Organization: UNITED WAY OF SOUTH WOOD & ADAMS
Mission: THE MISSION OF UNITED WAY OF SOUTH WOOD & ADAMS COUNTIES, INC. IS: UNITED WE CHANGE AND STRENGTHEN LIVES BY INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY.
Activities: ALLOCATIONS TO PARTNER PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON OUR STRATEGY AREAS OF: EDUCATION, INCOME, HEALTH AND SAFETY NET SERVICES. IN 2019, COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUNDS WERE ALLOCATED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: GRANTS FOR EDUCATION UNITED WAY OF SOUTH WOOD AND ADAMS COUNTIES MADE GRANTS TO 8 PROGRAMS WHICH DIRECTLY INFLUENCE YOUTH WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDED SERVICE TO OVER 3,300 OF OUR YOUTH.THE PRIORITIES FOR FUNDING IN THIS AREA: EARLY YEARS AND YOUTH SUCCESS.GRANTS FOR INCOMEUNITED WAY OF SOUTH WOOD AND ADAMS COUNTIES MADE GRANTS TO 1 PROGRAM WHICH DIRECTLY INFLUENCE THE PRIORITY AREA OF FINANCIAL STABILITY. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM OVER 50 PEOPLE WERE SERVED. GRANTS FOR HEALTH UNITED WAY OF SOUTH WOOD AND ADAMS COUNTIES MADE GRANTS TO 14 PROGRAMS WHICH SUPPORT THE PRIORITY OF SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES IN OUR SERVICE AREA. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS OVER 1,600 PEOPLE RECEIVED A VARIETY OF SERVICES. GRANTS FOR SAFETY NET SERVICESUNITED WAY OF SOUTH WOOD AND ADAMS COUNTIES MADE GRANTS TO 8 PROGRAMS WHICH HELP PEOPLE WITH THEIR BASIC NEEDS. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDED SERVICE TO OVER 16,300 PEOPLE. THE PRIORITIES FOR FUNDING IN THIS AREA ARE EMERGENCY SHELTER AND FOOD.UNITED WAY OF SOUTH WOOD AND ADAMS COUNTIES WOMEN UNITED IS FOCUSED ON LITERACY. TWO MAIN INITIATIVES; LEARNING FOR LIFE OUR READING MENTOR PROGRAM FOCUSED ON EARLY GRADE READING PROFICIENCY AND IMAGINATION LIBRARY BOOK DELIVERY PROGRAM FOR BIRTH TO AGE 5.COMMUNITY COALITIONS: WE HAVE BUILD OR PARTICIPATE IN A COMMUNITY COALITION FOR EACH OF OUR STRATEGY AREAS: SOUTH WOOD COUNTY HUNGER COALITION, SOUTH WOOD COUNTY HOMELESSNESS COALITION, EARLY YEARS COALITION, YOUTH SUCCESS COALITION, FINANCIAL STABILITY COALITION, SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES ROUNDTABLE AND WOOD COUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE.OTHER INITIATIVES INCLUDE:BORNLEARNING ACADEMY, THE GREAT BOOK GIVEAWAY SUMMER READING PROGRAM AND BOOK GIVEAWAY.FAMILYWIZE PRESCRIPTION DISCOUNT CARD, ENTOUCH WIRELESS, STUFF THE BUS SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE AND DISTRIBUTION.
UNITED WAY'S 2-1-1 PROVIDES INFORMATION, RESOURCES AND REFERRALS TO INDIVIDUALS 24/7 THROUGHOUT 13 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN. CALLERS ARE REFERRED TO PROGRAMS WHICH CAN HELP THEM IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES. IN 2019, 4,658 CALLS WERE HANDLED. THE TOP NEEDS WERE FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE, TAX PREPARATION ASSISTANCE AND MENTAL HEALTH/ADDICTION HELP.
THE VOLUNTEER CENTER OF UNITED WAY OF SOUTH WOOD AND ADAMS COUNTIES CONNECTS LOCAL NON-PROFIT AGENCIES WITH VOLUNTEERS. VOLUNTEERS ARE MATCHED WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE OPPORTUNITIES IN LINE WITH THEIR INTERESTS. 2019 VOLUNTEER STATS FROM WWW.VOLUNTEERINNERWISC.ORG: 40 AGENCIES WERE REGISTERED TO THE WEBSITE, 290 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WERE POSTED TO THE WEBSITE AND 600 VOLUNTEERS WERE REGISTERED TO THE WEBSITE. 2,793 UNIQUE VISITORS,18,681 PAGES WERE VIEWED. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 710 REFERRALS IN 2019. IN APRIL 2019, DURING OUR VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION BREAKFAST, 44 LOCAL VOLUNTEERS AND VOLUNTEER GROUPS WERE HONORED; WITH 174 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE.IN AUGUST 2019, STUFF THE DESK PREPARED 789 LOCAL STUDENTS FOR SCHOOL BY GIVING THEM FREE SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR THE YEAR. IN ADAMS COUNTY, 314 STUDENTS PARTICIPATEDIN OCTOBER 2019, 512 VOLUNTEERS RAKED 80 YARDS FOR LOCAL ELDERLY/DISABLED DURING DAY OF CARING. DISASTER VOLUNTEER RECEPTION CENTER TRAINING ALSO RESULTING IN 33 TRAINED VOLUNTEERS.
NTEE category: Human Services
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building