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- The Impact of Your Donation
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- With your help, United Way
improves the lives of people in
Monroe County. Based on the results of the SCAN Needs
Assessment, the United Way Board has established goals for our
community. These goals address immediate needs and help create
lasting changes in our community.
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Community Action Fund donation allows us to
have a
significant impact in three important areas:
Education, Earnings and Essentials.
We follow specific strategies and partner with high-quality member
agencies and other organizations to create opportunity for everyone
in our community:
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- In addition to your generous donation, consider talking to
friends about the importance of these issues in our community and
volunteering for
organizations that address them.
United Way and our 24 member agencies address critical priorities within these areas.
Our 2010 results indicate the effectiveness of these efforts:
EDUCATION
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The Monroe County Dropout Prevention Coalition, a
partnership initiative, hosted two summits in 2010 and
produced a service guide for at-risk youth. Serving as a
model for other communities in the state, the Coalition
is focused on improving college access and success for
students in Monroe County.
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Monroe Smart Start, started by
United Way in partnership with the Community Foundation,
developed a community-wide School Readiness Definition.
This birth-to-five coalition also created and
distributed the Pillars of Parenting, parenting tips to
give children the best start.
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86% of parents with children
enrolled in Monroe County United Ministries’ childcare
program indicate they are now more aware of how they can
support their child’s development and education at home.
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65% of Big Brothers Big Sisters
mentoring program alumni agreed that their Big helped
them reach a higher level of education than they thought
possible. 42% completed a 4-year degree, a rate nearly
double that of their parents.
EARNINGS
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All of the residents who lived at
Middle Way House The Rise in 2010 increased or
maintained their earnings upon exiting the program
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76% of parents said enrolling
their child in MCUM improved their own educational or
employment opportunities.
- The number of jobs secured
through Options’ work support program increased by 33%
during 2010.
- 46% more low- to moderate-income people were able to
file their taxes through the Free Community Tax Service.
ESSENTIALS
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All of the 182 families that were
provided rent and mortgage assistance through Salvation
Army were able to avoid eviction from their homes.
- Shalom Community Center provided over 7,000
bus tickets to help residents obtain transportation to
jobs, school, health care, and social service agencies.
- 90% of the youth in Rhino’s after school
program who smoked cigarettes have since quit smoking
with the assistance of Rhino’s staff.
Learn
more about how your donation was important to our
community!
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