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2017 COMMUNITY REPORT & LEADERSHIP RECOGNITION LIVE UNITED United we fight. United we ALL win. LIVEUNITEDLANCASTER.ORG 2 SEPTEMBER 9, 2018 UNITED WAY OF LANCASTER COUNTY LNP | LANCASTER, PA With neighbor helping neighbor, a community becomes a home Armstrong Flooring’s roots in Lancaster County date back more than 100 years, and we’re proud to call this place our home. We support the United Way because it’s one of the best investments to drive measurable results and lasting impact in the community. Throughout the year, our team members enthusiastically roll up their sleeves, volunteer their time, and invest their dollars to support their local United Way. Please consider joining us in making a gift to this year’s campaign. With neighbor helping neighbor, we can harness the collective power of this wonderfully unique Lancaster County community. armstrongflooring.com LANCASTER, PA | LNP UNITED WAY OF LANCASTER COUNTY SEPTEMBER 9, 2018 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS COMMUNITY UNITED ........................................4 INVEST UNITED ..................................................12 Vision & Mission .........................................................................4 Pillar Society .............................................................................12 Bold Goals by 2025 ...................................................................4 Circle of Honor......................................................................... 12 From Our Leaders ......................................................................5 Labor Support ......................................................................... 12 From Our Campaign Chair .....................................................5 Tocqueville Society ................................................................ 12 BOLD Goal 1 ................................................................................6 Legacy Society .........................................................................13 630 Janet Ave. | Lancaster, PA 17601 BOLD Goal 2 ................................................................................6 Women United ....................................................................... 13 717.394.0731 | LiveUnitedLancaster.org BOLD Goal 3 ................................................................................7 Leadership Society ...........................................................14-15 BOLD Goal 4 ................................................................................7 Emerging Leaders Society ...................................................16 A special advertising supplement 2018-2021 Collective Impact Partnerships ......................8 Statement of Financial Position ........................................ 17 published by: Countywide Impact ..................................................................9 2015-2018 Collective Impact Partnerships ..................10-11 LIVE UNITED ........................................................18 Honoraria & Memorials ........................................................ 18 Board Members .......................................................................19 LET’S COUNT ON EACH OTHER. INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY. Proudly supporting The United Way of Lancaster County and the VITA Tax Program Right now in Central PA, there are more than 2,700 youth in foster care. Become a Foster Parent. 1.800.FULTON.4 | fultonbank.com 717-397-5241 x130 Fulton Bank, N.A. Member FDIC. PressleyRidge.org/CPAFoster 4 SEPTEMBER 9, 2018 UNITED WAY OF LANCASTER COUNTY LNP | LANCASTER, PA COMMUNTYI UNITED MISSION Mobilize the caring power of our community to achieve impactful, systemic social change within our community. VISION Accomplish our Four Bold Goals by 2025: Give Back. Win Big! Thank you to the seven sponsors of our 2017-18 Give Back, Win Big promotion for United Way of Lancaster County donors. A special thank you to Armstrong Flooring for their generosity in providing our top prizes of $10,000 in cash and a $5,000 flooring makeover. WE EMBOLDEN Working together EXTRAORDINARY with the COMMUNITY UNITED WAY OF LANCASTER COUNTY to make a How do you want to positive impact SHAPE THE FUTURE in our communities. of Lancaster County? www.troutcpa.com LANCFOUND.ORG LANCASTER, PA | LNP UNITED WAY OF LANCASTER COUNTY 2017 SEPTEMBER 9, 2018 5 FROM OUR LEADERS Hundreds of years ago, Lancaster Programs are also doing outstanding work in our community. The VITA County’s earliest pioneers ingrained Program had another record-setting year, preparing 10,058 tax returns at 17 a rich heritage of innovation into sites throughout the county. The VITA Program saved clients more than $2.7 our local culture. Today, United Way million in tax prep fees and returned nearly $12.5 million in refunds back into continues that trailblazing spirit as the pockets of the people they served. we continue to be at the forefront United Way’s Volunteer Center continues to grow, providing more opportu- of the collective impact movement. nities for volunteers across the county. Our Day of Caring and Read Across Last fall, Mark Cabaj, an international America events continue to grow tremendously. Last year more than 2,000 expert on collective impact, called volunteers donated 8,000 hours for Day of Caring, and Read Across America United Way of Lancaster County volunteers reached 150 classrooms across Lancaster County. “pioneers in collective impact.” Lastly, United Way’s 2-1-1 Information and Referral Service has been serv- United Way’s Collective Impact Partnerships, and many other local organi- ing Lancaster County for more than 40 years. In 2017, 2-1-1 received 61,929 zations, are now collaborating in unprecedented ways. The Mayor’s Coalition total contacts, another record number. to Combat Poverty has adopted collective impact, and more organizations Thank you to our volunteers who devote thousands of hours across Lan- are recognizing the benefits of this collaborative ork.w caster County, our donors who make all this great work possible and our United Way’s Collective Impact Partnerships continue to fight for strug- Partners who are changing lives every day. United, we can improve the lives gling families across Lancaster County. Here are just a few of the successes of our Lancaster County neighbors. being reported: UNITED WE FIGHT. UNITED WE ALL WIN. A new screening tool is now in place to measure kindergarten readiness. All 16 school districts in the county will now use one standardized tool so we can accurately assess the progress being made toward Bold Goal 1. SINCERELY, Integration Services for New Americans has reduced the average wait time for English as a Second Language classes by 75%, meaning classes can now be started in less than a week. This helps get our newest residents integrated into the workforce much more quickly and smoothly. Let’s Talk Lancaster was successful in implementing a standardized Sue Suter mental health screening tool to more than 70% of Lancaster’s primary care President & CEO physicians. United Way of Lancaster County An innovative school-church relationship brokered by The Together Initia- tive Network began a new literacy liaison program in the Pequea Valley School District, with more than 200 students impacted by this new program. And in April of this year, the Lancaster County Coalition to End Homeless- ness housed their 300th family via community housing solutions. This comes on the heels of Lancaster County, and the Coalition to End Home- lessness, being recognized by HUD as the first county in the U.S. to have Kathy Pandelidis Granbois systems in place to eradicate veterans’ and chronic homelessness. Board Chair, United Way of Lancaster County Of course, in addition to our Collective Impact Partnerships, United Way’s Saxton & Stump LLC FROMOUR CAMPAIGN CHAIR IT IS MY HONOR TO SERVE AS UNITED WAY’S CAMPAIGN CHAIR FOR THE Services for New Americans recently stated, “United Way has enabled us to UPCOMING 2018-2019 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN. explore new ways to work together and connect with other organizations Your participation helps us provide valuable resources to our neighbors that we had never considered as potential partners.” who are struggling. Without you, United Way would not be making such a I thank all of you for your support. Your generosity is making a difference; positive impact in our community. one person, one family at a time. United, we will fight to make Lancaster Being part of a community means helping each other and making our County’s future brighter for everyone. county a better place. Thanks to you, United Way is fighting to find solutions to some of our most difficult social issues and is mmittedco to achieving SINCERELY, impactful, social change. By supporting United Way, you are helping improve the health, education and financial stability of all Lancaster County residents. You are enabling the bold change United Way is striving for. This continues to be a very exciting time for United Way of Lancaster Dominic Rice County. Our Collective Impact Partnerships are collaborating in 2018-2019 Campaign Chair, unprecedented ways across the county. As Cheryl Hiester of Integration Armstrong Flooring, Inc. 6 SEPTEMBER 9, 2018 UNITED WAY OF LANCASTER COUNTY LNP | LANCASTER, PA COMMUNITY UNITED BOLD Goal 1 BOLD Goal 2 100% of our children will enter kindergarten ready to learn. 100% of students and adults will have post-secondary credentials. In 1999, United Way of Lancaster County investors embarked on a bold journey to address a root cause of many community issues: