UNITED WAY AWARDS $2.2 MILLION TO LOCAL NONPROFITS

Ledyard — Dozens of programs hosted by New London County nonprofits will receive a total of $2,196,942 in funding from the United Way of Southeastern Connecticut, the board of directors announced in a release Tuesday.

The organization makes allocations after several months of review by local volunteers to analyze the programs’ successes and the health of the nonprofits. Programs supported by the grants include legal services, emergency shelters and education.

“We say that Allocations Volunteers are the eyes and ears of United Way donors,” President and CEO Virginia L. Mason said in a release. “They ensure that your donation is truly making a difference every day at local nonprofit organizations, helping those in need, and improving community conditions.”

For more information, visit uwsect.org.

Recipients are as follows: Alliance for Living, $77,112 The Arc Eastern Connecticut, $47,620

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Norwich, $123,382

The Center: A Drop in Community and Resource Center, $70,985

Child & Family Agency, $351,468

Connecticut Legal Services, $26,266

Covenant Shelter of New London, $50,937 Higher Edge, $11,529 Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut, $11,691 Madonna Place, $134,129 Martin House, $120,846 New London Homeless Hospitality Center, $17,126

OIC of New London County, $80,979

Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center, $48,461

Riverfront Children’s Center, $130,328 Safe Futures, $156,764 SCADD, $92,183 Sound Community Services, $34,476

Thames River Community Service, $84,362

The Lighthouse Voc-Ed Center, $13,809

Thames Valley Council for Community Action, $28,769

United Community and Family Services. $331,485

United Cerebral Palsy of Eastern Connecticut, $33,013

Visiting Nurse Association of Southeastern Connecticut, $119,222