How We Help - Local Giving For Local Needs
A family recovering from a flood is helped with a Red Cross meal.
Nutritious meals and company are welcomed by frail seniors thanks to Upper Shore Aging's Meals on Wheels. Seniors enjoy craft classes at the Easton Senior Center of Upper Shore Aging.
The agencies who benefit from contributions to the United Fund support thousands of local clients throughout Talbot County, helping the developmentally challenged reach their potential, inspiring hope for those in need, providing compassionate representation for the victimized and abused, enabling the elderly and frail to maintain their independence, preparing our youth with tools for life, and educating families and individuals on how to succeed.
Almost 1,000 Talbot County residents have Alzheimer's disease or related disorders, and this number is projected to rise to over 1,500 in the next 20 years. The Alzheimer's Association (AA) in Talbot County insures caregivers are well informed and needed resources for a family member readily available.
The American Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula is the primary emergency shelter provider for Talbot County, providing disaster victims with the relief services they need and entire communities with the educative resources to prevent and prepare for emergencies.
Boy Scouts of the Delmarva Peninsula provides programs and services to existing local scouting troops and establishes new outreach units to enable more youth to experience the benefits of scouting.
Building African American Minds provides after-school tutoring programs in reading and math for first grade African American boys.
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) makes a difference in the lives of the community's youngest victims, training volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children who are in the Talbot County court system through no fault of their own.
Character Counts! teaches young people the fundamentals on how to become a good, valuable, contributing Talbot County citizen. This character-developing program continues to have a profound impact in Talbot County schools by infusing the message of character into everyday activities of children.
Individuals with mental and physical disabilities lead more productive lives, are more self-sufficient, and are helped to succeed toward community integration and vocational independence thanks to The Chesapeake Center.
The medically dependent and frail elderly are able to maintain independent lifestyles within the community with the help of Delmarva Community Services who provide a supervised, safe, and stimulating environment at its Adult Medical Day Care Center.
Easton Day Care provides quality educationally based childcare and a positive learning experience for the children of several hundred Talbot County families.
Epilepsy Association of the Eastern Shore (EAES) helps serve people with epilepsy as well as developmental disabilities, assisting people with epilepsy and their family members overcome the challenges associated with their condition.
Family Literary Initiative at the Talbot County Family Support Center helps build a strong community by providing young parents and their children with the tools they need to be strong independent families, including help to earn an education.
A sheltering umbrella of therapy, advocacy, and education to victims of rape crisis or other trauma situations are all available from For All Seasons. During a year, 500 calls are received at the Center's hotline, the only locally based service of its kind.
Local girls and their families experience the positive difference scouting makes in their lives through the Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay inspiring girls with the highest ideals so that they may become happy, resourceful and successful citizens in the real world.
One of the most effective measures to alleviate mental illness is prevention and The Mental Health Association (MHA) helps by promoting mental health and well-being throughout the Talbot County community.
As a central access point for assistance on domestic violence, the Mid-Shore Council on Family Violence employs both intervention and prevention strategies to provide traumatized and abused victims with healthy opportunities to break the cycle of domestic violence.
The Neighborhood Service Center (NSC) provides low-income residents with access to the basic needs of housing, food, utilities, and more to help increase social and economic stability for Talbot County residents and improve their quality of life.
Saint Martin's Ministries helps the impoverished people in Talbot County who seek safe havens, meeting their basic human needs and promoting self-esteem and self-sufficiency.
St. Michaels Community Center provides numerous services to the Bay Hundred community, including after-school enrichment programs, as well as a variety of recreational, social, educational and cultural activities to community residents.
Making a new friend and the start of a longstanding relationship is the mission of Talbot Mentors. For kids in need of guidance, emotional support, and exposure to new experiences, a match-up with a caring adult makes a real difference in their lives.
Talbot Special Riders provides therapeutic horseback riding to physically, mentally and emotionally challenged individuals of all ages. This successful programs seeks to build confidence, self-esteem and a sense of accomplishment, while helping riders improve their attention spans and ability to follow directions.
Upper Shore Aging, Inc. (USA) helps older residents of Talbot County avoid premature placement in long-term care facilities by providing services that include meals on wheels, advocacy, education and recreational programs and activities.