UWMC Receives Sponsorship from AdventHealth Ocala

OCALA, Fla. (April 26, 2021) --- United Way of Marion County (UWMC) partnered with AdventHealth Ocala to support the ReadingPals program for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade students in 19 schools in  Marion County. Thanks to the generosity of AdventHealth Ocala, UWMC will provide 300 students with the “Eating the Alphabet” book-in-a-bag packets, which include community resources for parents and their students.

United Way Introduces a New COVID Assistance Program (CAP)

United Way of Marion County Receives $10.8 Million Through the Emergency Rental Assistance & Marion County Government to Assist Marion County Residents 
 
OCALA, Fla. (March 15, 2020) – In response to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, United Way of Marion County received $10.8 million in Emergency Rental Assistance funds from Marion County to support individuals/families who have been impacted by COVID-19. 
 

MARION COUNTY LOCAL EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM PHASE 38

MARION COUNTY AWARDED FEDERAL FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT 
OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY UNDER THE EMERGECNY FOOD AND SHELTER NATIONAL BOARD PROGRAM 
 
OCALA, Fla. (December 24, 2020) – Marion County has been chosen to receive $106,155 for Phase 38 to supplement Emergency Food and Shelter National Board programs in Marion County. 
 

United Way of Marion County to Receive Donation from Publix Super Markets

OCALA, Fla. (September 10, 2020) --- Publix Super Markets of Marion County hosted its annual Tools for Back to School fundraiser held July 22nd through August 2nd. Typically held as a school supply item drive, this year’s fundraiser allowed Publix patrons to donate funds to support low income families and students in providing tools and materials needed for back-to-school. This new style of fundraiser helped participants follow COVID-19 guidelines and protocols, while still supporting the annual drive.   

IRS takes new steps to ensure people with children receive $500 Economic Impact Payments

WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service continues to look for ways to help people who were unable to provide their information in time to receive Economic Impact Payments for their children. As part of that effort, the Internal Revenue Service announced today it will reopen the registration period for federal beneficiaries who didn’t receive $500 per child payments earlier this year.

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