The United Way of Effingham County served an average of nearly 5,200 people per month in 2014, according to its annual report released last week. Programs funded by the United Way or offered at the Effingham Service Center assisted an average of 5,195 people per month last year, a jump from 2013’s monthly average of 4,828. United Way funding supports 24 organizations and programs that provide a variety of services in Effingham County.