants are one component of a robust support strategy for our nonprofit sector. We recognize that the needs of our neighbors are significant and immediate—they can’t wait for our full strategy evolution, thus we are not only committed to supporting the 2025 multi-year recipients but also supporting any transition of important services provided by our current multi-year partners today.”
2025 Multi-Year Program Grant Recipients
The following multi-year program grant recipients represent nonprofit organizations and/or their funded program. This is an initial award list. Approximately forty-one programs awarded 2025 multi-year grants are in process and not listed. We will share a full list at the end of the year once the campaign and contracts are finalized.
Recipients were selected through a double-blind, comprehensive review process based on many factors including their alignment with the following United Way Worldwide informed impact areas. The reviews were conducted by staff and a volunteer review committee. Two-, three-, and five-year program grants were awarded. The total funding received by all is dependent on the success of United Way’s 2024 campaign with an estimated $6 million to be distributed for this initial grant offering.
Financial Security
United Way’s partnership supports programs that ensure our neighbors have access to the necessary tools to increase income, build wealth and improve financial stability.
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Rochester, Inc.’s Financial Counseling Program
Family Promise of Greater Rochester, Inc.’s Eviction Prevention & Homelessness Diversion Program
Keeping Our Promise, Inc.’s Safe Passage Housing Initiative Program
Literacy Volunteers of Wayne County, Inc.’s Adult Tutoring Program
MHA Rochester/Monroe County’s Peer Training Academy Program
Monroe Community College Foundation’s Money Smart Financial Coaching Program
PathStone Corporation’s PathStone Genesee County Housing Stability Program
Person Centered Housing Option’s Housing First and Care Management Program
Rochester Museum and Science Center’s Career Ladder Program
Wayne County Action Program, Inc.’s STEADY Work Program
Worker Justice Center of New York, Inc.’s Rise Up! Women in Motion Program
Healthy Community
United Way’s partnership supports programs that improve the health of our community throughout the lifespan with a focus on the social determinants of health—the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age.
Cancer Action, Inc.’s Mapping My Journey in Communities of Color Program
Catholic Charities Steuben/Livingston’s Emergency Services, Livingston County Program
Challenger Miracle Field of WNY’s Miracle Field: Health Equity for People with Development Disabilities Program
The Child Advocacy Center of Greater Rochester’s Supporting Children and Families Impacted by Abuse Program
Dansville Food Pantry’s Dansville Food Pantry Program
Deaf Refugee Advocacy, Inc.’s Healthy Deaf Community Supports Program
Family Promise of Ontario County, Inc.’s Homeless Shelter and Eviction Prevention Program
JustCause’s Volunteer Attorney Family Law Legal Services Program
The Legal Aid Society of Rochester, NY, Inc.’s Access to Justice for Survivors of Domestic Violence Program
The Legal Aid Society of Rochester, NY, Inc.’s Immigrant Basic Needs Advocacy Program
The Legal Aid Society of Rochester, NY, Inc.’s Youth Advocacy for Academic Success Program
Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc.’s Finger Lakes Community Legal Assistance Program
Reach Advocacy, Inc.’s Project Haven Program
Salvation Army of Geneva, Geneva’s Emergency Assistance Programs
Spot-Canandaigua, Inc.’s School Based Resource Rooms Program
St. Vincent DePaul Society’s Food Voucher Program
Survivor Advocacy Center of the Finger Lakes’ Bridgeway: Connecting Survivors to an Empowered Life Program
The Housing Council at PathStone’s The Housing Council Housing Stability Program
URMC Noyes Health’s Home Safe Home Program
Venture Compassionate Ministries, Inc.’s Food Pantry Program
UR Medicine Home Care’s Meals on Wheels Program
Volunteers of America Upstate New York’s Emergency Shelter for Homeless Families Program
WAVE Women, Inc.’s My Way Project: Transcending Humanity Program
Warrior House of WNY’s Aging Strong Program
Wayne County Action Program, Inc.’s Optimal Health Program
Willow Domestic Violence Center’s Emergency Shelter Program
One Stop Re-entry Continuum of Care Expansion 2025 Program
Youth Opportunity
United Way’s partnership supports programs that help put children on the path to success by supporting their development from early childhood to young adulthood.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Rochester, NY’s Mentoring Youth for Educational Success Program
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Rochester, NY’s Site-Based Mentoring Program
Boy Scouts of America, Seneca Waterways Council’s Career Exploration Program
Hillside Children’s Center’s Hillside Work Scholarship Connection Program
Hillside Children’s Center’s Parents as Teachers Program
Hope Center of Leroy’s Fresh Start Tutoring Program
Hub585, Inc.’s Mentoring Program
Mission Fulfilled 2030’s Certified BIPOC Boys Initiative Program
Mt. Hope Family Center’s Building Health Children Program
Roc Royal, Inc.’s 585 Dream Afterschool Program
Society for the Protection and Care of Children’s Teenage Parent Support Services Program
The Center for Teen Empowerment, Inc.’s Neighborhood-based Youth Organizing Program
United Youth Music and Arts, Inc.’s Socioemotional Learning with Drumline Program
Wayne County Action Program, Inc.’s Community Schools Integrated Supports Program
Western New York Rural Area Health Education Center, Inc.’s Health Career Exploration Program
Women’s Empowerment Program
Community Resiliency
United Way’s partnership with programs that help individuals and communities have access to disaster relief and recovery, emergency preparedness, crisis hotline and support, and environmental stewardship and sustainability.
Goodwill of the Finger Lakes’ 211/LIFE LINE Program
Bridge Support Funding Recipients
Action for a Better Community, Inc.
Alex Eligh Community Center
All Babies Cherished Pregnancy Assistance Center
American Red Cross, Greater Rochester Chapter
Baden Street Settlement
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Rochester NY
Bishop Sheen Ecumenical Housing Foundation
Bivona Child Advocacy Center
Boy Scouts of America, Seneca Waterways Council
Boy Scouts of America, Western New York Scout Council
Boys & Girls Clubs of Rochester
Boys and Girls Club of Geneva
Catholic Charities Family & Community Services
Catholic Charities of the Finger Lakes
Catholic Charities Steuben/Livingston
Center for Employment Opportunities
Chances and Changes, Inc.
Charles Settlement House, Inc.
Children’s Institute, Inc.
Clifton Springs Area YMCA
Community Action of Orleans and Genesee, Inc.
Community Place of Greater Rochester
Compeer Rochester
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Rochester, Inc.
Coordinated Child Development Program
Dansville Food Pantry
Empire Justice Center
EnCompass Resources for Learning
Family Counseling of the Finger Lakes
Family Promise of Ontario County, Inc.
Family Promise of Wayne County
Finger Lakes Area Counseling and Recovery Agency
Focus on the Children
Foodlink, Inc
Friendship House of Middlesex, Inc.
Gateway Home Comfort Care, Inc.
Genesee Orleans Ministry of Concern, Inc.
Genesee Valley Health Partnership
Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council
Geneseo Groveland Emergency Food Pantry
Geneseo Parish Outreach Center, Inc.
Geneva Family YMCA
Geneva Lakefront Child Care Center
Gillam Grant Community Center
Girl Scouts of Western New York
GLOW YMCA
Goodwill of the Finger Lakes
Hillside Children’s Center
Homecare and Hospice
Hope Center of LeRoy
Ibero-American Action League, Inc.
Jewish Family Service of Rochester, Inc.
Junior Achievement of WNY
JustCause
Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc.
Lifespan of Greater Rochester, Inc.
Literacy Volunteers of Wayne County, Inc.
Literacy Volunteers Ontario Yates
Literacy West NY, Inc.
Mary Cariola Center, Inc.
Medical Motor Service of Rochester and Monroe County, Inc.
MHA Rochester/Monroe County
Monroe Community College Foundation
Mt. Hope Family Center
Partnership for Ontario County
PathStone Corp
Phelps Community Center
Rochester Rehabilitation Center
Safe Harbors of the Finger Lakes
Salvation Army, Canandaigua
Salvation Army, Geneva
Santa Hat Society, Inc.
Serenity House of Victor, Inc.
Society for the Protection and Care of Children
SouthWest Area Neighborhood Association, Inc
St. Joseph’s Neighborhood Center, Inc.
St. Vincent DePaul Society
Survivor Advocacy Center of the Finger Lakes
The Center for Youth Services, Inc.
The Housing Council at PathStone
The Legal Aid Society of Rochester NY, Inc.
The Rochester School of the Holy Childhood, Inc.
The Salvation Army, Batavia Corps
The Salvation Army, Rochester Area Services
Trillium Health, Inc.
UConnectCare
UR Medicine Home Care
Urban League of Rochester New York, Inc.
URMC Noyes Health
Villa of Hope
Visiting Nurse Service of Rochester and Monroe County, Inc.
Volunteers of America Upstate New York
Warrior House of WNY
Warsaw Food Pantry
Wayne Pre-Trial Services, Inc.
Willow Domestic Violence Center
Wyoming County Community Action
YMCA of Greater Rochester
YWCA of Genesee County, Inc.
YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County
“We are honored to support new and longstanding partners through our multi-year grants,” said United Way Chief Impact Officer Dr. Ashley N. Campbell. “Over the next few months, we will focus our efforts on expediting the remaining grant opportunities for our region. These one-year grants include support for community resiliency, capacity building, innovative concepts, summer programming, and more.”
Additional funding opportunities will be available in early 2025. In the coming weeks, United Way will meet with nonprofit partners to discuss the next steps for engagement.
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