Free Lead Screening
Guilford County Department of Public Health is offering free lead testing for children and lead screening for toys. The GCDPH recommends testing for children under 6 years of age. Testing is available 9 am until noon and 1 pm until 4 pm week days at 501 E. Green Drive in High Point and 1100 E. Wendover Avenue in Greensboro.
It's Not Too Late to Give
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Our donation mailing address is 201 Church Avenue, High Point, NC 27262. Our fax number is 336-883-6928.
Is Everybody Buckled?
New Safety Belt Law. All occupants in a motor vehicle are now required to wear safety belts, which includes all back seat passengers. This law became effective December 1, 2006.
Out of the 1,059 people who were fatally injured on North Carolina roads in 2005, 476* of them were not wearing their safety belt.
*Based on DMV crash data.
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UWGHP Approves $75,000 for Venture Grant Funding
*Applications due May 20
The United Way of Greater High Point invites proposals from local 501 – C(3) organizations within its service area (High Point, Archdale, Trinity, and Jamestown) for funding of innovative programs which either fill gaps in the human services delivery system or meet emerging human service needs.
The purpose of United Way “Venture Grants” is to give funding to be used to create or support innovative, sustainable programs or projects that fill gaps in the human service delivery system, or meet identified or emerging human service needs. Programs that support further development or modifications to newly established programs are also eligible. For more information, click here.
To download the Venture Grant Application, click here.
Local Postal Carriers To Collect Food on May 10, 2008
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On Saturday, May 10, 2008, local postal carriers across the country will participate in the national Postal Food Drive, collecting non-perishable foods for local agencies.
In the Greater High Point area, food collections in High Point, Archdale, and Jamestown will benefit Open Door Ministries, The House of Prayer, The Salvation Army, Carpenter House, Triad Health Project, COAT (Community Outreach in Archdale-Trinity), West End Ministries, Helping Hands, Caring Services, Southern Triad Mission, and the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, which in turn serves many other food banks and food pantries in the region. To read more, click here.
We have the Guilford County Prescription Discount Card!!
Please come by United Way of Greater High Point, located at 201 Church Ave, High Point to pick up your free discount card and begin saving today! For basic information, please call 883-4127.
United Way of Greater High Point
We appreciate your interest in our United Way and hope you will visit often. If you have any questions, issues, or concerns regarding our website or our United Way, please feel free to contact us via the "Contact Us" link on this site, or by telephone at 883-4127.
What We Do and How We Do It
The United Way of Greater High Point develops community resources and partnerships that support a broad array of critical health and human service needs in our community. Resources are focused on community impact programs that promote thriving children and families, independent and self-sufficient people, healthy people, and safe neighborhoods.