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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 7 goals for
our community.
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- These goals address immediate need and help create lasting
changes. Your Community Care Fund donation will allow us to have a
significant impact in these important areas:
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Everyone should have sufficient food. |
> More than 274,000 meals were provided to
local residents experiencing hunger; about 30% went to
children and 30% to seniors.
> Local food pantries saw an increased
demand for groceries. Without assistance, 50% of their
clients would have faced choosing between food and paying
their utilities. |
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Everyone should have a safe place to live. |
> Over 350
families were kept from homelessness through local programs
that help with rent, utilities, and legal assistance. The
cost of sheltering a homeless family is more than 10 times
the cost of preventing their homelessness.
> 249 seniors and
people with disabilities received home modifications or home
repair services. |
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Everyone should have access to basic health care. |
> More than 10,500 low-income
families were able to maintain their health through free or
low-cost medical care.
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Services and support groups were provided to over 250 people
diagnosed with, or impacted by, mental illness.
> Nearly 3,600 women
received Pap smears, with 346 showing abnormal results. |
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People in crisis should have access to emergency services. |
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117 people received emergency food, shelter, and supplies to
help them recover from 39 local disasters, including 36
house fires.
> 5,000 nights of emergency
shelter were provided to women and children in the aftermath
of traumatic violence.
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2-1-1 Infolink responds to
urgent calls every day from people who need quick, accurate
information and referrals regarding financial assistance,
food, medical care, housing, and more. |
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Children and youth should have the opportunity to grow and
prosper. |
> More than 4,500 area youth
participated in after-school programs, day care, mentoring,
therapy, advocacy, and other organized activities. Over 50%
of these youth live in low-income households.
> A tutoring program
focusing on reading and math skills improved participants’
math fluency scores by 39% and reading by 38%.
> An after-school
program with 22 high-school seniors saw every one of them
graduate, with 18 heading to college or technical school. |
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Everyone should have the skills and
support to enter and stay in the workforce. |
> 165 low-income community
members received fuel vouchers so they could drive to work,
job interviews, and medical appointments.
> Through the
Workforce Preparation Network, a United Way
initiative launched in 2005, forty community partners in
business, industry, social service, education,
government, and labor are working together to help Monroe
County residents increase their employment prospects and
financial security.
> Partner agencies
supported 252 individuals with disabilities in finding and
keeping employment — increasing their self-esteem and
earning power. |
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Seniors should be supported in their efforts to be
independent. |
> More than 4,000 elderly
residents were able to remain independent with services such
as home modification and repair, meal delivery, senior
clubs, and fitness activities
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Over 100 seniors who either
needed or wanted to reenter the workforce received
assistance finding a job.
> Homebound seniors
received 3,232 bags of delivered groceries and 3,100 in-home
professional visits. |
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We work towards these goals...
- by supporting member agencies through
funding, technical assistance, professional development and collaboration opportunities;
- through the efforts of our Community Service Liaison and Communications
Director;
- by convening or serving on community wide groups like the
Housing Network, Step Ahead, the NonProfit Alliance for Monroe
County, and task forces dealing with issues like hunger, housing,
medical care, education, and children's services.
- via our community impact projects like
Born Learning,
2-1-1,
SCAN, and
the Workforce Preparation Network.
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