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Boy Scout council 'devastated' by United Way cuts The board chairman of the local group said a program for inner-city children would be lost. By Linda K. Harris Inquirer Staff Writer The board chairman of a regional Boy Scouts council said yesterday that the group was distraught over the loss of funding from the United Way. On Thursday, the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania voted to cancel the second half of a $400,862 grant for the Cradle of Liberty Council because the council reneged on its adoption of a nondiscrimination policy against gays. United Way also cut the second...

The United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley will not withdraw its support of local Boy Scout programs, despite a decision by the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania to do so. "It's our policy that all of our agencies that we fund be compliant with federal, state and local laws," said Steve Andrews, spokesman for the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley. The Minsi Trails Council of the Boy Scouts of America meets those standards, Andrews said. The United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania announced Thursday it would no longer provide funding to its local Boy Scout councils because of...

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1 — A Philadelphia-based United Way charity suspended funding to the nation's third-largest Boy Scout council after the group capitulated to a national Scout ban against homosexuals, officials said Friday. The United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania canceled the second half of an annual $400,862 grant to the Boy Scouts' Cradle of Liberty Council, saying the Scout group did not comply with the charity's policy of not discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation. The grant represents over 6 percent of the council's budget. In June 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Boy Scouts of America could...

United Way pulls funds from scouts Pa. groups lose thousands over gay discrimination. By Linda K. Harris Inquirer Staff Writer After 80 years of providing financial support to local Boy Scout groups, the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania voted yesterday to cancel all funding to the local scouts because of their policy of discriminating against gays. "It was not an easy meeting," said Christine James-Brown, United Way president. "There was a strong undercurrent of emotion in the room." The United Way voted to withhold the second-half payment of a $400,862 grant to the Cradle of Liberty Council, the nation's third-largest,...

<p>Family Resource Center will begin Bilingual Story Time, or Cuentos Bilingües, each month, sponsored by the United Way of Treasure Valley´s Success by 6 and the Caldwell Public Library. Children´s librarian Candi Ciscell will select Spanish and English titles for pre-schoolers and recruit parent volunteers to help with the children.</p>

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<p>PHILADELPHIA — In a reversal from a nondiscrimination policy passed last month, Philadelphia's Boy Scout council has declared that anyone who says he is gay may not participate in the Scouts. "Applications for leadership and membership do not inquire into sexual orientation. However, an individual who declares himself to be a homosexual would not be permitted to join Scouting," a new position statement from the Cradle of Liberty Council says. The council, which is the nation's third largest, runs Boy Scout programs in Philadelphia and two suburban counties.</p>

United Way, state investigators looking for missing money Tens of thousands of dollars meant for the United Way of Kern County are unaccounted for due to the abrupt closure of a payroll-deduction management company, according to the president of the non-profit organization. United Way President Miriam Krehbiel said she doesn't know what might have happened to Pipevine, Inc. However, a note on the company’s website said it experienced a “severe liquidity crisis,” causing the company to close June 2. “I am comfortable in saying that it could potentially be in the tens of thousands [of dollars],” said Krehbiel. Pipevine...

It’s happening again, another badly misguided local United Way chapter banning any UWA funds from going to the Boy Scouts groups because they won’t allow homosexuals to be scout masters – a constitutional right assured the Boy Scouts of America by no less than the United States Supreme Court. Incredibly, at a time when critics are attacking Roman Catholic dioceses in the U.S. for allowing gay priests to have access to teenage boys, thus exposing them to the strong possibility of molestation, others are demanding that gay scout leaders be allowed the same kind of risky access to teenage boy...

Local Boy Scout leaders asked the public Wednesday to fill a funding void of half a million dollars left when United Way of Miami-Dade pulled its support in a dispute over how the scouts treat gay youths. Flanked by uniformed leaders and some board members, Jeff Herrmann, chief professional officer of the South Florida Council of the Boy Scouts of America, said the organization was "shocked and disappointed" by the "breach of the community's trust in the United Way." United Way announced Tuesday that it would withhold its annual funding grant of $480,000 because it believes the South Florida Council...

The United Way of Miami-Dade on Tuesday discontinued its funding for boy scouting programs, saying the local Boy Scouts of America affiliate failed to abide by an agreement requiring it to help gay youths cope with their sexuality. In a private meeting, the United Way's board of directors voted unanimously to withhold its yearly funding grant of $480,000 for ''traditional scouting programs,'' according to the agency's spokeswoman, Tamara Klingler. The grant serves primarily to pay the salaries of scout leaders in low-income areas including Little Havana, Liberty City, Homestead and Hialeah. About 4,200 kids, most between ages 6 and 17,...

Miami-Dade United Way has CUT OFF contributing to the Boy Scouts because they don't believe the Boy Scouts haven't been sensitive enough to any gay scouts that might be in their troops. $480,000 a year is being withheld from this fine organization. Just a few phone calls, emails, or letters might let them know how America feels. It'll take so little of your time and might make a difference in the lives of 4,000 kids. United Way of Miami-Dade The Ansin Building 3250 Southwest 3rd Avenue Miami, FL 33129 Phone: (305) 860-3000 Email: caring@unitedwaymiami.org

The United Way of Miami-Dade will no longer provide the local chapter of the Boy Scouts of America a $480,000 annual grant, saying that it made the decision over the scouts' policy that bars homosexuals from their organization. The grant, most of which is used to fund scouting programs in Miami-Dade's poorer communities, represents about 20 percent of the South Florida Council's entire operating budget. The decision becomes effective June 30. "It's a serious blow to the council's ability to deliver scouting programs," said Jeff Herrmann, an executive for the South Florida Council. The Boy Scouts prohibit gay leaders, resulting...

Susan Sarandon is lashing out at a Florida United Way chapter for its decision to cancel her appearance at an upcoming fundraiser because of her antiwar views, calling the organization shortsighted. According to the Tampa Bay Tribune, Sarandon was to speak at the $75-a-plate luncheon in Tampa April 11 as part of an all-day United Way training session to inspire female volunteerism. It was canceled over fears by organizers that the actress was going to turn the event into a political platform to protest the war in Iraq. "Considering the depletion of federal funds for community programs and the faltering...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Actress Susan Sarandon said she was disturbed by a charity's decision to cancel her appearance at a fund-raising event because of complaints about her anti-war views. The United Way of Tampa Bay was to feature the 56-year-old actress as keynote speaker at an April 11 women's leadership event designed to inspire volunteerism in the community. But organizers this week scrapped the $75-a-plate event after the charity got three dozen complaints about Sarandon's selection. Robin Carson, chairwoman of the board of directors, said the event had the potential to become "divisive." "The focus of our whole meeting...

<p>TAMPA, Fla. — The United Way of Tampa Bay has canceled a fund-raising appearance by Susan Sarandon after receiving nearly 40 complaints about the outspoken actress' anti-war campaigning.</p> <p>"We have decided to cancel the entire event rather than schedule a new speaker," said a United Way spokeswoman. She declined to comment further.</p>

Some Iowa State University faculty members say the university should reduce involvement with the United Way of Story County's fund-raising campaign because it supports discriminatory organizations.The United Way's support of the Boy Scouts of America is why faculty members say the university should discourage faculty and staff to collect donations on behalf of the organization and discontinue putting its campus mail system at the disposal of United Way. The Boy Scouts of America prohibit homosexuals from serving in leadership positions."It is contrary to university policy," said Nelle Hutter Kottman, an instructor for the department of foreign languages and literatures. The...

CNSNews.com) - A national family group is calling on corporations and individuals who donate to the United Way to exclude Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) from their charitable contributions. Focus on the Family, a national non-profit Christian ministry, said it is initiating the action in response to BBBSA's national directive requiring its 490 local chapters to accept homosexuals as mentors to children. Dr. William Maier, vice president and psychologist in residence at the Colorado Springs-based organization, said the BBBSA leadership has been inundated with criticism from parents, pro-family groups, members of Congress and even its own executive...

Dear Fellow Oregonians; The United Way of America, a supposed charitable organization has a donation designation No. 2574 for the Brady Center. After contacting the local United Way Chapter, we were informed that this is a national donation number. What this means its that even though the local United Way Chapters say they are not using this donation number, the National United Way Organization does use it. How do these donations effect you and your fellow Oregonians? Once the Brady Center receives these donated funds they can be distributed to any location within the United States, including Oregon. The Oregon...