UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 7, Page 7
October 12, 1995
UD contributions at work
The goal of the University's 1995 United Way campaign is
$155,000. The following list shows all of the things that a $155,000
United Way contribution may provide:
1,397 hours of tutoring/dropout prevention programming for
Delaware youths,
531 nutritious meals for the hungry and homeless,
1,677 hours of homemaker/personal care assistance for disabled
senior citizens,
419 victims of a house fire with emergency food, clothing and
shelter,
1,397 hot meals delivered to the homebound elderly,
419 weeks of assistance and support for domestic violence
victims,
559 adolescent victims of sexual abuse with crisis counseling
services,
279 children with sexual abuse with drug/alcohol prevention
education,
978 rape victims with crisis counseling services,
3,214 physically disabled children with independent living skills
training to prevent institutional placement,
699 individuals with life saving first aid/CPR training,
279 underprivileged children with a week of wilderness camping,
7,685 emergency telephone links for deaf persons statewide,
279 weeks of residential treatment services for two recovering
alcoholics and
279 nights of emergency shelter for a homeless person.