United Way of Virginia's Blue Ridge

About United Way of Virginia's Blue Ridge

Early learning appears to be the clearest throughline in United Way of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Inc.’s recent grantmaking. The foundation’s largest recent awards go to local childcare centers, family YMCAs, and related early education partners, with several grants structured as program fees, support payments, or donor-designation allocations. Franklin County Family YMCA received $411,100 in 2025 for early learning program fees and support, while YMCA of Virginia’s Blue Ridge received $389,761 in 2025 for early learning program fees and donor designation payments. Craig County Childcare Center also received $309,079 in 2025 for early learning program fees and support. The pattern extends across multiple years and multiple early learning providers. Yellow Brick Road Early Learning Center, Creative Kids Childcare, Small Steps Learning Academy Inc, and One Step Further Childcare Center all appear among the recent grants list, alongside Total Action for Progress and Child Health Investment Partnership (chip) of Roanoke Valley. The organization’s published focus areas also include youth services, family stability and self-sufficiency, community health, volunteer engagement, and advocacy, but the grant record shown here is especially centered on early childhood supports and related community partners.

What United Way of Virginia's Blue Ridge Funds

In early childhood education, the foundation gave $285,767 in 2025 to Yellow Brick Road Early Learning Center for early learning program fees and support, and $269,404 in 2025 to Small Steps Learning Academy Inc for the same purpose. It also funded One Step Further Childcare Center with $161,267 in 2025 for early learning program fees and support. Youth support appears through Family Service of Roanoke, which received $145,067 in 2023 for a youth program allocation and donor designation payments, followed by $73,670 in 2024 for the same category. Workforce-related support shows up in Total Action for Progress, which received $95,448 in 2025 for a job placement program and donor designation payments. Community health is reflected in Child Health Investment Partnership (chip) of Roanoke Valley, which received $150,641 in 2023 and $73,704 in 2025 for early learning allocation and donor designation payments.

How United Way of Virginia's Blue Ridge Gives