UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS INC

Uwmd builds, leads and supports collaborative programs and initiatives that ensure more students graduate ready to succeed, more workers become financially stable and more families live longer, healthier lives. Examples include:1. The southern dallas thrives initiative, created in partnership with pepsico foundation and frito-lay north america, is a set of programs that invests in the communities of southern dallas and expands access to early education, nutrition, college and career readiness, and workforce development.(continued in schedule o)resource rooms at southern dallas high schools provide a central location for more than 3,000 students, parents, teachers and other community members to access technology, books, health resources and more.southern dallas thrives invests in childcare centers to improve the quality of early education and ensure kids thrive from a young age. In fiscal year 2023-24 the initiative provided 86,625 hours of childcare service to 183 southern dallas families.in partnership with goodr, we deploy creative solutions to support families dealing with food insecurity. In fiscal year 2023-24, 9,800 southern sector households received fresh and healthy food options, and we provided 6,500 meals.education: 2. Digital bridges is a targeted initiative that distributes digital technology to students and young adults across southern dallas to enable them to access education, further their learning and stay connected in the classroom and beyond. Through our partnership with compudopt, the laptops come with two years of warranty and bilingual technical assistance. This program served 5,421 individuals in fiscal year 2023-24 and distributed 1,668 free laptops.3. Strong start includes early childhood development and parent education initiatives like healthy outcomes through prevention & early support (hopes) and texas home visiting program to provide families with hands-on instruction, community resources and skills that empower parents, encourage healthy child development and prevent child abuse. In fiscal year 2023-24 1,263 families participated in a home visiting program, and the programs provided more than 33,300 hours of valuable parental education programming.once upon a month is an early literacy program that delivers free age-appropriate children's books and parental reading guides to families every month, stimulating curiosity, language development and learning skills - all of which set kids up for success in kindergarten. In fiscal year 2023-24 we distributed 566,181 free books to 11,272 north texas children.income4. Community financial stability supports families seeking to increase savings, improve credit scores, reduce debt and avoid predatory lending products. In fiscal year 2023-24, our free tax preparation program enabled taxpayers to file 10,814 returns for free, resulting in $14.1 million in refunds provided to north texas clients. During our previous fiscal year, uwmd increased access to credit-building loans and college savings accounts, adding 230 capital good fund loans and 166 new dollars for college accounts. Our financial inclusion roundtable provided capability building and networking opportunities for more than 40 community organizations and financial institutions in the region.5. Pathways to work is a workforce development program, facilitated in partnership with 36 community organizations, that gives hardworking north texans the training necessary to secure jobs in it, healthcare and more. In fiscal year 2023-24 the program served 25,390 individuals, resulting in 2,007 certificates or degrees earned by participants and 4,797 job placements secured for graduates.health:6. Healthcare navigators is a collaborative program that provides a network of certified healthcare navigators for the north texas community, delivering support for individuals and families looking to sign up for health insurance through the marketplace, medicaid or chip. Navigators work directly with clients to compare health plans, understand benefits and apply for subsidies to lower their monthly premiums. In fiscal year 2023-24 healthcare navigators fielded 52,133 client inquiries, 8,175 individuals received assistance as they signed up for chip/medicaid and 1,460 north texans received support to enroll in a qualified health plan7. North texas summer & supper council is a partnership with north texas hunger initiative that works to improve and amplify summer meals programming to provide regular, nutritious meals to children who qualify for federally funded nutrition programs. In summer 2023, 1,366 children received regular, nutritious meals and 1.5 million meals were served in dallas and collin counties.overall8. The uwmd social innovation lab is a continuum of capacity building programs for social entrepreneurs working to improve access to education, income and health. The lab currently includes the incubator (early-stage), accelerator (mid-stage) and alumni programs (serving graduates of the incubator and accelerator).the social innovation incubator is an organizational and leadership development program is designed for early-stage entrepreneurs who have experienced systemic challenges. Through our 14-week program, we build up innovative startups by providing mentorship and guidance that empowers them to create a validated business plan and begin building their ventures. In fiscal year 2023-24, nine women entrepreneurs completed the program, and we provided 175 hours of mentoring and coaching to participants.the accelerator is a rigorous, nine-month-long program designed to test the assumptions of our fellows, shape their goals and empower them to complete key milestones. The program provides social entrepreneurs with critical resources including funding, professional mentorship and powerful community connections to scale their ventures and grow their impact. The program culminates at the pitch, where finalists compete live on stage for additional seed funding. In fiscal year 2023-24 program alumni (70+ organizations) served 507,984 clients. 10 fellows participated in the program and received 1,500 hours of mentoring and coaching and $520,000 in seed funding.the alumni program provides professional development, networking and cross-collaboration opportunities to incubator and accelerator alumni so they can continue to build capacity, scale their organizations and expand their impact in education, income and health.