$366,696 helping Oso and Darrington families meet immediate needs

It's been two weeks since we gave North Counties' Family Services and the Arlington Family Resource Project a combined $400,000 to help families meet immediate needs.

The group in Darrington has in turn distributed $168,729.85 while the group in Arlington has distributed $197,966.15 to families affected by the landslide.

Most of the funds have been handed out in $5,000 emergency cash allotments. The rest of the money is helping with transportation costs, temporary housing and other needs.

In all, United Way has distributed $500,750 to date to support the recovery effort. In addition to the $400,000 referenced above, the total includes:

• $20,000 to help St. Vincent de Paul distribute "Houses in a Box",
• Up to $24,750 to send Darrington kids to Camp Killoqua,
• $25,000 to help launch the Arlington Resource Project,
• $25,000 to help North Counties' Family Services pay for a staff person to go from part time to full time,
• $3,000 to Green Cross to help with trauma counseling, and
• $3,000 to Catholic Community Services for gas cards.

Click here for details on the money raised for our Disaster and distributed by United Way in support of the recovery efforts.