United Way Of Greater Union County Inc

Programs: Family strengthening ensures that everyone in greater union county has the necessary opportunities, relationships and networks to support the success of their family. We focus on family strengthening by advancing education, income and health throughout one's journey from birth to adulthood. The union county family strengthening network (ucfsn) is a unique public private partnership between united way of greater union county, businesses, government, schools, faith-based and non-profit organizations, and foundations. Partners work to break down barriers for families, and create opportunities to ensure that every child succeeds every step of the way from birth to adulthood.

funds raised and distributed to health and human service organizations as directed by contributions through the united way pledge desigantion program system.

community impact initiatives funded by government grants:nurse family partnershipclients served evidence based community health home visitation programs that partners a registered nurse with first time parents. This program gives babies a great start in life by giving first time mothers support while helping them to learn responsible parenting. Workforce investment opportunity act (wioa)in may 2015, uwguc was awarded a contract by the county of union to implement the wia/wioa program and has continued to do so. Uwguc was contracted as the lead agency to provide fiscal management, coordinate services across multiple service providers, develop and modify the program services as necessary to meet set outcomes and to ensure that the required 14 program elements defined by the njdolwd were provided for in-school and out-of-school youth living in union county. Uwguc partnered with 8 union county agencies and created the wioa consortium to recruit, enroll, provide case management, and develop individual plans to ensure youth are linked to the appropriate wrap around services that lead to a positive outcome for each youth by program exit.