Basic Human Needs

Providing fundamentals to those in crisis.

Approximately 36,000 children across United Way’s service area qualify for free or reduced lunch; and for many of those children lunch could be their first and only meal of the day. In Chatham County, alone, more than 5,000 residents experience homelessness and an estimated 350 families become victims of house fires each year; most of whom are low-income and would have no way to recover without help.

Through a network of food, shelter and disaster relief services, United Way is committed to ensuring that people can meet their basic needs when in crisis. For 2012, United Way is funding 37 programs to provide these services to those most in need.

Data Sources: US Census; Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless; American Red Cross Savannah Chapter.

2013 Basic Human Needs funded programs:

American Red Cross Savannah Chapter: Disaster Action Team
American Red Cross Savannah Chapter: Disaster Preparedness & Relief for At-Risk Communities
America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia: Agency Distribution
America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia: Brown Bag for the Elderly
America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia: Kids Cafe
America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia: Mobile Food Pantry
Greenbriar Children’s Center: Youth Emergency Shelter and Residential Services
Interfaith Hospitality Network of Coastal Georgia: Interfaith Hospitality Network
Kirk Healing Center: Housing and Healing the Homeless Program
Liberty County Children’s Home: Gabriel’s House
Liberty County Manna House: Manna House
Liberty County Manna House: Soup Kitchen
Park Place Outreach: Child Caring Institution/Short-term Emergency Shelter/Basic Center
Salvation Army Savannah Corps: Center of Hope Emergency Housing
Savannah Area Family Emergency Shelter: SAFE Shelter
Senior Citizens, Inc.: Meals on Wheels
Union Mission: Emergency Shelter
United Ministries of Savannah: Emmaus House
West Broad Street YMCA: Neighborhood Drop In Program