United Way Of The River Cities Inc

Programs: United way distributes funds to human service organizations through a competitive grants process. Organizations apply for funds in the spring, volunteers review the applications and make recommendations to the board of directors, which approves the final funds distribution by june 30. Funded partners provide semi-annual reports on their work, including their progress on outcomes. Funds are awarded to support a safety net of services, and for strategies that address critical community issues.

cabell county substance abuse prevention partnership (ccsapp) is a community coalition that works to reduce local substance abuse with strong collaborative partnerships and community ownership, using awareness, education and community-wide solutions. Ccsapp works to raise community awareness, provide substance abuse education, increase community access to substance abuse prevention information and promote efforts to decrease risk factors and increase protective factors for cabell county youth. Ccsapp works closely with cabell county schools on prevention efforts.

uwrc's education initiative is a community collaboration that works on a continuum to ensure that children succeed. Early childhood efforts focus on early brain development and preparing children for kindergarten through the success by 6 and brain under construciton zone programs. Education matters addresses dropout prevention by focusing on successful transitions into middle and high school, and by deploying americorps mentors in the middle schools to work with at-risk youth.