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Sharing the Work of United Way: Kenosha County Programs, Initiatives and Resources Focus on the Building Blocks for a Good Life CREATING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR A GOOD LIFE FOR ALL BY FOCUSING ON: EDUCATION INCOME HEALTH HELPING CHILDREN

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Sharing the Work of United Way:

Kenosha County Programs, Initiatives and Resources

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Focus on the Building Blocks for a Good Life

CREATING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR A GOOD LIFE FOR ALL BY FOCUSING ON:

EDUCATION

HELPING CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL DESIRED OUTCOMES:

  • CHILDREN AND YOUTH

IMPROVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

  • CHILDREN AND YOUTH

DEMONSTRATE POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT AT SCHOOL AND IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

INCOME

PROMOTING FINANCIAL STABILITY AND INDEPENDENCE

HEALTH

IMPROVING PEOPLE’S HEALTH DESIRED OUTCOMES:

  • INDIVIDUALS IMPROVE

LIVING AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS.

  • INDIVIDUALS DEMONSTRATE

MANAGEMENT AND ACQUISITION OF ASSETS DESIRED OUTCOMES:

  • INDIVIDUALS DEMONSTRATE

SKILLS FOR HEALTHY LIVING.

  • INDIVIDUALS ACCESS

HEALTH AND SAFETY RESOURCES

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United Way of Kenosha County Focus on:

INCOME

As many as one-third of working Americans do not earn enough money to meet their basic needs. Wages have not kept pace with the rising cost of housing, healthcare, and education and currently, 40 million Americans are working in low-paying jobs without basic health and retirement benefits. For families walking a financial tightrope, unable to save for college, a home, or retirement, United Way is here to help.

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In support of INCOME and FINANCIAL STABILITY Through a volunteer-led review process, United Way of Kenosha County invests in programs such as:

  • Boys & Girls Club’s Youth Empowerment Program
  • Habitat for Humanity’s Home Construction Program
  • Kenosha Achievement Center’s Employment Options Program
  • Kenosha Human Development Services’ Aftercare for Foster Care

Youth Program

  • Kenosha Literacy Council’s Literacy for Life Program
  • Shalom Center’s Emergency Family Shelter

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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA)

Led by United Way of Kenosha County, in the past seven years this program has brought back more than $11.14 million in tax refunds to the Kenosha community. Partners Include:

  • Carthage College
  • Kenosha County Job Center
  • Gateway Technical College
  • ELCA Outreach Center
  • Salem Community Library
  • Twin Lakes Library
  • UW-Parkside

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  • Associated Bank
  • Guaranty Bank
  • US Bank
  • IRS
  • Kenosha Community Foundation
  • Kenosha Rotary West Foundation
  • Educator’s Credit Union
  • Trustone Credit Union
  • Westosha Central High School
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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA)

2015/16 Tax Season Results:

  • 109 individuals participated as tax preparers
  • 2,977 hours volunteered
  • 3,157 tax returns were filed
  • $2.4 million in refunds were returned to Kenosha County!!!

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United Way of Kenosha County Focus on:

HEALTH

Whether it is a neighbor without health insurance, a victim of abuse, or someone struggling with mental illness

  • r an addiction, United Way is working to ensure everyone

has access to affordable and quality care.

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In support of HEALTH Through a volunteer-led review process, United Way

  • f Kenosha County invests in programs such as:
  • AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin’s HIV

Health Care Services

  • Boys & Girls Club’s Youth Empowerment

Program

  • Catholic Charities’ Behavioral Health and

Counseling Services Program

  • Children’s Hospital – Community Services’ Child

and Family Counseling Program

  • ELCA Outreach Center’s Western Kenosha

County Prescription Program

  • Kenosha Achievement Center’s Hanen Program
  • Kenosha Area Family & Aging Services’ Meals
  • n Wheels Program
  • Kenosha Human Development Services’

Juvenile Crisis Intervention

  • Kenosha YMCA’s Learn to Swim Program
  • Lutheran Social Services’ SCAN Program
  • Racine Kenosha Community Action Agency’s

Father Involvement Program

  • Shalom Center’s Emergency Family Shelter
  • Shalom Center’s INNS Program
  • The Sharing Center Nutrition Program
  • Women and Children’s Horizons’ Legal

Advocacy and Children’s Services

  • Women and Children Horizons’ Legal Advocacy

Program

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FamilyWize Discount Prescription Program

  • Average savings of 35 percent or more off retail prescription prices
  • Saved two million people more than $895 million as of July, 2011
  • No applications, no fees, no waiting
  • Covers EVERYONE with no health

insurance or prescription coverage

  • No age or income restrictions
  • Widely accepted, at 97% of all pharmacies nationwide

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  • $1,347,056 saved on prescriptions in Kenosha County since 2007
  • 11,956 individuals have been helped in our community
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United Way of Kenosha County Focus on:

EDUCATION

Education is the cornerstone of individual and community success. But with more than 1.2 million children dropping out each year, America faces an education crisis. The cost? More than $312 billion in lost wages, taxes and productivity over their lifetimes. These trends are reversible, but only when communities and public, private and nonprofit sectors work together.

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In support of EDUCATION Through a volunteer-led review process, United Way of Kenosha County invests in programs such as:

  • Boys and Girls Club’s Youth Empowerment Program
  • Big Brothers/Big Sisters Mentoring Program
  • ELCA Outreach’s Youth Summer Program
  • Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast’s Urban Outreach Initiatives
  • Kenosha Achievement Center’s HANEN Program
  • Shalom Center’s Emergency Family Shelter

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Youth As Resources

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Kenosha County Youth As Resources (YAR) is a grant-giving program which funds youth-designed, youth-led community service projects in Kenosha County. Youth, with guidance from adults, determine the project they believe will address a need in their community. Youth groups may apply to Kenosha County Youth As Resources (YAR) for small grants of up to $500 which may be used to purchase supplies for the project, but may not be used to pay for volunteer time.

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Youth As Resources

YAR has four grant cycles per year to fund projects from across Kenosha County.

2014-2015 results:

  • 13 grants funded
  • $5,680 distributed
  • 357 youth participants

2005-2015 results:

  • 138 grants funded
  • $51,573 distributed
  • 4,746 youth participants

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Readers Are Leaders

  • Held as part of national “Read Across

America” event that celebrates the birthday

  • f Dr. Seuss in March.
  • 2016 was the eighth year of the program

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2016

  • 350 local volunteer leaders
  • 30 elementary schools
  • 4 school districts
  • 297 classrooms
  • 10,500 children reached

Thanks to our event sponsors!

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Playground Power-Up Projects

This project brings community volunteers to Kenosha County schools throughout the summer months to add both educational components and action stencils to promote physical activity. Created in partnership with Fuel Up to Play60, the stencils that volunteers will be painting inspire kids to learn and move while creating games around the stencils.

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Thanks to our event sponsors!

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McKinley Elementary Tutoring Program

The McKinley Tutoring Program is an Early Grade Reading Initiative that helps children build the critical reading skills needed to succeed in school and life.

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2015-2016 Results:

  • 75 Volunteer Tutors
  • 47 K-3 Grade Students
  • 1,773 Tutoring Sessions
  • 887 Hours of Tutoring

Summer Tutoring:

  • 25 Volunteer Tutors
  • 27 K-2 Grade Students

Students in the program collectively went up 150 reading levels in one school year!

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United Way of Kenosha County Focus on:

VOLUNTEERISM

Take action to change a life!

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Get Connected!!!

Looking for volunteer opportunities?

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Get Connected is a revolutionary web-based solution that helps nonprofits find and pair volunteers with the right opportunities for them. Easily search:

  • Volunteer needs
  • In-kind needs
  • Employment opportunities
  • Upcoming events

Visit getconnected.kenoshaunitedway.org today!

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Day of Caring – September 17 from 8 am to noon

Nearly 500 volunteers are needed to help with projects that vary from landscaping, park clean-up, donation sorting, assisting in the build of the Habitat for Humanity House, a large-scale food packaging project and many more! Sites span Kenosha County. Sign up as an individual, family or team on United Way’s Get Connected website.

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Sign up today at getconnected.kenoshaunitedway.org/aem today!

Thanks to our event sponsors!

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Thank you! For more information visit www.kenoshaunitedway.org