This year's Campaign raised over $700,000 in pledges to cover the 2023 grant allocations awarded to 18 local Lamar County nonprofit partner agencies.
The following Partner Agencies will receive funding from the United Way of Lamar County in 2023:
- American Red Cross - $20,000
- Ark-Tex COG (Paris Metro) - $1200
- Boys Scouts Circle Ten - $3,000
- Boys & Girls Club - $75,400
- Children's Advocacy Center - $30,000
- Downtown Food Pantry - $38,000
- Habitat for Humanity - $20,000
- Imagination Library - $10,000
- The King's Daughters - $45,000
- Lamar County Child Welfare Board - $21,000
- Lamar County Literacy Council - 10,000
- RRV Down Syndrome Society - $40,000
- RSVP - $5,000
- Paris Community Theatre Children's Theatre - $15,000
- Home Stay - $1000
- The Salvation Army - $30,000 (contingent on re-opening of Shelter)
- CASA for Kids - $27,000
- Tailored Rides - $10,000
We also awarded a $1000 bonus to each partner agency in January of 2023