United Way of Northwest Florida serves six counties: Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, and Washington and works with dozens of agencies to ensure that resources are allocated according to donor wishes. When donating to UNWFL, you have a say in where your money goes. Below are the Affiliated Agency Partners and their agency code to place on your pledge forms.*
*Designations do not roll over year-to-year. A new pledge form must be filled out each year with your agency designation.
01 - United Way of NWFL
Provides training, support and funding opportunities to local affiliated agencies while also providing outreach and uniting resources across our communities. United Way of NWFL fights for the health, education and financial stability of every person in every community. Serves all counties. www.unitedwaynwfl.org
15 - United Way NWFL Community Impact Fund
Provides program funding opportunities to local affiliated agencies to better serve our community through new and innovative programs in education, health and financial stability. Serves all counties. www.unitedwaynwfl.org
33 - 2-1-1 of NWFL
A free public information referral service that links human needs to available local direct service providers. Serves all counties. www.211nwfl.org
03 - American Red Cross
A humanitarian organization led by volunteers, which provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. Serves all counties. www.redcross.org/fl/panamacity.
78 - America's Second Harvest of the Big Bend
We feed the hungry in the Big Bend area through our partner agencies and educate and engage the community in the fight against hunger. Serves Calhoun, Gulf, and Jackson counties www.fightinghunger.org
13 - AMIKids
Empowering young people to achieve their full potential, to be leaders for the future, and responsible stewards of our environment. Serves Bay County. www.amikids.org
61- Anchorage Children's Home
A non-profit organization providing emergency shelter, group home, maternity and transitional living, street outreach, family counseling, and case management to abused and homeless youth and families. Serves all counties. www.anchoragechildrenshome.org
16 - Angel House Bereavement Center
Bereavement Center provides clinical grief and loss counseling to children, adolescents, and adults who have suffered life-altering losses. Serves Bay, Gulf counties. www.angelhousebci.org
66 - Arc of the Bay (SAB Center)
Provide unique educational opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Bay County. ARC of the Bay strives to provide first-class faculty and facilities. Serves Bay County. www.bayarc.org
21 - The ARC of Washington-Holmes Counties
Focuses on levels of support that provide adults with developmental disabilities with a purpose that recognizes individuality, worth and promotes self-determination. Serves Holmes, Jackson, and Washington counties. www.arcwh.com
75 - BASIC NWFL, INC
Provide comprehensive services to those affected by HIV and health related disparities while preventing new infections. Serves all counties. www.basicnwfl.com
124 - BayCares, Inc.
BayCares helps provide access to specialty medical care for critical and chronic uninsured patients who qualify under federal poverty guidelines. www.baycaresinc.org
04 - Bay County Council on Aging
Improves the quality of life for older individuals to enable them to remain active, healthy, independent and preventing more costly, less preferred institutionalization. Serves Bay County. www.baycouncilonaging.org
89-Bay Education Foundation
Supports the educational development of students by providing enhanced opportunities for a quality education and promoting greater community involvement in education. Serves Bay County. www.bayeducationfoundation.org
98 - Bay Youth Summer Work Foundation
Launched with a vision to provide opportunity and service to help high school students succeed by providing education in the form of on-the-job training through local business partnerships. Serves Bay County. (850) 866-1077
125- Big Bend Area Health Education Center
Our mission is to provide health education and promote partnerships to improve community health, focusing on underserved, rural, and minority populations. www.bigbendahec.org
36 - Big Brothers Big Sisters
To create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Serves Bay County. www.bbbsnwfl.org
06 - Boys and Girls Club
Inspires and enables all young people, especially those who need us the most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens. Serves Bay County. www.bgcbayfl.org
05 - Boy Scouts- Gulf Coast
Provides youth ages 6-21 the opportunity to experience character development, citizenship training, physical fitness, God and Country and good moral and ethical values. Serves Bay, Gulf, Holmes, and Washington counties. www.gulfcoastcouncil.org
110 - Capital Area Community Action Agency
Providing comprehensive services to reduce the effects of poverty and empower low-income citizens to become independent. Serves Calhoun and Gulf counties. www.capitalareacommunityactionagency.com
62 - Catholic Charities
Provides professional programs to enhance and preserve the lives of all people including case management, emergency assistance, transitional shelters, food, clothing, and life skills training. Serves all counties. www.ccnwfl.org
63 - Chemical Addictions Recovery Effort, Inc
A drug free workplace that is vitally concerned with the most professional services available for substance abuse, prevention, intervention, treatment, education and recovery in our community. Serves all counties. www.care4000.com
133 - CHROME
CHROME Retreat is an in-patient Discipleship Program designed to support emotional, physical and spiritual healing; rescuing men from homelessness, overcoming addiction, re-entry, rebuilding broken relationships. www.chromeministry.com
07 - Children's Home
Society of Florida provides services that include adoption, early intervention for developmentally delayed children, case management, substance abuse, parent education, counseling, mentoring, infant mental health and residential care. Serves all counties. www.chsfl.org
10 - Chipola Area Habitat for Humanity
Seeking to put God's love into action, Chipola Area Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, community, and hope. Serves Washington and Jackson Counties. www.chipolahabitat.org
37 - Chipola Healthy Start
Working to reduce the number of infant deaths, premature births and improve health and development of children under three years of age. Serves Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, and Washington counties. www.chipolahealthystart.org
68 - Club 360
Women leaders engage youth to learn about future career choices before graduating, and provide scholarship opportunities for vocational and college degrees. Serves Bay County. (850) 270-8870
77 - Covenant Hospice Foundation
Provides comprehensive, compassionate care to patients and loved ones during times of life-limiting illness. Serves all counties. www.choosecovenant.org
08 - Early Education and Care
Provides children ages 0-5, living in poverty, with comprehensive services including education, health, dental, social, emotional, and nutritional services. Serves Bay County. www.eeckids.org
84 - Early Learning Coalition
Exists to grow healthy children, parents and the relationship between them. Serves all counties. https://elcnwf.org
23 - Elder Care Services, Inc.
Provides comprehensive, compassionate care to improve the quality of life for seniors and their caregivers in all stages of aging. Serves all counties. www.eldercarebigbend.org
120 - Evers House
We are a faith based non-profit founded in 2014. We provide shelter through our 6 to 12 month sober living program. A safe environment to heal. Serves Bay County. www.evershouse.com
09 - Family Service Agency
Financially assists low-income families in resolving immediate problems by providing assistance. Serves all counties. www.familyserviceagencypc.org
83 - Feeding the Gulf Coast
Feeding America member, distributing food through charitable organizations in Alabama, Florida, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and providing food to children in nutrition enrichment programs. Serves all counties. www.feedingthegulfcoast.org
11 - Girls Inc.
Inspires all girls to be strong, smart and bold. Through after-school, summer and outreach programs. Girls learn to value themselves, take risks and develop confidence. Serves Bay County. www.girlsincofbaycounty.org
02 - Gulf Coast Children's Advocacy Center
Improves early detection, intervention, joint investigation and successful prosecution of child abuse cases; coordinates resources; facilitates treatment for child victims; community education on child abuse prevention. Serves all counties. www.gulfcoastcac.org
103 - Gulf Coast LGBTQ Center
Enhance and sustain the health and well-being of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning of Bay County by providing activities, programs and services that create community; empower community members; provide essential resources; advocate for civil and human rights; and embrace, promote and support LGBTQ cultural diversity. www.gulfcoastlgbtqcenter.org
72 - Habitat for Humanity
A Christian organization working with communities to build homes with volunteers, selling them at a cost to qualified families with no interest loans. Serves Bay County. www.habitatbay.org
82 - Healthy Families
Healthy families helps to build positive family interaction; improve the health status of children and their families and promote a safe environment for children. Serves all counties. (850) 482-5391
127- Healing Hearts Horse Rescue and Youth Ranch
Healing Hearts Youth Ranch exists to provide refuge for the equine, encouragement for children, hope for family and empower the ministry. www.hhhryr.com
74 - Bay, Franklin, Gulf Healthy Start
Nurses provide breastfeeding education, smoking cessation, childbirth education, child development education, parenting education and prenatal and postnatal coordination with local professionals. Serves Bay, Gulf. www.healthystartbfg.com
102 - Holmes County Council on Aging
Serving the senior adults in Holmes County. A private, non-profit corporation funded through federal, state and local grants and donations. Serves Holmes County. www.elderaffairs.org
109 - Innovative Charities
Serving the economically distressed in areas of food supplementation, housing goods and general benevolence. Serves Jackson and Calhoun counties. www.innovativecharities.org
121 - Junior League of Panama City, Inc
Organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Serves Bay County. www.jlpanamacity.org
128- Lavished Ministries
Lavished Ministries exists to affirm hope and restore positive futures to women impacted by the commercial sex industry. www.lavishedministries.com
104 - Lead Coalition of Bay County
Work collaboratively to build trust, increase safety and restore neighborhoods. A diverse, public/private partnership among community organizations. LEAD stands for Leadership, Empowerment and Authentic Development. Serves Bay County. www.leadabetterlife.org
105 - Legal Services of NWFL
Provide case representation and advice to low-income persons in civil matters only. LSNF serves the low-income and those with certain vulnerable circumstances including the elderly. LSNF never charges a fee for our services to clients. Serves all counties. www.lsnf.org
31 - Life Management Center
Provides comprehensive behavioral health and family counseling services that promote positive well-being and quality of life to approximately 10,000 people each year. Serves all counties. www.lmccares.org
22 - North Florida Office of Public Guardian, Inc
Office of Public Guardian helps disabled adults without family, by managing health care, residential placements and finances. OPG reduces abuse, neglect, exploitation and costs to taxpayers. Serves all counties. www.northfloridaopg.org
130- One Generation Away
Our mission is to share hope, honor, and dignity through food. www.onegenaway.com
131- Panama City Rescue Mission
PCRM provides envisioning, education, training, resources, guidance, and representation for people in destitute conditions or desperate situations of poverty, homelessness, addiction, and mental illness. www.pcrmission.org
107 - Rebuild Bay County, Inc
A collaboration of churches and nonprofit organizations that wish to help the community rebuild after the devastation of Hurricane Michael. RBC utilizes volunteers and donations to assist our friends and neighbors recover and restore their lives. Serves Bay County. www.rebuildbaycounty.org
99 - Ronald McDonald House Charities of NWFL
Offers compassionate care to Gulf Coast families with critically ill children and provides nights of convenient and affordable lodging, meals and support services. Serves all counties. www.rmhc-nwfl.org
97 - Science and Discovery Center of NWFL
The Science and Discovery Center aims to educate and inspire children through hands-on interactive exhibits and programs that promote discovery of Science, Technology and History. Serves Bay County. www.scienceanddiscoverycenter.org
96 - The United Hands Project
Our mission is to enhance the mental wealth of others by increasing access to services, building resilient communities, and engaging diverse groups in programs through educating, equipping, encouraging, and empowering people of all ages. Serves Bay County. www.theunitedhp.org