OPERATIONAL EXPENSE AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT GRANTS. UNITED WAY OF ONSLOW COUNTY SUPPORTS 26 LOCAL PROGRAMS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND INITIATIVES THROUGH BOTH EXTERNAL WORK AT 11 DIFFERENT AGENCIES AND INTERNALLY AT UNITED WAY TO ADDRESS OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST CRITICAL NEEDS. THROUGH INVESTMENTS IN THREE KEY FOCUS AREAS: HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND INCOME. THE UNITED WAY IS ABLE TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF ONSLOW COUNTY'S MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS AND PROVIDE LISTING CHANGE IN THE COMMUNITY. INTERNAL ACTIVITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT INCLUDE: CHILDERN HEALTHY EATING ON WEEKENDS ("CHEW"), WHICH PROVIDES BACKPACKS FILLED WITH FOOD ON THE WEEKENDS TO 600 ONSLOW COUNTY STUDENTS WHO SUFFER FROM FOOD INSECURITY, AND STUFF THE BUS, WHCIH THE JACKSONVILLE-ONSLOW VOLUNTEER & NONPROFIT RESOURCE CENTER, OPERATING AS VOLUNTEER ONSLOW, SERVES AS BOTH THE COUNTYWIDE CLEARINGHOUSE FOR CITIZENS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS CAPACITY- BUILDING RESOURCE..
