FOOTHILLS UNITED WAY INC

See schedule ocommunity resiliencethe community resilience program focuses on building relationships and resources to allow community members to adapt and thrive in the face of adverse events, ranging from individual crises to community-wide disasters. This program includes better together, a series of workshops that explore the meaning of resilience, helping individuals develop skills and connections to navigate emergency situations.

Volunteer connectionfoothills united way's volunteer connection, one of the first volunteer referral centers in the nation, strengthens the communities of boulder and broomfield counties through volunteer advocacy and engagement. Through maintenance of an online database, special publications, one-on-one advising, customized team projects, and an annual day of caring, volunteer connection supports over 250 area nonprofits in their volunteer recruitment. In addition to building a culture of volunteering, last year alone volunteer connection provided over $125,000 in volunteer time to the community. Imagination librarythrough enrollment in dolly parton's imagination library, children ages 0-5 receive a book mailed to their home each month. Through 2018 over 2,400 children have graduated from the program and over 108,180 books have been distributed through fhuw's imagination library, increasing the likelihood of school readiness.familywizefamilywize prescription discount program: in the last two years, 40% of people in the united states have either skipped filling a prescription or reduced their doses because the medicine was too expensive. To address this, foothills united way, boulder county, and the city of boulder have partnered to bring the familywize prescription discount program to our local community. Cards are distributed through local nonprofit agencies, city of boulder services, and foothills united way. In 2018 this program helped approximately 2,000 families save over $230,000 on prescription drug costs. Digital access for alldigital access for all works to ensure that everybody living in the boulder valley school district is online and digitally literate by 2023. Their focus is on skill building and access to both digital devices and the internet across three target populations: families on limited income with school-aged children, adults for whom english is not their first language, and elderly adults. The collaboration includes nonprofits, school districts, community partners, family resource centers, and local libraries.