Community Impact Advisory Council
Community Impact Advisory Council
Community Impact Advisory Council
Volunteer as a CIAC member and play an integral role in deciding how donor dollars are invested in addressing the critical needs of our community.
The UWBC Community Impact Advisory Council (CIAC) is a team of Request for Proposal reviewers who play an integral role in deciding how donor dollars are invested in addressing the critical needs of our community. The Committee's stewardship clearly distinguishes UWBC-funded programs and reassures donors that their dollars have been invested wisely using the nonprofit industry's gold standards for Best-Investment Criteria.
During the 2023-2024 fiscal year, United Way of Brazoria County’s (UWBC) Board of Directors approved the distribution of over $1,400,000 in allocation funding to 34 programs among 26 Community Partners in Brazoria County
as recommended by the UWBC Community Impact Advisory Council (CIAC).
Every year, community volunteers serve on the CIAC to help identify areas of community need and allocate funds to programs that meet these needs. United Way of Brazoria County focuses on education, income, health, and basic needs, which are the building blocks of a good quality of life.
Thank you
to the generous companies, individuals and organizations that donated and volunteered their time to make United Way of Brazoria County’s community work possible and support these programs and organizations. Below is a list of the 26 Community Partner organizations funded for 2024-2025:
- ActionS, Inc. of Brazoria County
- Brazos Place
- Adult Education Center
- Alvin ISD Education Foundation
- Arc of the Gulf Coast
- BACH
- Boys & Girls Club of Brazoria County
- Brazoria County Alliance for Children
- Brazoria County Dream Center
- Brazosport Cares
- Communities in Schools
- Community Health Network (MyCHN)
- Counseling Connections for Change
- Forgotten Angels Foundation
- Gulf Coast CASA
- Harvest for the Hungry
- NAMI Gulf Coast
- Pearland Neighborhood Center
- Refuge for Women Texas Gulf Coast
- The Gathering Place Interfaith Ministries
- The Rose
- The Salvation Army
- True to Life Ministries
- Warrior's Refuge
- Women's Center of Brazoria County
- Youth & Family Counseling Services
Volunteer responsibilities include attending the Reviewer Portal Training (1 hr.), reviewing 6-10 community partner Requests for Proposal applications (5+ hrs.), attending one Panel Presentation day (8 hrs.), and attending the Allocation Meeting (4 hrs.). The total anticipated time commitment of a UWBC CIAC volunteer is around 15 hours, which will be spread across the span of 2 months.
To learn more or become part of the CIAC, contact Casey Cowley, Community Engagement Manager at ccowley@uwbc.org or
(979) 849-9402.