How does United Way play role in meeting immediate needs while addressing systemic, generational poverty?
- The underlying issues are the focus of United Way’s work.
- Education – programs like early childhood education, literacy, tutoring.
- Health – programs for mental & physical health, substance abuse, healthy lifestyles.
- Financial stability – programs like job skills, financial literacy & budgeting.
- Basic needs – programs like food banks & emergency shelters.
- This year, Heart of Missouri United Way will:
- Fund 47 grants to 34 different agencies.
- Grants are DATA DRIVEN and outcomes are measured for every program.
- Volunteers give more than 460 hours of time to the review and allocation cycle.
- Invest more than $2 million in the local community through
- financial support to non-profit agencies for specific programs.
- coaching, mentoring, and supporting agencies in pursuit of excellence.
- convening government, industry, education, and the non-profit sectors to identify address top community needs.
- Despite this significant level of investment, we could only fund 60% of agency requested dollars in the 2019 Community Investment cycle.
- Fund 47 grants to 34 different agencies.
If you would like to support United Way, go to the 2019 Mizzou United Way Campaign.