United Way Of Dane County Inc

Financial Security: Building Financial Stability and Strength. At United Way, we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to live in an affordable, safe, stable home and for homeownership to be an achievable goal for every family. Our Family Homelessness and Affordable Housing strategies ensure that families can maintain housing and avoid evictions as they work toward financial security. Our Job Readiness & Workforce Development strategies help underemployed individuals gain full time employment at $18+/hour with benefits in order to achieve financial security. When more individuals have jobs earning family-sustaining wages and safe and affordable housing, they are less stressed and more able to provide for themselves and their families - better positioning our entire community and our economy to thrive. Strategies: Family Homelessness Prevention and Affordable Housing The Family Homelessness and Affordable Housing strategies ensure that families can maintain housing and avoid evictions as they work toward financial security. 1. Support Quality Case Management for families at risk of or experiencing instability in their housing. 2. Increase investments in Housing First Programs. 3. Invest in Eviction Prevention. 4. Financial coaching specifically partnering with Black, Indigenous and People of Color led organizations already providing financial coaching programming and support services. 5. Invest in home ownership programs. Strategies: Job Readiness & Workforce Development: Adult education and job training Helping un or underemployed individuals gain full time employment at $18/hour with benefits in order to achieve financial security. 1. Support Workforce Development. Goal: More people are on pathways out of poverty. Results: * 29,127 Dane County neighbors supported through Financial Security programming * 101 Individuals did not return to prison after two years * 1,041 Households remained stably housed at 12 months * 280 People gained new or better employment at $18+/hour

Healthy Community: Improving Health and Well-Being for All. United Way works closely with community members to help people overcome barriers to healthy living by working to reduce racial health disparities and increase resiliency and trauma supports - ensuring everyone has the opportunity to live their healthiest life. While Dane County remains a top place to live, raise a family and retire, for many neighbors, education, income and health inequities and disparities remain consistent. In Dane County, your race and the zip code in which you live have a significant impact on your quality of life, life expectancy and health outcomes. Strategies: Reduce Racial Health Disparities 1. Increase culturally relevant, reflective, and safe wellness models and programs defined and/or led by Black, Indigenous and People of Color. 2. Increase capacity in communities to address health disparities for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (example: invest in Fund Health Programs that are community- based and in which disparities are persistent). 3. Increase community-based health programs that address Black, Indigenous and People of Color. Advance clinic and community linkages to improve health access. 4. Increase patient and/or family information exchange with desire to expand current levels of linkage across the care coordination continuum. 5. Increase community-based maternal child health programming for Black, Indigenous and People of Color. Strategies: Increase Resiliency and Trauma Supports 1. Increase culturally safe and responsive trauma and resiliency programs (example: mental health programming) for Black, Indigenous and People of Color. 2. Cultural adaptation of behavioral or mental health intervention. 3. Embed culture brokers into care teams for individuals and families disengaged from mental health supports due to racism, power dynamics and distrust. Goal: A Dane County absent of racial health disparities in physical and mental health. Results: * 17,981 Dane County neighbors supported through Health Community programming * 534 People received health insurance through HealthConnect premium assistance program * 1,168 Participants served through youth and family mental health programming reported improved health outcomes * 1,036 Participants completed goals in programs designed to address racial health disparities

Community Resiliency: Addressing Urgent Needs Today and Advancing a Better Tomorrow. Every community deserves the opportunity to prosper. Through initiatives in crisis response, such as 211 (24/7 access to resources and service coordination), volunteer activation, nonprofit capacity building and disaster response, we are strengthening the foundation of Dane County and working to build a resilient community ready for any challenge. When in crisis, it is challenging to know where to go for help. And, with so many opportunities to help, it is hard to know where to make the most impact. United Way understands the big picture and can mobilize resources that make a difference through 211, Volunteer Center and work as a convenor and social impact leader. When our community is hit with an emergency - like severe flooding, a global pandemic or man-made disaster - it's important to have a unifying force that brings us together to raise resources and rebuild an even stronger community. Strategies: 1. United Way 211 (24/7 access to resources and service coordination). 2. Volunteer activation. 3. Nonprofit capacity building. 4. Disaster response. Goals: Be a leader in social impact, connect people who need help with people who want to help in efficient and effective ways. Respond to community emergencies and assist in long-term recovery. Inspire individuals and families to get involved by developing meaningful community and corporate volunteer opportunities that build the nonprofit capacity of Dane County. Provide beyond the check support to strengthen the nonprofit ecosystem. Results - 211: 1) 58,622 Referrals to community resources 1a) 19,294 Housing o 8,601 Food 1b) 6,399 Utilities 1c) 4,596 Behavioral health/addiction 1d) 3,606 Individual family and community support 2) 3,569 Health care 2a) 3,057 Transportation 2b) 2,445 Clothing, personal and household supplies 3) 26,768 Total contacts 4) 3,454 App visitors 5) 930 Chat, text or email messages Results - Volunteerism: 6) 5,296 Volunteers 7) 3,837 Volunteers through corporate and community engagements 7a) 1,459 Volunteers through volunteeryourtime.org 8) 14,090 Children received gifts through Toys for Tots 9) Employees at 55 local companies created nearly 40,000 ImPacks for neighbors in need 10) Most requested ImPacks 10a) 27,257 Snack packs 10b) 6,350 Paper product packs 10c) 3,722 Menstrual hygiene packs 10d) 1,070 Diaper packs