NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — The first of the money donated through the United Way after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School is being spent in part to meet the immediate needs of first responders, teachers and others who lost wages and may have exhausted their benefits.

The United Way of Western Connecticut said Friday that it’s set up a $200,000 fund, which also is being used for youth programs and for mental health services for those affected by the shooting that left 20 students and six adults dead.