United Way Cuts Funds to Southern Calif. Charities

The United Way in California’s Orange County has cut funds to local Boy Scouts, Red Cross, and Salvation Army chapters, and other nonprofit groups, as part of a new approach to distributing money, the Los Angeles Times reports.

The United Way this year instituted a new policy that requires charities requesting money to submit applications that pinpoint how they will meet specific needs and produce measurable results that make a difference to their region.

Charities not chosen to receive new money from the local United Way were notified this week by the organization, but some said the news came as a shock.

Officials from the Orange County United Way said charities that have received money in the past were told in October about the new approach to distributing funds.