The Brown County United Way today announced it received a $11,500 grant from 3M to help its partner agencies with added expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The grant is part of 3M’s $5M corporate gift to United Way’s COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund to be used for immediate crisis response to relieve financial hardships due to COVID-19.

Bradlee Dodds, executive director of the Brown County United Way, announced the grant and stated that they are appreciative of 3M and their commitment to our local community. “Many of our agencies have seen an increase in needs during this pandemic and are struggling to keep up with the demands and expenses. We are happy to be able to provide more economic assistance to five of our partner agencies. Brown County Home Solutions, Salvation Army, Community Connections of Central Texas, Boys & Girls Club and The Ark are the recipients of funds to help provide more support to our community during this time of crisis,” said Dodds.

Russ Bryan, Plant Manager of 3M Brownwood, indicated that this grant reflects 3M’s commitment to help maintain Brownwood’s resilient and vibrant community. “We are happy to help Brown County United Way and their partner agencies provide basic needs support to our most vulnerable community members during this challenging time,” said Bryan.

About Brown County United Way

The Brown County United Way is a local fund-raising organization that raises funds and distributes them to its partner agencies to help in our focus areas of Health, Education, & Income. These agencies are granted funds after an application and review by our allocation committee. Approximately 99% of the funds stay local and help our local community.

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