How 2009-2010 Campaign Dollars Were Invested
Dollars are donated in two ways:
1) Donor- directed dollars to the the organization of choice
2) Non-designated dollars, which United Way volunteers determine how to invest. To learn more, click here.
DONOR-DIRECTED DESIGNATIONS
For a complete list of organizations that received designations through United Way of the Eastern Panhandle, click here.
For a complete list of United Way of the Eastern Panhandle partners, click here. (United Way of the Eastern Panhandle (UWEP) partners are organizations that are members of the UWEP's Combined Federal Campaign Federation and/or receive non-designated dollars.)
NON-DESIGNATED DOLLARS
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY! The United Way of the Eastern Panhandle has $40,000 available for mentoring services for Eastern Panhandle youth. It has issued an RFP that is due July 30, 2010. For acopy of the RFP, click here.
BASIC HUMAN NEEDS AND CRISIS SERVICES: Basic needs funding is available to organizations providing financial resources and supportive services for individuals and families experiencing a crisis. Services include financial and material assistance, food, utilities, crisis health services, and emergency shelter and support for homeless people. These organizations may have also received donor-directed dollars, but this list reflects only non-designated dollars:
CCAP/Loaves & Fishes: $29,332
Community Networks: $11,394
Meals on Wheels of Berkeley County: $10,651
Meals on Wheels of Jefferson County: $6,645
Panhandle Home Health: $10,000
Regalos Elizabeth Fund: $3,750
Shenandoah Women's Center: $15,385
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Regional Resource Connection and Information and Referral Center $45,000
For the past several years, the United Way has partnered with Telamon Corporation, the Salvation Army and the Department of Health and Human Resources to support the Regional Resource Connection, or RRC, and the information and Referral Center. The RRC coordinates community support for individuals seeking emergency financial assistance. The Information and Referral Center partners with WV 211 to maintain a database of health and human service programs and assess callers need to direct them to available services
COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS: PREVENTION AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES This is funding for strategies that address a United Way goal(s) and target issue(s) for agency clients or program participants. Change is measured for the individuals or groups served. Prevention and Development Services are funded in the areas of thriving children, strong families, and independent seniors. These organizations may have also received donor-directed dollars, but this list reflects only non-designated dollars.
Strong Families
CASA of the Eastern Panhandle-Eastern Panhandle Volunteer Coordinator Positions
Program Description: This position is responsible for recruiting, screening, training and managing community volunteers who serve as Court Appoint Special Advocates (CASA Volunteers).
Goal: Increase the number of adults age 18 - 55 who have good health status and avoid risky behaviors.
Target Issue: Families do not have violence, neglect, and abuse within the family unit.
Investment Total: $15,000
Chronic Disease Management Program (Eastern Panhandle Free Clinic)
Program Description: A comprehensive monitoring and educational program designed to give patients tools to develop skills and knowledge necessary to self-manage their diabetes or heart disease.
Goal: Increase the number of adults age 18 - 55 who have good health status and avoid risky behaviors.
Target Issue: Families increase their skills in prevention and self-management of chronic diseases.
Investment Total: $40,000
Family Partnership (Starting Points)
Program Description: The program would implement an integrated case management approach to work with low income families with the goal of empowering families to break the cycle of dependence, move toward a higher degree of self sufficiency, and foster a strong family unit. By making a stronger family unit, families are likely to see an increase in good healthy status and avoid risky behaviors.
Goal: Increase the number of low-income families who are financially stable and independent.
Target Issue: Families participate in financial literacy education/counseling
Target Issue: Working families build savings.
Goal: Increase the number of adults age 18-55 who have good health status and avoid risky behaviors.
Target Issue: Families do not have violence, neglect, and abuse within the family unit.
Investment Total: $15,000
Hope Living/Learning Center (Community Networks)
Program Description: This program provides 11 units of single room occupancy to single women exiting shelter. Women can live in the program for up to 24 months as they work toward self-sufficiency.
Goal: Increase the number of low-income families who are financially stable and independent.
Target Issue: Adults have skills to obtain and maintain employment.
Target Issue: Families live in safe, decent, and affordable housing.
Target Issue: Families participate in financial literacy education/counseling.
Target Issue: Lower income families increase their income.
Investment Total: $8,200
Thriving Children
United for Thriving Children (Children First Child Development, Norborne and Shepherdstown Day Care)
Program Description: The program is a working group of early childhood education centers, formed to focus efforts on enrolling and educating low-income children using a collaborative approach.
Goal: Increase the percentage of Eastern Panhandle students who graduate from high school
Target Issue: Children enter school on track in terms of literacy, social, emotional, and intellectual skills.
Target Issue: Students are prepared to succeed academically.
Investment Total: $59,000
Project Learn-After School Program (Boys & Girls Club of the Eastern Panhandle)
Program Description: This program reinforces and enhances the skills and knowledge young people learn at school through after school learning activities at the Boys & Girls Club.
Goal: Increase the percentage of the Eastern Panhandle students who graduate from high school
Target Issue: Children will attend school on a regularly basis.
Target Issue: Children are prepared to succeed academically.
Target Issue: Children graduate from high school
Goal: Increase the number of youth who are healthy and avoid risky behavior.
Target Issue: Youth are making good health decisions.
Investment Total: $39,363
Project Learn-Summer Program(Boys & Girls Club of the Eastern Panhandle)
Program Description: This program reinforces and enhances the skills and knowledge young people learn during the school year through summer learning activities at the Boys & Girls Club.
Goal: Increase the percentage of the Eastern Panhandle students who graduate from high school
Target Issue: Children will attend school on a regularly basis.
Target Issue: Children are prepared to succeed academically.
Target Issue: Children graduate from high school
Goal: Increase the number of youth who are healthy and avoid risky behavior.
Target Issue: Youth are making good health decisions.
Investment Total: $12,600
Leaders in Action (Outdoor Education Center of For Love of Children)
Program Description: The program provides a safe space for self-discovery, empowers kids to be leaders and change agents in their communities, sparks curiosity and fosters a sense of stewardship for the natural world.
Goal: Increase the percentage of Eastern Panhandle students who graduate from high school
Target Issue: Students are prepared to succeed academically.
Target Issue: Students attend school on a regular basis.
Goal: Increase the number of youth who are healthy and avoid risky behavior.
Target Issue: Youth are making good health decisions.
Investment Total: $2,500
Summer Playground Program (Martinsburg-Berkeley County Parks and Recreation)
Program Description: In the 2010 the program will be held in five sites: War Memorial Park, Eagle School Intermediate, Potomack Intermediate and Mill Creek Intermediate. Children ages 6-12 are eligible to attend at a cost $5 per day with reduced rates for children participating in WV CHIPS and/or WV SNAP.
Goal: Increase the number of children who are health and avoid risky behavior.
Target Issue: Youth make good health decisions.
Investment Total: $5,000
Girl Scout Before- and After-School Program (Girl Scout of Nation's Capital)
Program Description: This before- and after-school program will teach students in targeted Eastern panhandle schools science and math through the GSCNC patch program entitled Bridging the Gap.
Goal: Increase the percentage of Eastern Panhandle students who graduate from high school.
Target Issue: Students are prepared to succeed academically.
Investment Total: $7,500
Independent Seniors
Good Shepherd Interfaith Caregivers (GSIVC)
Program Description: Provides transportation, food and prescription delivery, and household maintenance and upgrades free seniors and disabled who do not qualify for senior agency services, are not on a public transportation route or lack money to pay for needed repairs.
Goal: Increase the percentage of low-income seniors who are independent and self-sufficient enough to stay at home for as long as possible.
Target Issue: Bridging the gaps in available health and human support services.
Investment Total: $12,500
Lighthouse Program (Berkeley Senior Services)
Program Description: Lighthouse is designed to assist those seniors who have functional needs in their homes (personal care, mobility, nutrition and housekeeping), but whose income or assets disqualify them for medicaid services.
Goal: Increase the percentage of low-income seniors who are independent and self-sufficient enough to stay at home for as long as possible.
Target Issue: Bridging the gaps in available health and human support services.
Investment Total: $13,000
Community Change Strategies: These are strategies that achieve a goal at the community level. United Way engages various sectors of the community in identifying a finite set of goals to address the community problems. United Way uses its unique position to develop collaborations and partnerships among a wide range of entities to include, non-profit, faith based, government and business to participate in a community-wide effort to select the needs that will be addressed, the goals for measuring success and implementing strategies to achieve those goals. Success of the effort is then measured at the community level, not the individual level.
The United Way is not currently investing dollars in community change strategies but is committed to increasing the high school graduation rates in the Eastern Panhandle and expanding comprehensive services for seniors.
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