namely, the uniteed way of central maryland.john rydell explains why. >> as america's economy continues to struggle. so do many non-profits. that find themselves serving more of the needy. the uniteed way of central maryland, donations are down by $3 million. and forced the agency to deny grants to many area non-profits like the baltimore area council of the boy scouts. field directors are assessing the impact. >> we believe that scouting provides a preventative approach to some of our problems. and we believe that through seeking out other funders, will help us overcome the devastating affects of the funding laws. >> but uniteed way officials say many of the non-profits that did not receive grants in year are receiving just as much if not more from so called designated contributions. >> that's when donors specify where they want the money to go. allowed the boy scouts to receive more than $200,000. meantime, the uniteed way has shifted the focus to groups that offer emergency help to those in need. >> the need is to keep famili

uniteed way is shifting priorities now to organizations that offer emergency services, to those that really need it. >> needs to keep families together. in their home. mortgage crisis was hitting a lot of families skipping he will moms and kids were put on the street. we want to keep them in their homes and keep day care programs available for children. so the parents can work and keep the family together. >> health care for the homeless received $100,000 grant from the uniteed way. >> a state program trying to buyback some commercial crabbing licenses is not working exactly as planned. the department of natural resources said only about 500 people offered to sell back their licenses. and most were asking for too much money. now the state is offering a non-negotiable $2260, if someone wants to sell back their license. officials were hoping to buy about 2000 licenses. they say that inactive licenses throw off calculations used for managing crabbing in the bay. >> claudette hits the florida panhandle. the tropical storm is the first to make landfall in the united states this year. the

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