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United is the way to Live. 2020 Guide to Services UNITED WAY OF GREATER CINCINNATI LIVE UNITED

Who we are We are the unifier that harnesses the collective power of resources to achieve results no one partner can achieve on its own. We work with agencies and families, lifting them out of poverty, opening up educational opportunities, providing access to healthcare and bringing relief in crisis. We repair and build stronger foundations that address pervasive, systemic gaps for people in our community and, at the same time, tackle immediate needs for those impacted by crisis, like the COVID-19 pandemic. By working with social services agencies, governmental agencies, community leaders, donors and more, we wrap our community in unending support. And as we work together, the power of generous donors, hardworking agency teams and solution-seeking community advocates demonstrate that our efforts can be applied further, for more people and in more places, than if we were working alone. That’s the true way to help. The United Way. United Way of Greater Cincinnati is made up of a workforce of more than 90 committed individuals, tens of thousands of volunteers, 62,000 donors, more than 1,000 partner companies and 137 best-in-class social services agencies. Together we are dedicated to helping all people across the Cincinnati region to thrive.

How we do it United Way’s approach is based on a simple value proposition: United is the best Way to help. Through this approach, we are uniquely able to drive our community’s effort to help all families build sustainable financial foundations.

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In Our Rapidly Changing World, We’re Committed to: • Stabilizing the nonprofit system of care for families • Supporting families through direct relief efforts • Empowering families to get help where they live, work and worship • Innovating programs and systems to respond to a rapidly changed world

We will do this work together, by leaning into our strengths: • System and sector leadership • Philanthropy • Convening and Will Building • Innovation

While expanding our relationships in the community and increasing direct supports for community members. We lead initiatives to make the most community impact. This work improves systems and policies across government, corporate and UNITED WAY INITIATIVES community organizations so more families can be financially stable.

211: Our 24/7 Community Helpline Public Policy & Advocacy UWGC.org/211 UWGC.org/Advocate/Public-Policy A 24/7 helpline that connects callers to vital services when they don’t Invests in organizations, coalitions and other efforts that work directly know who to call for assistance. with elected and appointed officials on the federal, state and local levels to address long-term and systemic issues impacting health, education Investment: $496,437 and financial stability. Investment: $275,000 Black-led Social Change UWGC.org/Community-Impact/Black-Led-Social-Change Project Lift Promotes Black economic and social prosperity through self- Provides a tailored, family-driven plan to remove barriers and lift determination by resourcing and funding grassroots-generated, Black-led families along the poverty continuum. Families work with sponsoring ideas, programs and projects. agencies to access short-term supports and remove barriers families Investment: $600,544 believe keep them from succeeding. Investment: Ongoing COVID-19 Response UWGC.org/news-events Stable Families Response designed to stabilize the nonprofit system of care, providing UWGC.org/StableFamilies direct relief to families impacted by COVID-19 and leading innovation and Prevents homelessness and maintains school stability for at-risk capacity building to respond to the rapidly changing community. families through intensive case management offering a combination of Investment: $500,000 (Regional Response Fund); Ongoing immediate emergency funds and additional family support services. Investment: $50,000 Free Tax Prep UWGC.org/FreeTaxPrep Success By 6®: Kindergarten Readiness Recruits, trains and coordinates skilled volunteers to help working UWGC.org/Education families file safe, secure and free tax forms online and in-person at sites Provide knowledge, resources and connections for decision makers and across the region. influencers in a child’s early life resulting in kindergarten readiness. Investment: $135,000 Investment: $229,212

United Way is proud to serve as a community resource by bringing partners, volunteers and the community together to support individuals and families COMMUNITY PARTNERS in our region.

Adopt A Class Foundation The Health Collaborative (513) 244-8075 (513) 618-3600 AACFoundation.com HealthCollab.org Provides classroom based mentorship. Brings together diverse community stakeholders in generating measurable, sustainable health improvement initiatives to create a Investment: $20,000 healthier community. Investment: $60,000 - Greater Cincinnati/Ohio River Valley Chapter (513) 579-3000 Place Matters CincinnatiRedCross.org (513) 723-1026 Provides disaster recovery services, including shelter, financial LISC.org/greater-cincinnati/what-we-do/place-matters/ assistance, counseling, and emergency communication and referral. A resident-led partnership between local funders and neighborhood Investment: $3,383,600 nonprofits working collectively for the transformation of communities in Greater Cincinnati. The goal is to improve the quality of life in the community in a holistic and comprehensive way. Funder’s Response to the Heroin Epidemic (FRHE) Investment: $928,000 (513) 458-6600 InteractForChange.org/FRHE A collaboration of private funders dedicated to ending the Greater Strategic & Capacity Building Partners Cincinnati region’s opioid and heroin epidemic. Provides financial InWorking with local partners that help strengthen the non-profit resources and strategic support to strengthen local communities’ community and support innovation to make our community stronger. response to opioid misuse and addiction. Investment: $369,000 Investment: $50,000 1 BETTER TOGETHER

2 AGENCY PARTNERS

• United Way of Greater Cincinnati agency partners are listed alphabetically.

• The agency overviews provide a full description of services provided by the agency. Not all services are directly supported by United Way investment. For more information on specific program investments, refer to the United Way of Greater Cincinnati website, UWGC.org

• The dollars United Way invests in each agency partner are listed under the description.

• The counties or regions served by the agency are noted to the left of the description.

SERVICE AREA United Way of Greater Cincinnati’s regional service community is comprised of Boone, Campbell, Grant, and Kenton counties in Kentucky; Dearborn and Ohio counties in Indiana; Brown, Clermont and Hamilton counties in Ohio; and the Middletown area (cities of Middletown, Monroe and Trenton and the townships of Lemon, Liberty, Madison, St. Clair, and Wayne) in Butler County, Ohio.

3 AGENCY PARTNERS

Br 4C for Children Br - Greater Bu Big Brothers Big Sisters (513) 221-0033 Cincinnati of Butler County Bu 4CforChildren.org Bu (513) 618-5585 (513) 867-1227 Cancer.org BBBSButlerCounty.com C Provides education and professional C development for child care providers who Dedicated to eliminating cancer by Recruits, trains, screens, and places H help young children be prepared for school. H preventing cancer and diminishing suffering professionally supported adult volunteer Helps families find and evaluate child care NK NK from cancer through research, education, mentors into the lives of children, ages 7-18, options. advocacy, and service. who are facing adversity. W Investment: $464,800 W Investment: $110,400 Investment: $40,800

Aaron W. Perlman Center Bu NK BAWAC, Inc. DO Big Brothers Big Sisters (513) 636-4601 (859) 371-4410 of Greater Cincinnati C CincinnatiChildrens.org/perlman BAWAC.org H (513) 421-4120 BigsforKids.org H The only community and regional resource Provides vocational rehabilitation, NK that offers state-of-the-art, therapy-based employment and adult day training services, Makes meaningful, matches between adult NK services and community support focused assisting adults with disabilities to achieve W volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), on the singular goal of helping children with their highest level of employment and W ages 6 through 18, in the Tri-State physical disabilities achieve independence quality of life. communities. Committed to developing and inclusion. Investment: $46,400 positive relationships that have a direct and Investment: $100,800 lasting effect on the lives of young people.

NK Be Concerned Investment: $262,400 Bu Abilities First (859) 727-0300 (513) 423-9496 BeConcerned.org Br - Dan Beard W Abilitiesfirst.org Assists families and individuals in Northern Council Bu Provides comprehensive services to special Kentucky who are facing a financial crisis (513) 577-7700 DanBeard.org needs children through an inclusion child by providing the basic necessity of food, C care program, pediatric therapies, summer assisting with rent and utility payment and Serves more than 30,000 youth in Greater learning programming. helping to develop and implement a plan for H Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Provides achieving stability. Investment: $90,400 NK scouting programs to help youth develop Investment: $10,000 academic skills, self-confidence, ethics, W leadership skills, and citizenship skills. Br Adams Brown Counties Economic Opportunities, Inc. H Beech Acres Parenting Center Investment: $357,600 (800) 553-7393 (513) 231-6630 ABCEOI.org NK BeechAcres.org C Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati Provides a wide range of services and Provides families with parenting programs, (513) 421-8909 opportunities to reduce poverty and assist services, and expert resources for every H BGCGC.org low- to moderate-income individuals in stage of life to help each parent and child NK Provides youth development activities for becoming self-sufficient. see and grow into their potential. children who need a safe and positive place Investment: $23,200 Investment: $92,800 to spend after school and evening hours. Children are invited in to enrich their lives with Club membership, exceptional staff Bu Addiction Services Council H Bethany House Services, Inc. (513) 281-7880 (513) 557-2873 and volunteers, high-quality services and C AddictionServicesCouncil.org BethanyHouseServices.org innovative programs, all at no cost. Investment: $588,800 H Provides public education, counseling, Empowers homeless and at-risk families treatment, and referral information on with the solutions to achieve housing NK alcohol, tobacco, and drug-related issues. stability and long-term self-sufficiency. H Breakthrough Cincinnati, Inc. (513) 979-0345 Provides programs and services aimed at Investment: $69,600 improving the quality of life for the residents BreakthroughCincinnati.org of Cincinnati and surrounding areas. Provides a four-year college-preparatory Investment: $49,600 summer learning program for high-need and high-potential middle school students and inspires and trains college students as the next generation of teachers. Investment: $22,400

4 Br Brown County C Clermont County H Hamilton County W Warren County

Bu Butler County DO Dearborn & Ohio Counties NK Boone, Campbell, Kenton & Grant Counties

H Brighton Center, Inc. NK Catholic Charities Diocese of Covington H Central Clinic (859) 491-8303 (859) 581-8974 (513) 558-5823 NK BrightonCenter.com CovingtonCharities.org CentralClinic.org Creates opportunities for individuals and Provides a broad range of counseling, parent Provides outpatient behavioral health families to reach self-sufficiency through support, and community development services to children and adults, including family support services, education, services to individuals, children and families diagnosis, treatment, crisis intervention, employment, and leadership in Northern in Northern Kentucky. and prevention programs, including after Kentucky. Investment: $167,200 school and community learning center Investment: $1,052,000 programming. Br Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio Investment: $456,800 Br Brown County Educational Service Center (513) 241-7745 Bu (937) 378-6118 CatholiccCharitiesSWO.org Bu Central Connections Brown.k12.oh.us (513) 423-1734 C Provides a broad range of services to W Provides quality services that support individuals, children and families in CentralConnections.org increased academic achievement of Brown H southwestern Ohio, including mental Serves the needs of adults over age 50 County students. health counseling, parent education, and by providing nutritious meals, health and NK Investment: $10,000 emergency assistance. wellness programming, transportation Investment: $471,200 services and social activities. Investment: $85,600 Br Brown County Helping Hands (937) 378-6942 C Center for Addiction Treatment Provides emergency assistance such (513) 381-6672 Br Child Focus, Inc. as food and clothing for families and H CATSober.org (513) 752-1555 C individuals. Serves individuals with addictions to Child-Focus.org Investment: $18,400 alcohol, drugs, and gambling through H Provides early care and education, inpatient and outpatient treatment, detox, prevention and treatment programs to family education and counselling and improve coping mechanisms, provide Brown County Senior Citizens Council Br aftercare services. support, promote school readiness and (937) 378-6603 Investment: $77,600 success and encourage growth and self- Provides services such as transportation sufficiency for the children, families and and home care to individuals who are over adults in our community. 60 years old and have limitations due to H Center for Employment Opportunities Investment: $320,000 chronic conditions, increasing their capacity (513) 357-2000 to live independently. CEOWorks.org H Children’s Law Center Investment: $57,600 Offers comprehensive employment services for people with criminal records (859) 431-3313 including life skill education, short-term NK ChildrensLawKY.org Cancer Family Care, Inc. Br paid transitional employment, full-time job Provides individual legal advocacy to (513) 731-3346 placement and post-placement services. children and youth, and through public Bu CancerFamilyCare.org Investment: $55,200 policy work, training and education, impact C Provides therapeutic counseling and other litigation, and juvenile defender support support services to help children and adults services, seeks to improve the systems that H Center for Great Neighborhoods cope with the effects of a cancer diagnosis NK serve them. NK in the family. of Covington (859) 491-2220 Investment: $14,400 W Investment: $176,800 GreatNeighborhoods.org Churches Active in Northside Helps Covington residents improve their H Caracole, Inc. (513) 591-2246 H urban neighborhoods and quality of life (513) 761-1480 CainMinistry.org Caracole.org through community organizing, housing and neighborhood development, youth Provides nutritious food, crisis assistance, Provides affordable housing and case development, and community arts. resources, and compassion in a way that management services for individuals and respects human dignity and builds a more Investment: $121,600 families living with HIV/AIDS. vibrant community. Investment: $66,400 Investment: $20,000

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H Cincinnati Area Senior Services, Inc. H Cincinnati Youth Collaborative C Clermont Senior Services, Inc. (513) 721-4330 (513) 475-4165 (513) 724-1255 CASS50.org CYCYouth.org ClermontSeniors.com Promotes the independence of older adults Provides a range of services designed to Provides and coordinates in-home and through a wide array of services including keep kids in school, prepared for college community-based services including adult protective services, case management, and career, and on the pathway to success day care, transportation, meals on wheels, nutritious meals and health and wellness including mentorship, academic planning, home care, home repair, and senior centers activities. coaching, and support with internship/ co- to help senior citizens live independently. Investment: $220,800 op searches and placement. Investment: $110,400 Investment: $59,200

H Cincinnati Arts & Technology Center Bu Community-Building Institute (513) 562-5500 H Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Middletown, Inc. CincinnatiArtsAndTechnologyCenter.org Action Agency (513) 425-7866 Provides high school students who are at (513) 569-1840 CBIMiddletown.org risk of dropping out of school the motivation Cincy-CAA.org Provides sustainable programs aimed to stay in school and advance to higher Helps to reduce poverty, increase self- at addressing kindergarten readiness, learning. Provides arts education, elective sufficiency and improve the community third grade reading, college and career credits for graduation, college readiness by providing resources to create healthier, preparedness, and family self-sufficiency. activities, career preparation and access to better lives and achieve their full potential. Investment: $169,600 pathways for employment. Such services include early childhood education (Head Start), career and job Investment: $41,600 Corporation for Ohio Appalachian services, and entrepreneurship/small Br business support. Development (COAD) Br Cincinnati Association for the Blind (740) 594-8499 and Visually Impaired Investment: $41,600 Bu COADInc.org (513) 221-8558 Works to improve the quality of life for C CincyBlind.org CincySmiles Foundation Br residents in Appalachian Ohio through (513) 621-0248 H Provides comprehensive vision rehabilitation community development, early care and Bu CincySmiles.org services for people of all ages who are blind education, and senior programs. NK or visually impaired. Works to ensure access to oral health H Investment: $21,600 W Investment: $180,800 education, disease prevention and treatment services with a special emphasis on those who are at risk due to poverty. NK Covington Partners H Cincinnati Union Bethel (859) 392-3182 (513) 768-6907 Investment: $82,400 MyCovingtonPartners.org CUBCincy.org Brings together key community stakeholders Clearinghouse Provides affordable housing, supporting DO including students, families, partner (812) 926-1198 services, and education programs that organizations and Covington Independent DearbornClearinghouse.com assist urban women, children, families Public School staff to help youth of and communities to realize their greatest Provides food, clothing, rent and utility Covington achieve success. Program potential. assistance to financially challenged families areas include out-of school time serves, Investment: $159,200 in the community. prevention, mentoring, wellness, and family Investment: $10,000 engagement. H Cincinnati Works Investment: $73,600 (513) 744-9675 Br Clermont County Community Services, Inc. CincinnatiWorks.org (513) 732-2277 H Cradle Cincinnati (at CCHMC) Bu Offers support services and partners with CCCSI.org (513) 803-1285 CradleCincinnati.org job seekers and employers to eliminate C Delivers services that address essential barriers to attaining long-term employment health, housing and prevention needs with An organization dedicated to decreasing and, ultimately, self-sufficiency. H emphasis on adults and families with low- to infant mortality in Hamilton County by Investment: $294,400 moderate-incomes. addressing women’s health, pregnancy and Investment: $131,200 infant health. Investment: $55,200

6 Br Brown County C Clermont County H Hamilton County W Warren County

Bu Butler County DO Dearborn & Ohio Counties NK Boone, Campbell, Kenton & Grant Counties

Bu Crossroad Health Center Bu Every Child Succeeds C Freestore Foodbank (513) 381-2247 (513) 636-2830 (513) 482-4500 H CrossroadHC.org C EveryChildSucceeds.org H FreestoreFoodbank.org

Provides comprehensive primary health H Provides intensive home visitation for first- NK Responds to the issue of poverty and food care for infants to adults, provided in time, high-risk mothers and their infants insecurity by providing food distribution an atmosphere of dignity and respect NK for three years, with goals to strengthen and an array of other services including regardless of an individual’s ability to pay. the parent-child relationship, encourage emergency clothing, housing services, Investment: $96,000 health promotion and promote an optimal SNAP assistance, job training, and Medicaid environment for learning and emotional outreach. growth. Investment: $308,800 H CWFF Child Development Center (513) 569-5662 Investment: $1,766,400 Provides high quality early childhood NK Girl Scouts of Kentucky’s Wilderness education services to infants, toddlers and H FamiliesFORWARD Road Council preschoolers. (513) 721-7044 (859) 293-2621 FamiliesForward.net GSKentucky.org Investment: $55,200 Serves as a neighborhood-based resource Provides leadership development programs center for schools, students and their DCCH Center for Children & Families for girls 5-17 years old, building girls of NK families, and the community. Current (859) 331-2040 courage, confidence and character who programs serve Bond Hill Academy, Carson DCCHCenter.org make the world a better place. School, Hays-Porter School, and Withrow Investment: $19,200 Provides outpatient therapy and counseling, University High School. residential treatment, foster care, adoption Investment: $342,400 and training services to children, families Br Girl Scouts of Western Ohio and residents of Northern Kentucky. Bu (513) 489-1025 Bu Family Independence Initiative http://www.gswoGSWO Investment: $59,200 (510) 452-9341 C Girl Scouting provides programs to build C FII.org DO girls of courage, confidence and character DO Dearborn County - Retired Senior H Provides a community-focused and who make the world a better place. H Volunteer Program technology-based approach that trusts (812) 539-4005 Investment: $282,400 and invests in the initiative and capacity of W MyRSVP.org low-income families, allowing them to move Utilizes the skills, knowledge and service themselves out of poverty. H GRAD Cincinnati, Inc. (513) 363-3240 of older adults through promotion of Investment: $73,600 volunteerism in agencies that strive to GRADCincinnati.org improve the health, safety, education and Provides academic support to help students Family Nurturing Center quality of life of all generations in Dearborn H within the Cincinnati Public Schools (859) 525-3200 County. district achieve in the classroom, grow as NK FamilyNurture.org Investment: $10,000 individuals and citizens, graduate from high Provides a range of education, prevention school, and enter and complete a college and treatment programs to help create a education. Bu Easterseals TriState world where children live free from all forms Investment: $62,400 (513) 281-2316 of abuse and violence. H Easterseals.com/gc Investment: $102,400 Great Miami Valley YMCA NK Provides services to break down Bu employment barriers for people with (513) 422-9622 Family Service of Middletown W disabilities, people facing disadvantages, Bu GMVYMCA.org (513) 423-4637 and veterans. Promotes and provides activities and FSMiddletown.org Investment: $220,800 programs that contribute to the physical, Provides an array of services including mental, social, and spiritual well-being for food, shelter, and utilities assistance to help people of all ages and abilities. Bu Envision Partnerships stabilize the lives of families and individuals Investment: $25,600 (513) 868-2100 as a step toward achieving self-sufficiency. EnvisionPartnerships.org Investment: $76,000 Provides school and community-based high risk behavior programming, conflict mediation, court referred diversion programming, and other creative character- building modules aimed at bolstering skills of youth. Investment: $31,200

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H Great Oaks Health Professions NK HealthPoint Family Care DO Highpoint Health Academy (859) 655-6100 (812) 537-8192 (513) 961-4220 HealthPointFC.org MyHpH.org GreatOaks.com/hpa Provides access to quality, affordable adult Assists patients and their families by Provides unemployed and low-income and pediatric medical, dental, behavioral providing a wide variety of health care adults in Hamilton County with career health, obstetrics, and gynecology services. services including access to health advancement services and access to Investment: $48,000 insurance and other health-related postsecondary education to help families programs. achieve economic stability and self- Investment: $10,000 H Healthy Homes Block by Block sufficiency. HealthyHomesBbB.org Investment: $62,400 Builds a neighborhood-based network of NK Holly Hill Child & Family Solutions community members who perform door-to- (859) 635-0500 HollyHill-KY.org Br Greater Cincinnati Behavioral door personal outreach to support the needs Health Services and hopes of households with children under Provides residential treatment, therapy C (513) 354-5200 the age of six and pregnant women. services, case management and supervised GCBHS.com visitation with the goal of strengthening the H Investment: $36,800 Works to ensure people with mental illness, lives of children. NK addictions, and related challenges lead Br Hearing Speech & Deaf Center of Investment: $36,800 healthy and productive lives by providing Greater Cincinnati holistic, comprehensive services. H (513) 221-0527 Bu Hope House Rescue Mission Investment: $744,000 HearingSpeechDeaf.com (513) 424-4673 HHMission.org Provides help for hearing loss, speech H Greater Cincinnati Microenterprise disorders and deafness through exams, Provides short-term shelter, food and Initiative hearing aids, lip reading, speech/stuttering clothing for homeless men, women and (513) 569-4816 therapy, literacy skills, sign language children; utilizes education, job placement, GCMI.org interpreting, ADA consultation, and case management, and rehabilitation to Provides entrepreneurship education, small advocacy. change lives. business training, business coaching, Investment: $73,600 Investment: $27,200 access to capital and supportive resources to low and moderate income individuals or DO Heart House, Inc. Bu Housing Opportunities Made Equal business owners. (812) 926-4890 (HOME) Investment: $35,200 IndianaHeartHouse.org C (513) 721-4663 HomeCincy.org Provides shelter, financial assistance, H H Health Care Access Now counseling, and employment skills training Works to eliminate unlawful discrimination (513) 707-5697 to help families and individuals become in housing by advocating and enforcing HealthCareAccessNow.org financially independent. housing regulations for all protected classes Aims to improve the overall health status Investment: $10,000 to promote stable, integrated communities. of Greater Cincinnati’s most vulnerable Investment: $59,200 residents, addressing health disparities H Higher Education Mentoring and extreme healthcare costs. Programs Initiative (HEMI) H Hyde Park Center for Older Adults include chronic disease care coordination, (513) 556-3611 (513) 321-6816 pregnancy care coordination, and UC.edu/cechpass HPCenter.org community health worker job training. Provides university-community partnerships Provides services to support independent Investment: $48,000 and outreach programs that promote and living: protection from abuse and neglect, enhance positive educational outcomes for supportive services, transportation, H Health Careers Collaborative students, including first generation college congregate meals, health and wellness, of Greater Cincinnati students and former foster youth. socialization, recreation, education, and (513) 562-8461 volunteer opportunities. Investment: $27,200 CompetitiveWorkforce.com/health-care.html Investment: $39,200 Meets regional healthcare talent supply chain needs through the training and career advancement of unemployed, underemployed and incumbent workers. Investment: $48,000

8 Br Brown County C Clermont County H Hamilton County W Warren County

Bu Butler County DO Dearborn & Ohio Counties NK Boone, Campbell, Kenton & Grant Counties

H Interfaith Hospitality Network of Br Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati H Madisonville Education and Greater Cincinnati, Inc. (513) 362-2849 Assistance Center (MEAC) (513) 471-1100 Bu LASCinti.org (513) 271-5501 IHNCincinnati.org MEACCincinnati.org C Provides legal help to low-income families Provides homeless families emergency in Southwest Ohio, focusing on family and Offers help and hope to neighborhood in shelter and hospitality through interfaith H economic stability, child welfare, housing, crisis by meeting their basic needs and consumer, and employment-related issues. communities and works with families to find W providing education that enables them to and retain stable housing. Investment: $332,000 navigate their way out of poverty. Services Investment: $38,400 include after-school programming, Life Learning Center emergency assistance (food and clothing), NK and employment supports. C Jewish Family Service (859) 431-0100 of the Cincinnati Area LifeLearningCenter.us Investment: $51,200 H (513) 469-1188 Delivers a holistic, integrated continuum Mayerson JCC W JFSCinti.org of learning and care to help “at-risk” C (513) 761-7500 Provides professional social services to citizens reach their highest potential. The H MayersonJCC.org families and individuals in their times of Center focuses on all five domains of life: need including but not limited to: aging emotional, financial, physical, spiritual and W Provides educational, recreational, cultural, and caregiver services, adoption services, relational. and social programs for people of all ages education and mentoring, and emergency Investment: $184,000 and faiths. Nutritional and transportation assistance. services are provided to people 60+ years.

Investment: $220,800 Bu LifeSpan, Inc. Investment: $55,200 (513) 868-3210 H LifeSpanOhio.org H Kennedy Heights Montessori Center Bu Mental Health America of Northern (513) 631-8135 Strengthening families and individuals Kentucky & Southwest Ohio KennedyHeightsMontessori.org in Butler and Warren Counties who seek C (859) 431-1077 to improve their quality of life through MHANKSWOH.org Provides a cost-efficient, multicultural H learning environment for both children services such as counseling and education, Provides pro-bono counseling, DUI and their parents following the Montessori guardianship, community support services NK screenings, education, mental health education model. like the payee bill-paying program, and a information and referrals, representative range of services for older adults. Investment: $14,400 payee services, support groups; consumer- Investment: $18,400 led support services, and supported employment for people with mental illness, Learning Grove H and CIT training. (859) 431-2075 DO LifeTime Resources, Inc. NK Learning-Grove.org (812) 432-5215 Investment: $70,400 LifeTime-Resources.org Provides high quality early learning experiences, school-age services, parent Provides services and supports to older H MORTAR engagement, and advocacy supports to adults, individuals with disabilities, and their (513) 888-4769 improve educational outcomes and promote caregivers to help people maintain their WeAreMortar.com self-sufficiency for children and families. independence. Provides entrepreneurship education, small Investment: $1,177,600 Investment: $18,400 business training, business coaching, investor networking, and supportive resources to low and moderate income Legal Aid of the Bluegrass H Lighthouse Youth & Family Services NK individuals in redeveloping neighborhoods. (859) 431-8200 (513) 221-3350 LABLaw.org LYS.org Investment: $55,200 Provides legal help in consumer, family, Provides early childhood services, behavioral housing, public benefits, domestic violence, health and psychiatric services, home- DO New Hope Services, Inc. elder law, etc., to low-income persons and based services to families, services to youth (812) 288-4304 vulnerable population groups in Northern engaged with the juvenile justice system, NewHopeServices.org Kentucky counties. community residential treatment facilities, Provides housing and individualized support foster care and adoption, independent Investment: $167,200 services to people with developmental living services, and opportunities through disabilities and their caregivers, as well as education. family planning, WIC, financial assistance, Investment: $191,200 and parenting education to families in poverty. Investment: $10,000

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DO New Horizons Rehabilitation, Inc. NK People Working Cooperatively, Inc. DO River Valley Resources (812) 934-4528 (513) 351-7921 (812) 273-9270 NHRInc.org PCWHomeRepairs.org RiverValleyResources.com Provides training, day programs, job Provides critical home repairs and home Improves individual and family literacy placement services, and residential supports modifications to low-income homeowners through adult literacy classes and tutoring. to adults with mental/physical disabilities in and weatherization services to homeowners Investment: $10,000 Southeast Indiana. and some renters in 13 counties throughout Investment: $10,000 Greater Cincinnati. H Rosemary’s Babies Co. Investment: $87,200 (513) 813-8336 NK New Perceptions, Inc. RosemarysBabies.co (859) 344-9322 H Per Scholas Provides peer support, mentoring/coaching, NewPerceptions.org (513) 357-2006 and life skills education to teen parents. PerScholas.org Provides developmental educational Investment: $22,400 services and physical, occupational and Provides Information Technology skills speech therapy for children with disabilities. training and job placement for individuals in Safe Passage, Inc. Provides sheltered workshop and supported poverty. DO (812) 933-1990 employment for adults with developmental Investment: $46,400 SafePassageInc.org disabilities. Provides shelter, court advocacy, counseling, Investment: $147,200 H Power Inspires Progress peer support, case management and (513) 221-7020 life skills training to victims of domestic NK Northern Kentucky Community Action PIP-Cincy.com violence, as well as education and Commission, Inc. Provides job training and empowerment prevention advocacy in the community. (859) 581-6607 through the social enterprise Venice on Vine, Investment: $10,400 NKCAC.org which includes a restaurant and catering Provides early childhood education, senior business. H Santa Maria Community Services recreation centers, affordable housing, Investment: $32,000 (513) 557-2730 employment training, healthcare enrollment, SantaMaria-Cincy.org and assistance with utilities, food, and Pro Seniors, Inc. prescription drugs. Br Builds vibrant neighborhoods by (513) 345-4160 strengthening parenting skills, improving Bu Investment: $73,600 ProSeniors.org health care access for medically C Advocates for Ohioans age 60 and older. underserved, and supporting comprehensive NK Northern Kentucky Education Council Provides legal advice and representation. community development and affordable (859) 282-9214 H Assists with questions or problems about housing initiatives. Also provides early NKYPartners.org long-term care. Provides community childhood education, employment W Collaborative organization aligning all education, exploitation intervention, and assistance, youth development, and financial education initiatives in NKY, including volunteer opportunities. coaching. teacher quality, career and college readiness, Investment: $84,800 Investment: $772,800 literacy, service learning, and lifelong learning programs. H ProKids H Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses Investment: $36,800 (513) 281-2000 (513) 407-5362 ProKids.org 7HillsNH.com DO One Community, One Family Provides intensive court assisted advocates Provides youth development activities, (812) 932-1026 who act on behalf of abused and neglected senior supports, emergency assistance, and OneCommunityOneFamily.org children in the protection system. Victims of Crime advocacy. Provides peer support and parent Investment: $80,800 Investment: $55,200 empowerment for youth with emotional/ behavioral issues, and assistance to regional NK Redwood Bu Shared Harvest Foodbank, Inc. care providers in implementing evidence (859) 331-0880 (513) 874-0114 based programs and quality improvement RedwoodNKY.org SharedHarvest.org procedures. Assists children and adults with disabilities Distributes surplus food donations to 100+ Investment: $14,400 to function to their highest potential in charities in five Ohio counties, providing family and community through educational meals or groceries to needy families, and to therapeutic and vocational programs and life five foodbanks serving 34 counties. experiences. Investment: $18,400 Investment: $356,800

10 Br Brown County C Clermont County H Hamilton County W Warren County

Bu Butler County DO Dearborn & Ohio Counties NK Boone, Campbell, Kenton & Grant Counties

Bu Sojourner Recovery Services Bu Strategies to End Homelessness Bu The Children’s Home of Cincinnati (513) 868-7654 (513) 263-2780 (513) 272-2800 H SojournerRecovery.org C StrategiesToEndHomelessness.org C TheChildrensHomeCinti.org

Provides a full continuum of care for H Helps homeless individuals and families H Improves the lives of children and families drug and alcohol addiction treatment and access emergency shelter in our community facing social, emotional and learning prevention services for adolescents and NK through one central point, alleviating the NK challenges in the areas of early childhood, adults regardless of ability to pay. difficulties of navigating a complicated special education for developmental Investment: $20,800 system. disabilities, parenting education, and Investment: $220,800 behavioral health treatment. Investment: $1,003,000 DO Southeastern Indiana Economic Opportunity Corporation (SIEOC) Bu Supports to Encourage Low Income (812) 926-1585 Families (SELF) H The DAD Initiative, Inc. SIEOC.org (513) 868-9300 (513) 760-6275 DADInitiative.com As the Community Action Agency serving SELFHelps.org Southeast Indiana, educates consumers in Helps Butler County individuals and families Provides mentoring and travel opportunities their move towards greater self-sufficiency achieve and sustain self-sufficiency through to teen boys in poverty. through programs that include education, programs and services supporting job Investment: $36,800 healthcare access, childcare, employment, search and employment, education and and housing assistance. financial asset development. DO Indiana Division Investment: $14,400 Investment: $30,400 (800) 589-1037 SalvationArmyIndiana.org Br St. Joseph Orphanage Br Talbert House Provides for emergency needs, such as food, (513) 741-3100 (513) 751-7747 clothing, emergency lodging, rent or utility Bu StJosephOrphanage.org TalbertHouse.org assistance, and other critical needs. Provides foster/adoption placement, C Operates substance abuse, mental health, Investment: $10,000 outpatient behavioral health treatment, community corrections, and welfare-to-work H day treatment, and crisis stabilization for programs with a continuum of care that The Salvation Army of Greater Cincinnati children who have been abused and/or are includes prevention, assessment, treatment, H W (513) 762-5600 experiencing mental and behavioral health and reintegration services. NK SWO.Salvationarmy.org issues. Investment: $268,000 Provides family counseling, emergency Investment: $73,600 assistance, homeless shelter, camp H Teen Challenge Cincinnati programs, adult day care, early childhood H Starfire Council of Greater Cincinnati, Inc. (513) 248-0452 education, emergency disaster services, (513) 281-2100 TeenChallengeCincinnati.org human trafficking intervention, and youth StarfireCincy.org Provides drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs. Provides individualized social and service services to 18-to-35-year-olds in Investment: $242,400 learning activities for teens and adults with a residential and boarding school developmental disabilities; improves the environment. Bu The Salvation Army of Middletown community inclusion and quality of life of Investment: $18,400 (513) 423-9452 individuals and provides respite for their Facebook.com/SAMiddletown families. H Tender Mercies, Inc. Provides a wide range of programs, Investment: $55,200 (513) 721-8666 including emergency assistance and shelter, TenderMerciesInc.org youth development, adult day care, disaster C Stepping Stones, Inc. Provides housing and individualized support services, child care, and transitional and (513) 831-4660 services to homeless persons with histories senior housing. H SteppingStonesOhio.org of emotional and/or mental disabilities. Investment: $49,600 Provides year-round social opportunities Investment: $77,600 for children and adults with disabilities to increase independence and promote inclusion. Investment: $133,600

11 AGENCY PARTNERS

H Urban League of Greater Bu Women Helping Women Br YWCA of Greater Cincinnati Southwestern Ohio (513) 977-5541 (513) 241-7090 (513) 281-9955 C WomenHelpingWomen.org C YWCACincinnati.org GCUL.org H Provides crisis intervention, advocacy and H Focuses on women and families. Provides Eliminates the barriers of racism for African- support services for survivors of gender domestic violence shelter and support Americans through four program priorities: NK based violence; school prevention programs; NK services, literacy education, job-readiness/ adult workforce development; youth professional training and community training, early childhood education, health workforce development; health education education. and wellness programming, and advocacy/ and awareness; leadership training, and Investment: $80,800 community education regarding racism and community policing. family/partner violence.

Investment: $522,400 H Women’s Crisis Center Investment: $625,600 (859) 655-2650 NK H Urban Minority Alcoholism & Drug WCCKY.org Br YWCA of Hamilton, Ohio Abuse Outreach Program (UMADAOP) Provides 24-hour hotline, crisis intervention, (513) 856-9800 H (513) 541-7099 counseling, hospital and court advocacy, YWCAHamilton.com CincyUMADAOP.org and shelter for survivors of domestic Provides the only professionally staffed Provides culturally competent addiction violence and sexual assault, and prevention protective shelters in Butler County for prevention and treatment, HIV/AIDS education. domestic violence victims and their children, education, alternative school placement, Investment: $184,000 providing 24-hour crisis and support violence prevention education, and prisoner services. Provides youth development for girls, advocacy against racial and economic re-entry relapse prevention to minority Working in Neighborhoods (WIN) H injustice. youth. (513) 541-4109 Investment: $55,200 WINCincy.org Investment: $14,400 Leads the fight against foreclosures in our NK Volunteers of America Mid-States, Inc. community by providing counseling and (502) 636-0771 advocacy and partnering with mortgage VOAMid.org lenders and servicers to help families keep Provides individualized housing and their homes. supports to veterans and people with Investment: $55,200 developmental disabilities, HIV, or substance abuse disorder. H YMCA of Greater Cincinnati Investment: $69,600 (513) 651-2100 NK MyY.org

H Welcome House of Northern Kentucky, Inc. Provides safe, enriching and (859) 431-8717 developmentally-appropriate programs NK WelcomeHouseKY.org to assist children and youth in developing Collaborates with the community to positive character traits such as caring, provide a continuum of quality services honesty, respect, and responsibility for for individuals who are homeless or at risk themselves and others. Includes camps, of becoming homeless, including street mentoring, and fitness. outreach, shelter, and public benefit access Investment: $441,600 assistance.

Investment: $121,600 DO Youth Encouragement Services, Inc. (812) 926-0110 YesHome.org Bu Wesley Community Services (513) 661-2777 Provides a safe, structured and nurturing H WesleyCS.org environment for abused, neglected and abandoned children ages 6-18 in a NK Provides seniors living at home with services that include meals on wheels, pet food, residential group home setting. medical transportation, and homemaker/ Investment: $10,000 housecleaning services. Investment: $36,800

12 United Way is proud to serve as a community by bringing partners together and providing startup SERVICES capital and expertise to develop solutions where there are none. We are better together.

VOLUNTEER CONNECTION

NEED HELP? CALL 211 TO CONNECT TO SERVICES UNITED WAY VOLUNTEER CONNECTION

United Way 211 is here to help – 24 hours a day, seven days a week Hundreds of volunteer opportunities are available via United – wherever life takes you. Dial 211 to speak to a trained professional Way Volunteer Connection, whether it's helping children achieve who can connect you to essential community services. There's 411 their highest potential, helping families build financial stability, for information and 911 for emergencies, but you can call 211 when or helping someone achieve maximum independence and better you need help and don't know where to turn. health. When you volunteer, you see first-hand how United Way of Greater Cincinnati is helping to improve lives and create lasting CALL: 211 OR 513-721-7900 change in our community. TTY: 513-762-7250 We have ways for everyone to get involved! To make your Serving Hamilton, Clermont, Brown and Butler Counties in Ohio; volunteer connection: Boone, Kenton, Campbell and Grant in Kentucky. • Call United Way 211 Find help online! View our database of service providers in the United Way of Greater Cincinnati service area at • Visit CincyHelps.org ReferWeb.net/uwgc. • Email us at [email protected]

FREE TAX PREPARATION

United Way is committed to improving financial stability for FAMILYWIZE PRESCRIPTION DISCOUNT PARTNERSHIP individuals and families throughout our region. This includes helping hardworking people obtain free tax preparation and filing United Way of Greater Cincinnati partners with FamilyWize to services and qualifying for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and provide access to affordable prescription medications in order to other credits. ensure greater health and financial stability to community members. The FamilyWize prescription savings card is free for Have you missed a tax filing deadline? Still need help preparing and everyone, helps you get the lowest price, saves on average 45% on filing an overdue return? Owe taxes? Visit one of our tax sites and prescription prices, accepted at major pharmacy chains nationwide an IRS certified tax volunteer will prepare and e-file your return for and requires no registration. free. We can give you information about how to apply for an Installment Agreement Payment Plan with the IRS. Get a card today: • Visit www.familywize.org/card • Call United Way 211 • Download the FamilyWize app from the Apple App Store or Google Play • Visit UWGC.org/FreeTaxPrep • Text "family" to 700700 to receive a card on your phone (Message and data rates may apply. FamilyWize Terms and • Email us at [email protected] Privacy) 13 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHAT DOES UNITED WAY DO? WHY SHOULD I GIVE TO UNITED WAY INSTEAD OF DIRECTLY TO AN AGENCY OR GROUP? In short, United Way helps people. We bring together people and resources to improve the lives of all in our region. There are many things we can do as individuals to make a difference, like volunteering as a mentor or serving on a board or committee. There is also some work that we can only do together – as a community. With one gift to United Way, you support a variety of programs and initiatives making an impact in our WHO OVERSEES UNITED WAY OF GREATER CINCINNATI? community. If you’re passionate about a specific cause, talk with us about opportunities to target your gift to one of our impact United Way is a volunteer-led organization. We are governed by a areas. local Board of Directors who represent every sector and region served. The Board develops strategic direction, sets policies and ensures capable staffing. A staff team of 130 works hand-in-hand with the board and dozens of other leadership and community volunteers. BUT WHAT IF I WANT TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO A SPECIFIC NONPROFIT?

Economy of scale helps us effectively invest in hundreds of area programs and initiatives. If you have a special interest in one of WHY SHOULD I GIVE TO UNITED WAY? our impact areas, you may designate your gift to that cause on your pledge form. If there is a specific initiative or agency partner United Way is a change agent, working to create long-term you’d like to support, you can also designate all or a portion of solutions to the challenges facing our community AND addressing your gift. immediate needs. Your gift is combined with thousands of others and invested in initiatives and programs essential to achieving the region’s Bold Goals in Education, Income and Health.

WHY DOES UNITED WAY FUND A SYSTEM OF PROGRAMS INSTEAD OF A CAUSE?

HOW DO I KNOW UNITED WAY USES THE FUNDS Instead of focusing on one single cause, United Way invests in a RESPONSIBLY? system of programs and services across the areas of Education, Income and Health to meet the varied needs of people in our We are audited each year by an independent accounting firm to region. We view these areas as interconnected, much as the ensure we are in compliance with generally accepted accounting issues people face tend to be. They're often complicated, with no procedures, regulations and laws. We strive to meet the one single solution. philanthropic goals of our donors and offer a donor satisfaction guarantee. We are a long-standing member of the Better Business Bureau.

For more frequently asked questions, please visit our website: UWGC.org/about-us/questions.

HOW CAN I GIVE?

You can donate online at any time at UWGC.org or make a gift during your company’s annual United Way campaign.

14 CHANGE LIVES FOREVER: LEAVE A LEGACY

FOUNDATION

By leaving a legacy with United Way, you will partner with future leaders to ensure that every future generation receives the best LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION? care available. With United Way, your legacy will have the greatest possible community impact – forever. Visit our website at UWGC.org/contact-us. Tell us your areas of interest and we’ll respond to your request by email or mail you the For personal assistance in creating your legacy, please contact requested information. Rebecca Jones, Director of Planned Giving, at 513-762-7112 or email [email protected].

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