United Way Of Olmsted County Inc

Programs: Program grants, awards and allocations: united way of olmsted county unites people and resources to improve lives in the community with a focus on education, income, health, and basic needs - the building blocks for a good quality of life. United way achieves these goals by convening the community to address key issues, collaborating to achieve a measurable impact, and connecting human and financial resources. People in need reach their potential:* people's basic needs are met (basic needs); $470,866 granted* individuals and families are financially stable (income); $157,950 granted(continued on schedule o)* individuals are physically and mentally healthy (health); $332,100 granted* children and youth reach their potential in school and in the community (education); $583,800 granted

internal initiatives: in addition to uniting the community to create lasting change through funded partner agencies, united way of olmsted county focuses on several internal initiatives to further our work. These internal initiatives are as follows:1. Running start for school collects backpacks and school supplies through the summer months and distributes the donated and purchased supplies to children who are eligible for free and reduced lunch. $68,4582. 2-1-1 is a free, confidential, and multilingual human service phone resource's. Information is available 24 hours a day on a variety of(continued on schedule o)topics including childcare, counseling, food, health services, housing, legal assistance, transportation, volunteering, and more. $28,7653. Volunteer center, get connected is united way's online tool to connect volunteer to opportunities and events, allows people to volunteer with local organizations that fit the volunteer's schedule and interest. $15,3924. Imagination library provides all children living in our service area the opportunity to receive a free, age appropriate book in the mail each month from birth to their fifth birthday. Each book is selected for the developmental benefits it brings. $157,3865. Community winter outerwear collects winter coats and other items throughout september and october to help individuals and families stay warm each winter. $6,6556. Free tax preparation connects low to moderate income families to opportunities to file their taxes for free, in partnership with aarp trained preparers. This assistance often results in filers receiving additional money through the earned income tax credit. $17,1077. Community schools is a partnership with rochester public schools on a two-year pilot at gage and riverside centeral elementary schools. United way's role as lead partner in the pilot is to faciliate across various partnerships and mobilize community resources to improve educational, health, social, family and economic conditions at the schools and in adjacent neighborhoods. $59,1228. Cradle to career is a community wide initiative that utilizes the nationally recognized strive together model to plan a multi-year, multi-phase program that aims to facilitate, advance, and evolve a common agenda to improve educational outcomes and ensure all children have a clear path to economic prosperity through family, education, and community opportunities to help them become productive, thriving adults. United way of olmsted county is one of several partner organizations and serves avariety of roles within the developing initiative, including administrative support, data support and leadership. $26,304

donor designations: as a service to our donors, local agencies, and companies that run campaigns, we will process contributions designated by the donor to a specific agency. We will raise, collect and forward donor contributions to the donor's chosen nonprofit organization. Expenses only include designated dollars to be distributed, and do not include any expenses for fundraising or processing of the designated donations.

community impact, advocacy, grant making, capacity building and result tracking: expenses incurred by the organization to assess community needs, provide outcome measurement training to various entities in the community; provide program assessment, review and selection; administer grants; provide financial and stewardship oversight of grant recipients; provide capacity building for agencies; advocate for causes; and participate in community partnerships to advance common goals in the four focused areas.