The biennial distribution of community impact funding from the United Way of Decatur and Mid-Illinois was recently announced and a dozen DeWitt County non-profits are this year's recipients.

Ryan Huffer is the Director of Marketing for the United Way and on the WHOW Morning Show Tuesday told Regional Radio News they were able to fund nine repeat agencies and three new non-profits.

Other recipients of this year's funding include Encore Development Services and Girl Scouts. According to Huffer, new recipients of funding include The Vault, Macon County CASA, and the Neighborhood Care Center.

Before the United Way distributes the funding, they have all these groups do a presentation before a volunteer panel. Huffer says one of the things they like to hear about is the impact the funding is having on the community through the agency receiving it.

With this round of funding wrapped up, Huffer looks forward to a normal year of fundraising in preparation for the process to start again in 2023.