United Way Of Benton & Franklin Counties

Community Impact - We enhance student success through our Attendance Matters(R) mentoring program to support 350+ middle school students who are at risk of becoming chronically absent. During the 2024-25 school year, 60% of students averaged less than two absences per month after enrolling in the program. Attendance Matters(R) AmeriCorps members connected with an average of 528 students per month. We advance early learning through our partnership with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. We raise funds and facilitate book orders to mail free monthly books to children, from birth to age five; 67,117 books were mailed in 2024.

Community Grant Funding - We expand access to critical services through our 16 grants to local nonprofits. During 2024, more than 23,600 local children and their parents or caregivers accessed services and support provided by these grants.

Community Solutions- Since 2006, our United Way has engaged the community in regional health and human services planning and implementation processes. In 2024, this included participating in local and regional committees and boards, providing access to regional data for decision making through www.bentonfranklintrends.org, and supporting local volunteerism.