Marshfield Area United Way

Programs: Community impact - distribution of funding to human services programs that served 13,169 individuals in central wisconsin. Services are provided in three major areas:educationschool readiness objective:impact at least 6000 children in our service area through support of early childhood literacy, early childhood education, and other school readiness initiatives. School success objective:support programs that successfully obtain and sustain student academic success for at least 1000 students in the marshfield area united way service area. Parental support and skill enhancement objective: increase both the availability and level of parent participation in parental support and skill enhancement programs by 20%. Increase number of mentors, tutors and readers objective: increase by 20%, both the number of tutors, readers and mentors, as well as, the children and youth benefitting from the service provided. Health safe home and community objective: provide services and supports that keep a minimum of 500 individuals safe. Access to supportive health services objective: provide services and supports that maintain or increase health and well-being for at least 100 individuals. Incomeincome supports objective: provide services, goods and income supports that augment household budgets for at least 3000 individuals in the marshfield area united way service area. Affordable housing objective: provide transitional shelter with supportive services to at least 200 homeless individuals. Manageable expenses objective: establish a financial literacy program capable of providing quality budgeting and other financial literacy services to a minimum of 100 individuals its first year of operation.

volunteer center - connects individuals wishing to volunteer with social service programs seeking volunteers. Additionally the volunteer center conducts a backpack and school supply drive that distributed 675 backpacks filled with necessary supplies and recruited and lead 215 volunteers in raking for 32 senior and disabled homeowners during make a difference day.

211 - provides information and referrals 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to connect individuals with needed services and programs. 475 individuals were served by 211 in 2017.

reach out and read - provided 5,183 books to children during their well child check-ups to assist with school readiness. Nutrition on weekends - provides 420 identified children and youth living in food insecure households with food packs for the weekend, during school breaks and summer vacations.