Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | 49,692,845 | 49,461,778 | 50,812,885 | 53,617,309 | 58,015,256 | 261,600,073 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 49,692,845 | 49,461,778 | 50,812,885 | 53,617,309 | 58,015,256 | 261,600,073 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 20,487,394 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 241,112,679 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 49,692,845 | 49,461,778 | 50,812,885 | 53,617,309 | 58,015,256 | 261,600,073 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 460,447 | 404,868 | 403,255 | 387,415 | 334,091 | 1,990,076 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 263,590,149 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| PART I LINE 1 | DIVERSITY & INCLUSION VALUE STATEMENT: WE BELIEVE DIVERSITY GOES BEYOND VISIBLE DIFFERENCES AND AFFIRMS THE ESSENCE OF ALL INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING THE REALITIES, BACKGROUND, EXPERIENCES, SKILLS AND PERSPECTIVES THAT MAKE EACH PERSON WHO THEY ARE. DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION ARE AT THE HEART OF WHAT IT MEANS TO LIVE UNITED. OUR VALUES: *WE BELIEVE WE ALL HAVE AN OBLIGATION FOR THE CARE AND WELL-BEING OF THE GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY COMMUNITY. *WE BELIEVE IN MAXIMIZING COMMUNITY IMPACT BY POOLING INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS. WE BELIEVE IN WORKING IN CONCERT WITH LOCAL AGENCY PARTNERS TO MAKE A CRITICAL DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. *WE BELIEVE MAXIMIZING THE SATISFACTION OF OUR CUSTOMERS (DONORS) IS OUR MOST IMPORTANT CONCERN AS A MEANS OF WARRANTING THEIR CONTINUED LOYALTY. *WE BELIEVE WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND MUST MAINTAIN STELLAR FINANCIALS AND SECURE SYSTEMS THAT ENSURE THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF DONOR INFORMATION. *WE BELIEVE EXCELLENCE IS THE STANDARD FOR ALL WE DO (INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY), ACHIEVED BY ENCOURAGING AND NOURISHING: * RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER AND THE INDIVIDUALS WE SERVE * INTEGRITY IN EVERY ACTION WE TAKE * ETHICAL BEHAVIOR IN ALL WE DO * HONEST, OPEN COMMUNICATIONS * PRUDENT RISK-TAKING * COOPERATION AND TEAMWORK * CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION * OWNERSHIP OF OUR ACTIONS *WE BELIEVE THE ULTIMATE MEASURE OF OUR SUCCESS IS OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR VALUE TO OUR PARTNERS AND CUSTOMERS, BALANCING NEAR-TERM AND LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES, AND GROWTH TO ACHIEVE MEASURED IMPACT AND OVERALL COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | COMMUNITY INVESTMENT: PHILOSOPHY: EVERYONE DESERVES OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD A GOOD LIFE A QUALITY EDUCATION THAT LEADS TO A STABLE JOB, ENOUGH INCOME TO SUPPORT A FAMILY THROUGH ALL OF LIFE'S STAGES, GOOD HEALTH AND A SAFE HOME. GOAL: TO CREATE LONG-LASTING CHANGE BY ADDRESSING OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST SERIOUS PROBLEMS BY INVESTING IN SOLUTIONS RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. STRATEGY: FOCUS ON THREE CRITICAL ISSUE AREAS, EDUCATION, INCOME AND HEALTH THE BUILDING BLOCKS TO A GOOD LIFE. EDUCATION HELPING CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL: EDUCATION IS THE CORNERSTONE OF INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY SUCCESS. STRONG, PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITIES ARE DEPENDENT UPON A SKILLED WORKFORCE THAT CAN COMPETE IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY. IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO INTERVENE IN HIGH SCHOOL. IT IS CRITICAL TO REACH CHILDREN EARLY-EVEN BEFORE THEY START SCHOOL. ONCE A YOUNG PERSON FALLS BEHIND, IT CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CATCH UP. IF A CHILD ISN'T READING AT GRADE LEVEL BY 3RD GRADE-THEY MAY NEVER CATCH UP. UNITED WAY IS WORKING WITH SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO CHANGE THAT, AND HELPING TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD HAS A CHANCE FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, WORK AND LIFE BY INVESTING IN PROGRAMS THAT PRODUCE RESULTS. IN 2016-17, UNITED WAY WILL INVEST IN 48 EDUCATION PROGRAMS ACROSS 35 AGENCY PROGRAM PARTNERS. GOALS IN EDUCATION: PROVIDE FUNDING TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WHO: * ENTER SCHOOL READY TO SUCCEED * READ PROFICIENTLY BY 3RD GRADE * ARE ON TRACK TO BE PROMOTED TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL * HAVE GOALS FOR THEIR FUTURES * DISPLAY IMPROVED COGNITIVE, SOCIAL AND/OR PHYSICAL SKILLS * GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL ON TIME * ARE PREPARED FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE, WORK AND LIFE UNITED WAY'S INVESTMENT AREAS IN EDUCATION: * EARLY CHILDHOOD: AIMS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WHO ENTER SCHOOL READY TO SUCCEED. THE FOCUS IS ON BIRTH-TO-FIVE SERVICES AND PARENTAL EDUCATION. * SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES: SUPPORTS SUCCESS WITHIN THE FAMILY UNIT AND CHILDREN WHO DISPLAY IMPROVED COGNITIVE, SOCIAL, AND/OR PHYSICAL SKILLS. THE FOCUS IS ON CRISIS RESPITE CARE, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING AND FAMILY ENRICHMENT. * YOUTH DEVELOPMENT EARLY AND MIDDLE CHILDHOOD: FOCUSES ON INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WHO READ PROFICIENTLY BY THIRD GRADE, ARE ON TRACK TO BE PROMOTED TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL, AND ARE ON TARGET TO ACHIEVE THEIR DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES. * YOUTH DEVELOPMENT OLDER YOUTH: STRIVES TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF YOUTH WHO ARE ON TRACK TO BE PROMOTED TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL, GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL ON TIME, AND ARE PREPARED FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE, WORK AND LIFE. UNITED WAY'S IMPACT IN EDUCATION: GREATER MILWAUKEE OUTCOMES* OF THE CHILDREN WHO PARTICIPATED IN UNITED WAY-FUNDED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS: * 81% IMPROVED THEIR LITERACY SKILLS. * 79% IMPROVED IN SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL SKILLS. * 83% IMPROVED IN COGNITIVE SKILLS. * 82% MAINTAINED APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR OR IMPROVED BEHAVIOR. OF THE PARENTS/CAREGIVERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN UNITED WAY-FUNDED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS: * 96% LEARNED MORE POSITIVE CAREGIVING/PARENTING SKILLS. * 98% IMPROVED THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR CHILD(REN) IN THE AREA OF COMMUNICATION. * 97% IMPROVED THEIR EMOTIONAL BOND WITH THEIR CHILDREN. * 98% WHO WERE BETTER ABLE TO CONTROL THEIR ANGER. OF THE PARENTS/CAREGIVERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN UNITED WAY-FUNDED SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES PROGRAMS: * 92% INCREASED THEIR POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. * 85% EXPERIENCED A DECREASE IN STRESS. * 96% IMPROVED THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR CHILD(REN) IN THE AREA OF COMMUNICATION. OF THE CHILDREN AGES 6-11 WHO PARTICIPATED IN UNITED WAY-FUNDED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS: * 95% IMPROVED ON BELIEVING THAT IT MATTERS TO DO WELL IN SCHOOL. * 96% IMPROVED ON TRYING THEIR BEST IN SCHOOL. * 95% IMPROVED ON BEING ON TRACK TO GO TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL. * 91% IMPROVED ON HAVING GOALS AND DREAMS FOR THE FUTURE. OF THE YOUTH AGES 12 AND OLDER WHO PARTICIPATED IN UNITED WAY-FUNDED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS: * 83% IMPROVED ON COMPLETING THEIR HOMEWORK ON TIME. * 87% IMPROVED ON ATTENDING SCHOOL EACH DAY (UNLESS THEY WERE SICK). * 93% IMPROVED ON BEING ON TRACK TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL. CHANGING LIVES THROUGH EDUCATION: MEET MYAH DAWN'S EYES STILL WELL UP WITH TEARS EVERY TIME SHE RECALLS THE MOMENT HER DAUGHTER MYAH UNWRAPPED THE SHINY WHITE TOY CAR. "THE CAR HAD A LITTLE HORN AND MYAH'S FACE JUST LIT UP WITH JOY BECAUSE SHE COULD OPERATE THE CAR ALL BY HERSELF," DAWN SAID. "IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE MYAH IN A CAR THAT ANY OTHER KID COULD SIT IN," RECALLED MYAH'S FATHER TIM. FOR THE MUSKEGO COUPLE, IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY GAVE THEIR 6-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER A GIFT THAT DIDN'T COME FROM A CATALOGUE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY TOYS. IT WAS THE SECOND LIFE-CHANGING MOMENT FOR THIS MUSKEGO COUPLE. WHEN MYAH WAS BORN EIGHT WEEKS EARLY, DOCTORS DIAGNOSED HER WITH DOWN SYNDROME, CORTICAL BLINDNESS AND RECEPTIVE-EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE DISORDER. BY AGE FOUR, SHE STRUGGLED THROUGH MULTIPLE SURGERIES, INCLUDING HEART, INTESTINAL, EYE, HIP, AND SINUS PROCEDURES. THEY LEFT MYAH WITH EMOTIONAL AS WELL AS PHYSICAL SCARS. "WHEN I FIRST MET HER, ALL SHE DID WAS SCREAM," SAID LYNN, MYAH'S PHYSICAL THERAPIST AT VISION FORWARD. "SHE KEPT HER HEAD DOWN AND WHEN I TOUCHED HER SHE'D JUST PUSH ME AWAY." AFTER THAT FIRST INTERACTION WITH MYAH, LYNN AND OTHER STAFF KNEW THEY HAD TO EARN THIS LITTLE GIRL'S TRUST IF THEY WERE EVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO HELP HER. ONE SUCCESS WAS THROUGH MUSIC. "I NOTICED RIGHT AWAY HER POSITIVE REACTIONS TO DIFFERENT SOUNDS," SAID LYNN. "I LEARNED I COULD MOTIVATE MYAH WITH MUSIC. I COULD GET HER TO DO ANYTHING REALLY BY JUST PLAYING SONGS." WITHIN A MONTH OF BEING PART OF THE UNITED WAY-FUNDED EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAM, MYAH'S PARENTS STARTED TO SEE REMARKABLE PROGRESS. "MYAH DIDN'T TALK OR MOVE FOR THREE YEARS," SAID DAWN. "STRANGERS WOULD SEE HER IN PUBLIC AND THINK SHE WAS SLEEPING. NOW SHE WAS PICKING UP HER HEAD, AND WHEN WE'D WALK INTO A GROCERY STORE SHE WOULD SAY 'HI!' TO PEOPLE WHO'D PASS BY." HER LOVE OF MUSIC HAS ALSO GROWN. "MYAH'S SUCH A SUPERSTAR IN MUSIC CLASS," SAID LYNN. "SHE'S VERBALLY MODELING FOR THE OTHER CHILDREN NOW AND THE OTHER STUDENTS REPEAT IT." MYAH'S FAMILY AND THE VISION FORWARD STAFF CREDIT HER SUCCESS TO THE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH UNITED WAY. "UNITED WAY FUNDING FOR OUR EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAM IS SO CRITICAL," SAID TERRI DAVIS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR VISION FORWARD. "RIGHT NOW THERE ARE NO REIMBURSABLE STATE DOLLARS TO TEACH A KID LIKE MYAH HOW TO WALK WITH A WHITE CANE, TO TEACH A CHILD PRE-BRAILLE, OR IMPORTANT LITERACY SKILLS. THESE ARE SKILLS SHE WILL NEED IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL ACADEMICALLY LATER IN LIFE." LAST YEAR, 80% OF CHILDREN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE UNITED WAY-FUNDED EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAM IMPROVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF BOTH SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS. "OUR YOUNGEST KIDS ARE WHERE WE CAN MAKE THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IN THE FUTURE," SAID JIM MCLAUGHLIN, UNITED WAY EDUCATION PORTFOLIO MANAGER. "IN THEIR EARLIEST YEARS, INFANTS AND TODDLERS ARE NOT ONLY LEARNING WORDS AND TAKING FIRST STEPS - THEY'RE BUILDING AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY CAN DO. THAT'S WHY UNITED WAY INVESTS IN PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT KIDS AND THEIR PARENTS SO THEY'RE ON TRACK FROM DAY ONE." "EVERY DAY I'M AMAZED AT THE PROGRESS THAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN CHILDREN LIKE MYAH ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITIES TO SUCCEED," SAID DAVIS. "IT'S REALLY HOW UNITED WAY HELPS US, THEY GIVE US THAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THESE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, AND IT'S A WONDERFUL PARTNERSHIP." AS MYAH'S PARENTS START PLANNING FOR HER TRANSITION INTO THE MUSKEGO-NORWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT NEXT YEAR, THEY CAN BREATHE A LITTLE EASIER KNOWING THEIR DAUGHTER IS READY FOR THE NEXT STEP. THE STAFF AT VISION FORWARD COULDN'T AGREE MORE. BUT THEY ARE DEFINITELY SAD TO SEE HER GO. "SHE'S SO READY TO MOVE ON," SAID LYNN. "I'M ALREADY PREPARING MYSELF TO SAY GOODBYE, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY." (MORE SUCCESS STORIES IN EDUCATION CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.UNITEDWAYGMWC.ORG/EDUCATION) |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | INCOME - HELPING FAMILIES ACHIEVE FINANCIAL STABILITY THROUGH INCREASED ADULT EDUCATION: OUR COMMUNITY WILL ONLY PROSPER AND GROW IF ALL FAMILIES ARE FINANCIALLY STABLE. FEWER FINANCIAL STRESSES LEAD TO HEALTHIER LIVES, IMPROVED WORK PERFORMANCE AND BETTER EDUCATION OUTCOMES. UNITED WAY INVESTS IN PROGRAMS THAT HELP ADULTS IMPROVE THEIR EDUCATION LEVEL AND CREATE A MORE FINANCIALLY SECURE FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. UNITED WAY'S WORK IN INCOME IS FOCUSED ON ENSURING ALL FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS ACHIEVE FINANCIAL STABILITY. IN 2016-17, UNITED WAY WILL INVEST IN 47 INCOME PROGRAMS ACROSS 35 AGENCY PROGRAM PARTNERS. GOALS IN INCOME: INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ADULTS & FAMILIES WHO: * ARE ABLE TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS * GAIN EDUCATIONAL AND/OR TRAINING SKILLS TO SECURE & MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT THAT OFFERS A FAMILY SUSTAINING WAGE * HAVE ACCESS TO CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE RELOCATION AND REUNIFICATION SERVICES AS IMMIGRANTS OR REFUGEES * HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY, FREE OR LOW COST LEGAL SERVICES * SAVE FOR & BUILD ASSETS LIKE A HOME OR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION UNITED WAY'S INVESTMENT AREAS IN INCOME: * ADULT LEARNING: INCREASES ENROLLMENT IN AND COMPLETION OF LITERACY, CERTIFICATION TRAINING AND DEGREE PROGRAMS. * EMERGENCY SHELTER (ADULTS AND FAMILIES): PROVIDES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR UTILITIES AND SHELTER TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. * FINANCIAL LITERACY: INCREASE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS AMONG LOW-INCOME WORKING FAMILIES. * FOOD SECURITY (ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE & HEALTHY FOOD): ENSURES YOUTH AND ADULTS HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTHY MEALS AND FRESH PRODUCE IN AREAS WHERE FOOD IS SCARCE. * FOOD SECURITY (EMERGENCY FOOD): PROVIDES FOOD TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS, ALLOWING THEM TO USE MONEY SAVED ON FOOD TO MEET OTHER BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS RENT AND UTILITIES. * HOUSING AND HOME OWNERSHIP: CONNECTS LOW-INCOME WORKING FAMILIES WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PREVENTS FAMILIES FROM LOSING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. * IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE SERVICES: ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE ENTIRE IMMIGRATION AND RESETTLEMENT PROCESS BY PROVIDING ACCURATE AND UP-TO-DATE IMMIGRATION INFORMATION, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, LEGAL REPRESENTATION, CASE MANAGEMENT AND APPROPRIATE REFERRALS. * LEGAL AID: PROVIDES FREE TO MODERATELY-PRICED LEGAL SERVICES TO VULNERABLE RESIDENTS. * OLDER ADULT SUPPORT & INDEPENDENCE: INCREASES THE NUMBER OF OLDER ADULTS WHO ARE ABLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND WITH DIGNITY. * REDUCING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT: PROVIDES TRAINING OR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT HAVE DIRECT LINKS TO PERMANENT OR TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND CONNECTS EARNERS IN LOW-INCOME WORKING FAMILIES WITH AFFORDABLE AND EFFECTIVE BASIC EDUCATION TO INCREASE READING, MATH, COMPREHENSION, AND WORK-RELATED SKILLS. * TRANSPORTATION: ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS WHO CANNOT DRIVE, DO NOT OWN A CAR, CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR THEIR CAR, OR OTHERWISE HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION AND FACE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS WHEN ACCESSING SERVICES FOR HEALTH, EMPLOYMENT, AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. * VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT: HARNESSES THE INFLUENCE AND RESOURCES OF VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY INVESTMENT AND NONPROFITS. UNITED WAY'S IMPACT IN INCOME: GREATER MILWAUKEE OUTCOMES* OF THE ADULTS AND FAMILIES WHO UTILIZED UNITED WAY-FUNDED EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAMS: * 75% WERE ABLE TO SPEND MONEY ON OTHER AREAS OF THEIR BUDGET LIKE RENT AND UTILITIES. * 96% FELT THE PANTRY PROVIDED THEM WITH NUTRITIOUS FOOD. * 78% FELT THEIR FAMILY'S 3-5 DAY EMERGENCY FOOD NEEDS WERE MET. OF THE ADULTS AND FAMILIES THAT UTILIZED UNITED WAY-FUNDED EMERGENCY SHELTERS: * 88% WERE ABLE TO GET RESOURCES FROM THE SHELTER. * 82% FELT THEIR HOUSING SITUATION WOULD IMPROVE AFTER LEAVING THE SHELTER. * 96% FELT THAT THEIR BASIC NEEDS WERE MET. OF THE ADULTS AND FAMILIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN UNITED WAY-FUNDED HOUSING AND HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAMS: * 90% AVOIDED FORECLOSURE, EVICTION OR HOMELESSNESS. * 94% WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN OR SECURE SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT PARTICIPATED IN UNITED WAY-FUNDED IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE SERVICE PROGRAMS: * 89% UNDERSTOOD THEIR LEGAL STATUS. * 89% UNDERSTOOD THEIR EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY. * 81% KNEW WHEN THEY WOULD QUALIFY FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCY OR CITIZENSHIP. CHANGING LIVES THROUGH INCOME MEET NANCY NANCY REMEMBERS THE MOMENT EVERYTHING CHANGED. SHE WOKE UP IN THE HOSPITAL, THE AFTERMATH OF AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP THAT HAD REACHED ITS BREAKING POINT. "I REMEMBER LOOKING IN THE MIRROR, I LOOKED BAD AND IT SCARED MY DAUGHTER," SHE SAID. AFTER FLEEING THE FATHER OF HER CHILD, THE 53-YEAR OLD WAUKESHA RESIDENT AND HER YOUNG DAUGHTER ANASTASIA FOUND THEMSELVES SUDDENLY HOMELESS. THEY WENT TO THE WOMEN'S CENTER IN WAUKESHA FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER AND AFTER 30 DAYS MOVED INTO THE UNITED WAY-FUNDED TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM. "ANASTASIA WAS JUST A BABY WHEN WE CAME HERE, AND KIDS WITH DOWNS SYNDROME AREN'T GOOD WITH CHANGE," SAID NANCY. "FOR A WHILE ANASTASIA KEPT ASKING ME 'MOM ARE YOU OKAY?' 'ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP ME SAFE?" "THE WOMEN'S CENTER IS THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND IN WAUKESHA COUNTY," SAID ANGELA MANCUSO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WOMEN'S CENTER. "WE PROVIDE SAFETY, SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMING FOR ADULT AND CHILD SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE." THE PROGRAM PROVIDED NANCY AND HER DAUGHTER WITH AN APARTMENT WITH RENT THEY COULD AFFORD. THAT ALLOWED NANCY TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND PURSUE A DEGREE IN THE VETERINARY FIELD, A PASSION SHE HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO PURSUE UNTIL NOW. "I GREW UP ON A FARM AND JUST LOVE ALL ANIMALS, MY DAUGHTER LOVES THEM TOO," NANCY SAID. "FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO FORECLOSURES, UNITED WAY'S COMMUNITY FUND SUPPORTS FINANCIAL STABILITY PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF A PERSON'S HOMELESSNESS AND RESPONDS TO HIS OR HER IMMEDIATE BASIC NEEDS," SAID SHANNON REED, INCOME PORTFOLIO MANAGER AT UNITED WAY. "BY SUPPORTING THESE PROGRAMS ALL OF US GIVE SURVIVORS LIKE NANCY AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT IS POSSIBLE AND HELP HER LIVE A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE." "WE WANT TO AVOID MOMS AND KIDS BEING HOMELESS, WE WANT TO AVOID THEM MOVING INTO THEIR CAR, AND WITHOUT UNITED WAY FUNDING I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE," SAID MANCUSO. NANCY GRADUATED WITH HIGHEST HONORS FROM MILWAUKEE CAREER COLLEGE AND BECAME A CERTIFIED VETERINARIAN TECHNICIAN. TODAY, SHE AND DAUGHTER ANASTASIA LIVE IN THEIR OWN APARTMENT IN WAUKESHA. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE IT'S FILLED WITH MANY PETS. "WE HAVE A FEW FISH WHO ARE NAMED AFTER THE CHARACTERS IN THE DISNEY MOVIE TANGLED, AND I ALSO HAVE A PRETTY GREEN AND YELLOW PARAKEET NAMED JEWEL." LAST YEAR, 85% OF WOMEN RESIDING AT THE WOMEN'S CENTER SHELTER ATTAINED INDIVIDUAL GOALS SUCH AS EMPLOYMENT, PARENTING SKILLS AND BUDGETING WITHIN SIX (6) MONTHS OF ENTERING THE PROGRAM. 96% WHO UTILIZED UNITED WAY-FUNDED HOUSING SERVICES WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN SECURE SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. NANCY IS GRATEFUL TO THE WOMEN'S CENTER AND UNITED WAY FOR GIVING HER AN OPPORTUNITY TO TURN HER LIFE AROUND AND GIVE HER DAUGHTER THE LIFE SHE DESERVES. "THIS PLACE MEANS EVERYTHING TO US," SHE SAID. (MORE SUCCESS STORIES IN FINANCIAL LITERACY CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.UNITEDWAYGMWC.ORG/INCOME) |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | HEALTH HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS IS A STRONG INDICATOR OF THE HEALTH OF A COMMUNITY. ACHIEVING AND MAINTAINING GOOD HEALTH IS IMPORTANT DURING ALL STAGES OF LIFE, FROM CONCEPTION THROUGH CHILDHOOD, INTO ADULTHOOD THROUGH OLDER AGE. TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY WE MUST ALL BECOME MORE AWARE OF HEALTH RISKS, STARTING FROM BEFORE BIRTH. WHETHER IT IS A TEEN STRUGGLING TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION, A SENIOR IN NEED OF HOME HEALTH CARE OR A SURVIVOR OF ABUSE SEEKING A SAFER ENVIRONMENT, UNITED WAY IS WORKING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL. UNITED WAY PARTNERS WITH AGENCIES TO PROVIDE HELP TO THOSE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE, SENIORS IN NEED OF HOME HEALTH CARE, SURVIVORS OF ABUSE AND INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR ADDICTION. IN 2016-17, UNITED WAY WILL INVEST IN 88 HEALTH PROGRAMS ACROSS 55 AGENCY PROGRAM PARTNERS. GOALS IN HEALTH: PROVIDE FUNDING TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF YOUTH AND ADULTS WHO: * ARE ABLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY & WITH DIGNITY * HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE MENTAL, BEHAVIORAL, DENTAL AND GENERAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES * HAVE ACCESS TO PREVENTION EDUCATION & CAN AVOID RISKY BEHAVIORS * HAVE A NETWORK OF SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS * HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE PRENATAL CARE & PREGNANCY SUPPORT SERVICES * ARE HEALTHY AND SAFE. UNITED WAY'S INVESTMENT AREAS IN HEALTH: * ASSESSMENT, REFERRAL & SUPPORT PROVIDES ACCESS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES SUCH AS SHELTER, FOOD, HOUSING, AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE. * BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE ENSURES YOUTH AND ADULTS HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE. * CHEMICAL ABUSE AND DEPENDENCY PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO YOUTH AND ADULTS WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED OR SELF-REPORT THAT THEY HAVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES. * COMMUNITY WIDE SUPPORT ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS IN NAVIGATING COMPLEX COMMUNITY SERVICES. * DISABILITIES SERVICES SUPPORTS CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS. * EMERGENCY SHELTER (YOUTH) ENSURES THAT HOMELESS, RUNAWAY, AND THROWAWAY YOUTH ARE HEALTHY, SAFE, AND AVOIDING RISKY BEHAVIORS. * HEALTH CARE ACCESS INCREASES THE NUMBER OF YOUTH AND ADULTS THAT HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE DENTAL AND GENERAL HEALTH CARE. * HEALTH EDUCATION/PREVENTION PROVIDES MEDICALLY ACCURATE AND EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION EDUCATION SO THAT YOUTH AND ADULTS HAVE THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO AVOID RISKY BEHAVIORS. * INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSUALT ENSURES SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARE SAFE AND HEALTHY. * LOCAL DISASTER RESPONSE PROVIDES SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE FOUR-COUNTY REGION TO PREVENT DISASTERS AS WELL AS RESPONDING TO DISASTERS WHEN THEY DO OCCUR. * OLDER ADULT SUPPORT AND INDEPENDENCE INCREASES THE NUMBER OF ADULTS THAT ARE ABLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND WITH DIGNITY. * PREGNANCY & PARENTING SUPPORT ENSURES YOUTH AND ADULTS HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE PRENATAL CARE AND PREGNANCY SUPPORT SERVICES. UNITED WAY'S IMPACT IN HEALTH GREATER MILWAUKEE OUTCOMES* OF THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN UNITED WAY-FUNDED BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS: * 90% WERE ABLE TO CREATE A PLAN TO MANAGE THEIR STRESS. * 92% LEARNED SKILLS TO COPE WITH STRESS. * 91% WERE BETTER ABLE TO FUNCTION AT SCHOOL OR WORK. * 90% REPORTED THAT OVERALL, THEIR LIFE WAS BETTER THAN BEFORE. OF THE CHILDREN WHO PARTICIPATED IN UNITED WAY-FUNDED DISABILITIES PROGRAMS: * 91% DISPLAYED SIGNS OF DEVELOPMENTAL IMPROVEMENT IN COMMUNICATION SKILLS. * 93% DISPLAYED SIGNS OF DEVELOPMENTAL IMPROVEMENT IN SOCIAL SKILLS. * 89% DISPLAYED SIGNS OF DEVELOPMENTAL IMPROVEMENT IN PRE-LITERACY/LITERACY SKILLS. OF THE ADULTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN UNITED WAY-FUNDED DISABILITIES PROGRAMS: * 89% IMPROVED THEIR DAILY LIVING SKILLS. * 90% ACHIEVED GOALS THEY SET FOR THEMSELVES. * 80% WERE CONNECTED TO SUPPORT NETWORKS. OF THOSE THAT PARTICIPATED IN UNITED WAY-FUNDED HEALTH CARE ACCESS PROGRAMS: * 97% RECEIVED THE SUPPORT THEY NEEDED IN MAKING DECISION ABOUT THEIR CARE. * 96% WHO FELT THEY WERE INCLUDED IN SETTING A PLAN FOR THEIR OWN HEALTH. * 96% FELT THEY HAD OWNERSHIP OVER THEIR OWN CARE. OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATED IN UNITED WAY FUNDED HIV-FOCUSED HEALTH EDUCATION/PREVENTION PROGRAMS: * 98% DEMONSTRATED AN INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF HIV AND/OR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS. * 94% WERE AWARE OF THEIR HIV AND/OR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION STATUS. * 100% WERE GIVEN THE NECESSARY INFORMATION AND RESOURCES ABOUT TREATMENT OPTIONS. OF THE YOUTH WHO PARTICIPATED IN UNITED WAY FUNDED RESISTANCE SKILLS FOCUSED HEALTH EDUCATION/PREVENTION PROGRAMS: * 93% LEARNED HOW TO SAY NO TO PEOPLE IF THEY WANTED THEM TO DO SOMETHING THAT THEY DID NOT WANT TO DO. * 93% LEARNED HOW TO HAVE FUN WITHOUT FOLLOWING OTHERS THAT ARE NOT MAKING GOOD DECISIONS. * 90% REPORTED HAVING AN ADULT THEY CAN TRUST TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE BOTHERING THEM. OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATED IN UNITED WAY-FUNDED INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE PROGRAMS: * 95% HAD MORE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SAFETY PLANNING. * 95% WERE MORE AWARE OF AVAILABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT THEY COULD USE IN THE FUTURE. * 97% FELT MORE CONFIDENT IN THEIR DECISION MAKING SKILLS. OF THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN UNITED WAY-FUNDED OLDER ADULT SUPPORT AND INDEPENDENCE PROGRAMS: * 97% WHO SOCIALIZED AND MADE FRIENDS. * 91% FELT THAT THEIR PHYSICAL HEALTH CONCERNS WERE ADDRESSED. * 94% MAINTAINED OR IMPROVED THEIR DAILY LIVING SKILLS. OF THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN UNITED WAY-FUNDED PREGNANCY AND PARENTING SUPPORT PROGRAMS: * 98% WERE CONNECTED TO A MEDICAL HOME. * 91% CARRIED THE BABY TO TERM. * 91% DELIVERED A BABY WITH A HEALTHY BIRTH WEIGHT. * 100% HAD A HEALTHY PREGNANCY OUTCOME. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | CHANGING LIVES THROUGH HEALTH MEET DAVE DAVE'S FAVORITE MOMENT OF THE DAY IS WHEN HE GETS HOME FROM WORK AND PRETENDS HE'S THE "TOP CHEF" OF HUBERTUS. "AT FIVE O'CLOCK I GO INTO THE KITCHEN AND JUST START CREATING," SAID DAVE. HIS PASSION FOR FOOD AND COOKING ARE EVIDENT FROM THE MOMENT YOU MEET HIM. DAVE LOVES SHARING HIS FAVORITE RECIPES WITH HIS CLOSE FRIEND LINDA. "HE IS ALSO A GREAT BAKER, AND OCCASIONALLY BRINGS IN SOME SWEETS FOR US," SAID LINDA. LINDA AND DAVE AREN'T CO-WORKERS. THEY DIDN'T MEET IN A GROCERY STORE, OR AT A RESTAURANT. LINDA IS A REGISTERED NURSE AT THE UNITED WAY-FUNDED COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACH CLINIC IN MENOMONEE FALLS. SHE'S BEEN TREATING DAVE SINCE HE WALKED INTO THE CLINIC SEVEN YEARS AGO WITH TYPE-2 DIABETES. "AT THE TIME I WAS WORKING CONSTRUCTION FOR THE UNION," DAVE SAID. "THEN I GOT LAID OFF, SO I WAS ON UNEMPLOYMENT." THE SUDDEN CHANGE LEFT DAVE UNABLE TO COVER THE COSTS OF HIS PRESCRIPTIONS. ACCORDING TO THE WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF FREE AND CHARITABLE CLINICS (WAFCC) 52% OF THE CURRENTLY UNINSURED HAVE EXPERIENCED A MAJOR LIFE CHANGE IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS, 31% HAVE AN ONGOING MEDICAL CONDITION, AND 58% HAVE $100 OR LESS LEFT EVERY MONTH AFTER PAYING BILLS. DAVE FIT ALL THREE OF THOSE CRITERIA. "UNFORTUNATELY, WHAT HAPPENED TO DAVE IS VERY COMMON IN OUR SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN COMMUNITY," SAID BAILEY MURPH, HEALTH PORTFOLIO MANAGER FOR UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY. "UNITED WAY BELIEVES EVERYONE DESERVES ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE, DESPITE THE INABILITY TO PAY. OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACH CLINIC ALLOWS US TO REACH COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO NEED SUPPORT AT CRITICAL TIMES, WHILE ALSO HELPING THEM TO MAINTAIN THEIR SENSE OF DIGNITY. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT FOLKS LIKE DAVE RECEIVE THE CARE THEY NEED TO LIVE HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES." "EVEN WITH INCREASED ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE THANKS TO THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, CRITICAL GAPS REMAIN, LEAVING THOUSANDS OF WISCONSINITES WITHOUT HEALTH CARE," SAID CARROLL DELANEY, DEVELOPMENT OFFICER AT COMMUNITY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION. "THANKS TO FUNDING FROM UNITED WAY, THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH HEALTH CLINIC IS ABLE TO PROVIDE A 'MEDICAL HOME' TO PATIENTS LIKE DAVE WHO FALL IN THAT GAP AND NEED THAT ONGOING CARE, BUT ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD A HIGH INSURANCE PREMIUM." "AS THE COST OF HEALTH INSURANCE CONTINUES TO RISE, MANY OF OUR PATIENTS HAVE TO DECIDE, DO I PAY THAT? OR DO I PAY MY RENT OR GET FOOD?" SAID LINDA. "THESE ARE HARD DECISIONS THEY ARE MAKING ON A DAILY BASIS." LAST YEAR, UNITED WAY HEALTH CARE ACCESS PROGRAMS REPORTED 95% OF THEIR CLIENTS FELT THAT BY ATTENDING THESE PROGRAMS THEY HAD OWNERSHIP OVER THEIR OWN CARE AND 85% FELT THEIR PAIN WAS RELIEVED OR MANAGED. TODAY DAVE IS GRATEFUL UNITED WAY AND THE CLINIC WERE THERE TO PROVIDE HIM THE HEALTH SERVICES HE NEEDED TO GET BACK ON HIS FEET. "I'VE LOST 80-90 POUNDS, AND OVERALL I FEEL SO MUCH HEALTHIER," DAVE SAID. WITH HIS HEALTH IN CHECK DAVE WAS ALSO ABLE TO GO BACK TO COLLEGE AND EARN A TWO-YEAR ACCOUNTING DEGREE. HE NOW WORKS FULL-TIME IN THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT AT HT ENTERPRISES IN CAMPBELLSPORT. AS FOR HIS "SECOND" JOB AS CHEF, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. "LAST NIGHT I CREATED AN ALTERNATIVE TO A CORN DOG BY USING GROUND UP SHRIMP. IT TURNED OUT TASTING BETTER THAN I THOUGHT," LAUGHED DAVE. (MORE SUCCESS STORIES IN HEALTH CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.UNITEDWAYGMWC.ORG/HEALTH) |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | SPECIAL INITIATIVES AS A COMMUNITY, WE MUST INVEST OUR RESOURCES EFFICIENTLY AND IN A WAY THAT WILL LEAD TO LONG-TERM CHANGE. UNITED WAY ENGAGES THE COMMUNITY IN A NUMBER OF SPECIAL INITIATIVES THAT BRING PEOPLE AND RESOURCES FROM ACROSS THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. WE WORK TOGETHER TO SET PRIORITIES AND BUILD STRATEGIES THAT DRIVE LONG-TERM CHANGE. WE DO THIS THROUGH A NUMBER OF SPECIAL INITIATIVES IN OUR STRATEGIC ISSUE AREAS OF EDUCATION, INCOME AND HEALTH. EDUCATION INITIATIVES MILWAUKEE SUCCEEDS AS A FOUNDING PARTNER IN MILWAUKEE SUCCEEDS - A COMMUNITY-WIDE INITIATIVE TO ENSURE THERE IS A STRONG EDUCATION PIPELINE FROM CRADLE TO CAREER FOR ALL CHILDREN - UNITED WAY IS LEADING THREE GROUPS TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TO INCREASE THE: * NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDCARE PROGRAMS IN OUR COMMUNITY FROM 1,500 CHILDREN IN 2013 TO 3,000 BY 2020 * LEVEL OF PARENTAL AWARENESS OF THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN'S NEEDS FOR HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT BY ENSURING ACCESS TO DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS AND THE SUPPORT OF PARENTS AS THE EXPERTS OF THEIR CHILDREN * NUMBER OF CHILDREN IMMUNIZED TO ENSURE THE OVERALL HEALTH OF MILWAUKEE CHILDREN BY EDUCATING PARENTS AND EXPECTANT PARENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE ON CHILDREN'S LONG-TERM SUCCESS. LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR WORK WITH MILWAUKEE SUCCEEDS AT: HTTPS://WWW.UNITEDWAYGMWC.ORG/MILWAUKEE-SUCCEEDS HELPING KIDS SUCCEED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IS CLOSELY TIED TO POSITIVE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF BARRIERS THAT CAN GET IN THE WAY OF PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ALL FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY TO WORK WELL TOGETHER SO THAT ALL STUDENTS ARE SUCCESSFUL. UNITED WAY INVESTS IN PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT IN WAUKESHA COUNTY THAT HELPS STUDENTS SUCCEED BY IMPROVING SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND GRADES AND BY INCREASING THE GRADUATION RATE. TO ENSURE WE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, UNITED WAY FUNDS STRATEGIES THAT: * PROVIDE MEDIATION SERVICES USED AS A ONE-ON-ONE STRATEGY WITH PARENTS, THE CHILD, AND SCHOOL TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT ARE AFFECTING THE CHILD. MEDIATION WORKS TO ESTABLISH A PLAN TO INCREASE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, GRADES, AND GRADUATION RATES. MEDIATION CREATES A MUTUALLY AGREED UPON ACTION PLAN FOR LEARNING BETWEEN THE PARENT, CHILD AND SCHOOL. * PLACE STUDENTS WHO ARE STRUGGLING IN A TRADITIONAL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT INTO A 21 MONTH HANDS-ON WORK/SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS THE STUDENT TO WORK IN LOCAL INDUSTRY LEARNING VALUABLE SKILLS AND COMPLETING THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION AT THE SAME TIME. 2023 GOALS * 85% OF TARGETED STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL. * 85% PARENTS OR GUARDIANS DEVELOP A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THEY CAN BE AN ENGAGED PARTNER WITH SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS. CURRENT IMPACT OF THE STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN UNITED WAY-FUNDED HELPING KIDS SUCCEED PROGRAMS: * 86% IMPROVED THEIR GRADES. * 86% IMPROVED THEIR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. * 71% REDUCED THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN RISKY BEHAVIOR. * 83% OF PARENTS INCREASED THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR CHILDREN'S SCHOOLS. LEARN MORE ABOUT HELPING KIDS SUCCEED AT: WWW.UNITEDWAYGMWC.ORG/HELPING-KIDS-SUCCEED-INITIATIVE READERS UNITED READERS UNITED IS UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY'S YEAR-ROUND INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE LITERACY. IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN 67% OF YOUTH DO NOT READ AT A PROFICIENT LEVEL. THIS INITIATIVE ENCOMPASSES EMERGING READERS, MY VERY OWN LIBRARY, AND THE SUMMER READING PARTNERSHIP. PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE ALSO INCLUDE BOOK DRIVES AND READING, TUTORING AND MENTORING YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY. EMERGING READERS: LAUNCHED BY THE UNITED WAY EMERGING LEADERS AFFINITY GROUP, EMERGING READERS PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE LIFE OF A LOCAL CHILD BY SHARING THE JOY OF READING. PARTICIPANTS ARE MATCHED WITH A FAMILY OR A CHILD AT A UNITED WAY PARTNER AGENCY AND DONATE AGE-APPROPRIATE READING MATERIALS FOR THEIR CHILD OR FAMILY FOUR TIMES A YEAR. THIS YEAR, 242 LOCAL CHILDREN WERE MATCHED WITH 150 UNITED WAY DONORS. CHILDREN RECEIVING BOOKS WERE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 2-13 AND PARTICIPATED IN YOUTH PROGRAMMING AT THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM PARTNER AGENCIES: BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF GREATER MILWAUKEE, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER MILWAUKEE, COA YOUTH & FAMILY CENTERS, PARENTS PLACE, AND THE UNITED COMMUNITY CENTER. MY VERY OWN LIBRARY: IN 2015-16 MY VERY OWN LIBRARY, A LITERACY INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO PUTTING BOOKS INTO THE HANDS OF CHILDREN IN NEED, DISTRIBUTED 34,200 BOOKS TO STUDENTS IN 10 MPS SCHOOLS. PARTICIPATING STUDENTS IN THE CHOSEN SCHOOLS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELECT 10 NEW CHILDREN'S BOOKS OVER THE COURSE OF THREE BOOK FAIRS TO CREATE THEIR OWN HOME LIBRARY. THE SCHOOLS SELECTED WERE: KLUGE; AUER AVENUE SCHOOL; BROWN STREET ACADEMY; HOPKINS LLOYD COMMUNITY SCHOOL; JACKSON EARLY CHILDHOOD AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; KAGEL SCHOOL; LANCASTER SCHOOL; JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY SCHOOL; TOWNSEND STREET SCHOOL; AND CLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI SCHOOL. SUMMER READING PARTNERSHIP: OVER THE SUMMER, CHILDREN CAN LOSE TWO TO THREE MONTHS OF READING SKILLS LEARNED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR - OFTEN CALLED SUMMER SLIDE. THE SUMMER READING PARTNERSHIP WANTS EVERY CHILD TO HAVE FUN READING AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOKS, ALONE OR WITH THEIR PARENTS AND WILL DISTRIBUTE MORE THAN 70,000 NEW, FREE BOOKS TO LOCAL CHILDREN THIS SUMMER. INCOME INITIATIVES FINANCIAL STABILITY INITIATIVE THE INABILITY FOR MANY OF WAUKESHA COUNTY'S CITIZENS TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS AFFECTS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. 16.4 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION IS CONSIDERED LOW INCOME OR WORKING POOR. UNITED WAY IS ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE BY FOCUSING ON TEACHING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS THE SKILLS NEEDED TO INCREASE INCOME, BUILD SAVINGS, AND GAIN ASSETS. TO ENSURE WE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, UNITED WAY FUNDS STRATEGIES THAT: * PROVIDE INTENSIVE ONE-ON-ONE CASE MANAGEMENT TO TEACH BUDGETING SKILLS AND DEVELOP SHORT AND LONG-TERM GOALS. * RAISE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING AND INCREASING SAVINGS AND CREDIT THROUGH FINANCIAL LITERACY SEMINARS, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AND WORKSHOPS. * INCREASE EMPLOYABILITY AND DEVELOP A DEPENDABLE WORKFORCE UTILIZING CAREER COUNSELORS AND CLASSROOM TRAINING. * UTILIZE LEARNED SKILLS TO INCREASE TOTAL INCOME AND ACQUIRE ESSENTIALS, SUCH AS CARS, HOMES, AND INSURANCE. 2023 GOAL REDUCE BY 85% THE NUMBER OF WORKING POOR OF TARGETED FAMILIES (150 -200% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL; AVERAGE INCOME $40,000 FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR*). CURRENT IMPACT OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATED IN UNITED WAY-FUNDED FINANCIAL STABILITY PROGRAMS: * 99% INCREASED THEIR BUDGETING SKILLS. * 81% INCREASED THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF SKILLS NEEDED FOR ENHANCED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. * 93% REDUCED THEIR DEBT. INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS UNITED WAY'S INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT PROGRAM (IDA) ENCOURAGES AND REWARDS SAVINGS TOWARDS A HOME OR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION BY MATCHING PARTICIPANTS' DEPOSITS. THROUGH A FEDERAL GRANT OBTAINED BY THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER MILWAUKEE AND FUNDS RAISED BY UNITED WAY, SAVINGS ARE MATCHED $4 TO $1 FOR FIRST-TIME LOW-INCOME HOME BUYERS, AND $6 TO $1 FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. PARTICIPANTS MUST ALSO TAKE PART IN FINANCIAL COUNSELING CLASSES IN ORDER TO ENROLL IN THE PROGRAM. HOME OWNERSHIP MATCH REQUIREMENTS * BE A FIRST-TIME HOME BUYER * SHOW PROOF OF EMPLOYMENT * HAVE A NET WORTH LESS THAN $10,000 (EXCLUDES VALUE OF ONE VEHICLE PER HOUSEHOLD) * BE ABLE TO MAKE MONTHLY DEPOSITS TO A SAVINGS ACCOUNT * QUALIFYING INCOME MUST FALL WITHIN 200% OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES POVERTY GUIDELINE |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | EDUCATION MATCH REQUIREMENTS * BE AT LEAST A JUNIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL (WITH A 2.0 GPA OR HIGHER; RETURNING ADULT STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE). * SHOW PROOF OF EMPLOYMENT (UNDER 18: CHILD OR PARENT) * HAVE A NET WORTH LESS THAN $10,000 (EXCLUDES VALUE OF ONE VEHICLE PER HOUSEHOLD) * BE ABLE TO MAKE MONTHLY DEPOSITS TO A SAVINGS ACCOUNT * QUALIFYING INCOME MUST FALL WITHIN 200% OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES POVERTY GUIDELINE CONTINUUM OF CARE COORDINATED ENTRY WORKGROUP UNITED WAY IS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE CONTINUUM OF CARE COORDINATED ENTRY WORKGROUP AND SURROUNDING EFFORTS. THE WORKGROUP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGNING A NEW COORDINATED ENTRY (CE) SYSTEM TO IMPROVE EFFECTIVE ACCESS TO HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION, SHELTER DIVERSION, COMMUNITY CASE MANAGEMENT, EMERGENCY SHELTER, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, AND OTHER SERVICES TO SUPPORT HOUSING STABILITY. IMPACT 2-1-1 FUNCTIONS AS THE LEAD AGENCY TO ENSURE CAPACITY TO SERVE AS THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & AGENCY SUPPORT UNITED WAY MONITORS THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF ITS PROGRAMS, HELPS THEM SET PERFORMANCE GOALS, MEASURE THEIR RESULTS, AND MAKE ONGOING IMPROVEMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDE SPECIALIZED SUPPORT IN THE AREAS OF IT AND GOVERNANCE. IT UNITED: IT UNITED MEMBERS ARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS WHO PROVIDE SKILL-BASED VOLUNTEERING AND SERVICES TO UNITED WAY PROGRAM PARTNER AGENCIES. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY IT COMPANIES AND EXECUTED BY THEIR STAFF. IT SUPPORT AND SERVICES INCLUDE: * ONE-TIME AND ONGOING IT PROJECTS FOR AGENCY PARTNERS. * CAREER FAIRS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS. PROJECT LEAD: IN OUR FOUR-COUNTY REGION, TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE LEFT OUT OF OUR PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS. UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY IS CHANGING THIS WITH PROJECT LEAD-LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS AND DIVERSITY. THIS IN-DEPTH SIX-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM PREPARES COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR LEADERSHIP ROLES ON NONPROFIT BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON RECRUITING PARTICIPANTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED BOARD POPULATIONS (WOMEN, RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE, YOUNG PROFESSIONALS). PRIORITY FOR POST-TRAINING PLACEMENT ON BOARDS IS GIVEN TO UNITED WAY PARTNER AGENCIES. HEALTH INITIATIVES HEALTHY BIRTH OUTCOMES INITIATIVE: UNITED WAY IS TAKING THE LEAD IN PROMOTING HEALTHY BIRTH OUTCOMES IN MILWAUKEE. TOGETHER WITH OUR PARTNERS, WE ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING REACH THE COMMUNITY-WIDE GOAL TO REDUCE MILWAUKEE'S OVERALL INFANT MORTALITY RATE BY 10% AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN INFANT MORTALITY RATE BY 15% BY 2017. TO ENSURE WE ADDRESS THE INFANT MORTALITY CRISIS, UNITED WAY INVESTS IN PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON PREMATURITY PREVENTION. FOCUS AREAS HAVE INCLUDED MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES, MATERNAL ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE AND/OR FOCUS ON FATHERHOOD ENGAGEMENT. HEALTHY GIRLS INITIATIVE ONE OF UNITED WAY'S KEY STRATEGIES IN HELPING TO REDUCE TEEN PREGNANCY AND TEEN SEXUAL VIOLENCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OF ALL GENDERS IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROVEN PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS THROUGH HEALTHY GIRLS INITIATIVE. UNITED WAY HAS SELECTED MAKING PROUD CHOICES!, REDUCING THE RISK, WISE GUYS AND CUIDATE! AS ITS SIGNATURE CURRICULUMS. ALL FOUR PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN USED SUCCESSFULLY IN MILWAUKEE AND NATIONWIDE. BY IMPLEMENTING THE SAME PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, UNITED WAY CAN ACCURATELY TRACK PROGRESS AND RESULTS THROUGH COMMON OUTCOMES AND INDICATORS, WHILE ALSO FORMING BEST PRACTICES. OF THE HEALTHY GIRLS INITIATIVE PARTICIPANTS: * 90% DEMONSTRATED AN INCREASED UNDERSTANDING AND AWARENESS OF SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION. * 82% DEMONSTRATED KNOWLEDGE OF THE CAUSES OF PREGNANCY AND PREGNANCY PREVENTION. * 89% DEMONSTRATED KNOWLEDGE OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS AND HOW TO PREVENT THEM. HEALTH IMPROVEMENT FUND UNITED WAY, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MILWAUKEE HEALTH CARE PARTNERSHIP, IS WORKING TO PROVIDE MORE PEOPLE WITH ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. BY PARTNERING WITH THE MILWAUKEE HEALTH SYSTEMS, WE ARE MAKING INVESTMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH BY PROVIDING UNCOMPENSATED CARE AND PREVENTION SERVICES TO MILWAUKEE COUNTY'S VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION TEEN PREGNANCY PROFOUNDLY AFFECTS THE LIVES OF THOSE INVOLVED WHILE COSTING THE COMMUNITY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THROUGH DIRECT CARE, ANCILLARY SERVICES, AND THE OVERALL DRAIN ON THE WORKFORCE. MOST ALARMING IS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN MILWAUKEE'S TEEN PREGNANCY EPIDEMIC AND VICIOUS, CYCLICAL POVERTY. SINCE 2006, THE GREATER MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY HAS INVESTED SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES TO AGGRESSIVELY COMBAT WHAT WAS THEN ONE OF THE WORST TEEN BIRTH RATES IN THE NATION. UNITED WAY CONVENED A COMMUNITY-WIDE COLLABORATIVE TO BRING THE ISSUE TO THE FOREFRONT OF PUBLIC ATTENTION AND CHANGE THE HISTORICALLY HIGH RATE OF TEEN BIRTHS. TEEN BIRTH RATES HAVE DROPPED 54% IN MILWAUKEE SINCE 2006, SURPASSING THE GOAL SET BY THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA-LED TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION INITIATIVE IN 2008. THE GOAL WAS TO REDUCE TEEN BIRTH RATES BY 46% BY 2015 - IT WAS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST AMBITIOUS GOALS EVER SET IN THE NATION. IN 2013 THE TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION INITIATIVE ANNOUNCED ANOTHER AMBITIOUS GOAL - TO REDUCE THE 2013 OVERALL RATE BY ANOTHER 50%, TO 11.4 BIRTHS PER 1,000, BY 2023. THE INITIATIVE'S SUCCESS IS ATTRIBUTED TO AN ALL-HANDS-ON-DECK APPROACH ADOPTED BY THE COMMUNITY, WHICH HAS BEEN HONORED NATIONALLY AS A MODEL FOR OTHER CITIES. COMMUNITY MEDIA EFFORTS SERVE, A NONPROFIT AD AGENCY HAS DEVELOPED THE LOOK AND MESSAGING FOR THE MEDIA-DRIVEN TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION CAMPAIGN. A TIMELINE COMMEMORATING TEN YEARS OF THE TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION COLLABORATIVE CAN BE FOUND HERE: HTTPS://WWW.UNITEDWAYGMWC.ORG/TEEN-PREGNANCY-PREVENTION-CAMPAIGNS CURRENT IMPACT THE MOST RECENT DATA (2014) SHOWS THAT THE TEEN BIRTHRATE HAS DROPPED BELOW 300 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY. HOWEVER, BECAUSE THERE ARE FEWER TEENS OVERALL, THE OVERALL TEEN BIRTHRATE TICKED UPWARD SLIGHTLY FROM 22.9 BIRTHS PER 1,000 FEMALES AGED 15 TO 17 TO 23.7 BIRTHS PER 1,000 FEMALES AGES 15 TO 17. SINCE 2006, THE EFFORT TO REDUCE TEEN PREGNANCY HAS BEEN LED BY UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY, WHICH HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER A DIVERSE COLLABORATIVE OF COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS THAT INCLUDED LOCAL BUSINESSES, MEDIA OUTLETS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B | VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR, UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY BROADENED AND SCALED ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH YEAR-ROUND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES. UNITED WAY MANAGED MORE THAN 460 VOLUNTEER EVENTS. INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS AT THESE EVENTS CONTRIBUTED 28,972 VOLUNTEER HOURS, A VALUE OF $682,583. UNITED WAY ALSO ENGAGED 120 CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY GROUPS IN VOLUNTEERISM, WHICH REPRESENTS A 25% INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. UNITED WAY CREATES CUSTOMIZED EXPERIENCES FOR GROUPS AND WORKPLACES OF ANY SIZE TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN OUR FOUR-COUNTY REGION. GROUP BENEFITS INCLUDE BUILDING STRONGER AND MORE EFFECTIVE TEAMS, BOOSTING EMPLOYEE MORALE AND COMMITMENT, AND DEVELOPING FUTURE LEADERS WITH NEW AREAS OF EXPERTISE. UNITED WAY VOLUNTEER EFFORTS ARE TARGETED TOWARDS MAKING AN IMPACT IN EDUCATION, INCOME, AND HEALTH. SIGNATURE VOLUNTEER EVENTS LED BY UNITED WAY THIS PAST YEAR INCLUDE SEASON OF CARING, INTERN DAY OF ACTION, PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT, MY VERY OWN LIBRARY, 2-1-1 AWARENESS DAY, AND THE WOMEN'S JOB SEMINAR. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C | GRANTS MILWAUKEE LIFECOURSE INITIATIVE FOR HEALTHY FAMILIES COLLABORATIVE: UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY WAS SELECTED BY THE WISCONSIN PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (WPP) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH TO LEAD ITS LIFECOURSE INITIATIVE FOR HEALTHY FAMILIES (LIHF) IN MILWAUKEE, ALLOWING UNITED WAY TO EXPAND ITS EFFORTS TO REDUCE MILWAUKEE'S INFANT MORTALITY RATE. THE MILWAUKEE LIHF COLLABORATIVE IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING COMMUNITY CONDITIONS THAT SUPPORT HEALTHY BIRTH OUTCOMES. IT CONVENES DIVERSE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS FROM AFFECTED COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS BUSINESSES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE PUBLIC SECTOR TO IDENTIFY A SHARED AGENDA TO PREVENT PREMATURITY AND REDUCE INFANT MORTALITY RATES IN MILWAUKEE. MILWAUKEE LIHF COLLABORATIVE HAS THREE INTERCONNECTED STRATEGIES TO REDUCE THE INFANT MORTALITY RATE: * REDUCE POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS. * EXPAND HEALTH CARE ACCESS OVER THE LIFE COURSE OF PARENTS AND CHILDREN. * STRENGTHEN FATHER INVOLVEMENT. COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INITIATIVE THE MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP (MCSP) IS A STRATEGY IMPLEMENTED BY MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND UNITED WAY TO TRANSFORM THE WAY A SCHOOL INTERACTS WITH ITS STUDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY TO BETTER SUPPORT ALL THE NEEDS OF A CHILD. THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS MODEL WORKS TO INCREASE A SCHOOL'S CAPACITY TO GROW STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH ITS SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AND BETTER ENGAGE AND ALIGN RESOURCES CENTERED ON THE SELF-IDENTIFIED, REAL-TIME NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES. OUR STRATEGY PLACES THE FOCUS ON THE WHOLE CHILD, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT A CHILD BELONGS TO A FAMILY, AND THAT FAMILY LIVES AND INTERACTS WITHIN A LARGER COMMUNITY. CURRENT MCSP SCHOOLS (AUER AVENUE SCHOOL, BRADLEY TECH, HOPKINS-LLOYD COMMUNITY SCHOOL AND JAMES MADISON ACADEMIC CAMPUS) MAY HAVE DIFFERENT FOCUSES AND ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES, BUT ALL SHARE CORE CHARACTERISTICS: * A SHARED VISION THAT INTEGRATES INTO THE WORK OF THE SCHOOL AND ALL PARTNERS. * DEMONSTRATED LONG-TERM COMMITMENT AND SHARED OWNERSHIP AS EVIDENCED BY A PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT SIGNED BY THE SCHOOL, DISTRICT, AND LEAD PARTNER AGENCY. * A FULL-TIME COMMUNITY SCHOOL COORDINATOR HIRED BY A NON-PROFIT PARTNER AND PLACED IN THE SCHOOL TO ASSESS, ALIGN, AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE THE SHARED VISION. * LOCAL DECISION-MAKING REGARDING THE SHARED VISION AND PRIORITIES OF THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL. THIS DECISION-MAKING HAPPENS THROUGH A SCHOOL-LEVEL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, FACILITATED BY THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL COORDINATOR AND SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. * USE OF DIVERSE KNOWLEDGE TO INFORM THE SHARED VISION AND LOCAL DECISIONS. THIS KNOWLEDGE IS OBTAINED THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MCSP SCAN, A MULTI-COMPONENT TOOL THAT COMBINES ACADEMIC, HEALTH, AND SAFETY DATA WITH AN ASSET MAP AND LIVED-EXPERIENCE NARRATIVE FROM STUDENTS, SCHOOL STAFF, PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. * CULTURAL RELEVANCE WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL DAY THAT RESPONDS TO THE SELF-IDENTITIES OF STUDENTS, PARENTS, SCHOOL STAFF, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. * A FOCUS ON EQUITY THAT PERMEATES ALL ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS, PARENTS, SCHOOL STAFF, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ALL HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES TO HELP THEM SUCCEED. SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMMUNITY SCHOOLS MODEL HAS BEEN PROVEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO IMPROVE CLIMATE AND CULTURE, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND INVESTMENT IN LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS. HERE IN MILWAUKEE, WE ARE DIRECTLY WORKING TO IMPROVE: * STUDENT ATTENDANCE AND ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT. * LEVELS OF TRUST BETWEEN SCHOOL, FAMILY AND BROADER COMMUNITY. * ALIGNED SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS. THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR WAS THE FIRST FULL YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE MCSP. BROWNING ELEMENTARY AND LINCOLN AVENUE SCHOOL HAVE BEEN ADDED FOR THE 2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SCHOOLS IN THE PARTNERSHIP TO SIX. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 | THE BYLAWS ALLOW FOR DELEGATION OF AUTHORIZITY TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH ONLY INCLUDES BOARD MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | MEMBERS OF UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA'S EXECUTIVE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWED FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12B | UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY STAFF, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY READ AND SIGN THE CODE OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS DOCUMENT. NEW EMPLOYEES ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFIDENTIALITY DOCUMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY STAFF, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY READ AND SIGN THE CODE OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS DOCUMENT. NEW EMPLOYEES ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFIDENTIALITY DOCUMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | AN EXECUTIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD EVALUATES THE CEO'S ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND MAKES A RECOMMENDATION FOR COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS TO THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATIONS WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES - PRIOR YEARS 510,437. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C EXPLANATION | THE AUDIT COMMITEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVAL OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PERFORM THE ANNUAL AUDIT. |
| OTHER PROGRAM INFORMATION | ACCOUNTABILITY AT UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY, WE INVEST IN PROGRAMS THAT PRODUCE RESULTS, AT AGENCIES THAT MANAGE THEIR MONEY WISELY. WE HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY FOR OUR HIGH RATE OF EFFICIENCY. UNITED WAY RECEIVED THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE RATING, 4 STARS, FROM THE LEADING CHARITY WATCHDOG AGENCY, CHARITY NAVIGATOR, AND HAS BEEN A BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU ACCREDITED CHARITY SINCE 2007. WE INVEST NEARLY 90% OF THE MONEY RAISED IN THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN IN THE PROGRAMS WE SUPPORT, FAR EXCEEDING THE 65% MINIMUM CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE FOR A NONPROFIT TO BE LIVING UP TO ITS MISSION BY CHARITY NAVIGATOR, THE LEADING INDEPENDENT CHARITY EVALUATOR. IN ADDITION, THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS GIVE GENEROUSLY OF THEIR TIME AND TALENTS TO UNITED WAY EACH YEAR, ALLOWING US TO MINIMIZE COSTS AND KEEP ADMINISTRATIVE AND FUNDRAISING EXPENSES LOW. |
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