2018 Annual Report Foothills United Way
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This is a community living united. 2018 Annual Report Foothills United Way Foothills United Way | www.UnitedWayFoothills.org 1 Table of Contents .................................... 2-3 Introduction ............................................... 4-5 About Us .................. ................................. 6-7 Collaborative Framework ....................... 8-9 Live United Collaboratives ................. 10-11 PIE and The American Dream .......... 12-13 Living United ........................................ 14-15 2018 Day of Caring ............................. 16-17 Volunteer Connection ................. ...... 18-19 Table of Contents of Table Corporate and Employee Giving ...... 20-21 Corporate Engagement ..................... 22-23 Community Program Highlight......... 24-25 Community Programs ....................... 26-27 Community Partners .......................... 28-29 Affi nity Groups .....................................30-31 2018 Board Members ........................ 32-33 2018 Committee Members ............... 34-35 Financial Report .................................. 36-37 2018 Foothills United Way Staff ..... 38-39 Contact Us ............................................ 40-41 Sponsors ..................................................... 42 2 Foothills United Way | www.UnitedWayFoothills.org Foothills United Way | www.UnitedWayFoothills.org 3 Dear Friends: The people in Boulder and Broomfi eld counties have a real appetite for preventive work. We know that early interventions (like giving kids 0-5 the best start) cost less and have a greater long-term impact. By continuing to focus on basic building blocks like early childhood, housing and resilience, Foothills United Way guarantees that our community invests signifi cantly in preventive work in addition to the necessary work of helping people who already face challenges. Thanks to you, we are thrilled to be able to report that your contributions this past year made it possible to fund innovative programs that reached a record number of children. Our Dream Big collaborative, a coordinated effort involving more than 9 partner organizations, is drawing together proven practices and delivering a unique combination of services that may be setting an example for the rest of the country. Focusing on core issues and working on those issues in partnership isn’t just a winning formula to create better outcomes in people’s lives, it also makes sense from a fi nancial standpoint. While there’s no decrease in the high demand for services, we believe that our community may have reached a peak of the sustainable number of service providers. Part of our role at Foothills United Way is to help organizations enter partnerships that make sense, which leverage community assets in a coordinated way so that more services can be delivered per contributor dollar. If you agree that we need to work together to make our communities better, we encourage you to adopt our LIVE UNITED philosophy! The investments Foothills United Way is making in our community provide a powerful incentive that draws organizations together to work as a team on the biggest issues. A great community takes all of us working together. Thank you for your support in this critical role! Sincerely, Carlos Pacheco Douglas Yeiser Foothills United Way Board Chair President & CEO CEO, Premier Members Credit Union Foothills United Way 4 Foothills United Way | www.UnitedWayFoothills.org Foothills United Way | www.UnitedWayFoothills.org 5 Serving Boulder and Broomfield Counties Lyons At Foothills United Way, we are leading the change to bring collaborative programming Allenspark Longmont to Boulder and Broomfi eld counties. We bring together thought leaders and organizations across our community who provide the Niwot passion, expertise, and resources needed to Jamestown Erie get things done. We create the newest and most innovative solutions for our community based on proven and accountable research. Ward Gold Hill Lafayette Our core focus areas are dedicated to long term achievement within early childhood Nederland Louisville success, attainable housing, and community resilience. Boulder Broomfield Vision Superior A community working together in which all people can achieve their full potential. Mission Collaboratively: • Identify community priority needs and desired outcomes; • Unite community resources in pursuit of agreed- upon goals; and • Take action. 6 Foothills United Way | www.UnitedWayFoothills.org Foothills United Way | www.UnitedWayFoothills.org 7 The Future is Collaborative Foothills United Way's re-envisioned grant-making process, refl ects the organizational shift to a focus on not just resources, but also relationships. Our grants are focused in three specifi c priority areas: Attainable Housing Supporting regional efforts to secure adequate and stable, affordable housing. Early Childhood Success Strengthening families for early childhood success. Community Resilience Optimizing community networks with an emphasis on community engagement and resilience. 8 Foothills United Way | www.UnitedWayFoothills.org Foothills United Way | www.UnitedWayFoothills.org 9 The Early Childhood Council of Boulder Valley School District Arapahoe Boulder County (ECCBC)* partners Ridge School-based Health Center Partners Bridging the Digital Divide’s* with more than 30 county-wide programs and goal is to get all individuals and families in the BVSD Collaborative is a comprehensive school-based services that impact the four domains of early footprint online by the end of 2023, focusing on clinic that brings primary, behavioral and oral health childhood (early learning, family support/ parent skilling building and access to both digital devices care providers to the school. Services are designed education and health and mental health) to and the internet across three target populations: to identify problems early, provide continuity of expand and improve the comprehensive early families on limited income with school-aged, care and improve academic success by helping the childhood system for families in Boulder County. adults for whom English is not their fi rst language, district meet the needs to the whole child. Live United Collaboratives and elderly adults. * DV/CPS Collaboration & SMILES Virtual Dental Home Collaborative is working to increase access to oral health services, provide Mountain Human Services Consultation Team's vision is patients with the opportunity to establish a non-clinic based Collaborative* provides a broad keeping children in Boulder County dental home and contribute to the increased quality of life in our range of basic needs services and Truancy Improvement Project (TIP) works to safe, providing them with a supportive, community through the improved oral health of individuals. referrals to other resources in support reduce the use of detention, better identify and match nurturing environment, and supporting of vulnerable residents of Boulder services to truant youth and family needs, create better non-abusing parents who are also victims County mountain communities. opportunities to share information about truant youth and of domestic violence, helping families understand their needs. Addressing the underlying needs affected by violence and trauma become Boulder County ABCD Partnership of truancy underlying issues causing truancy reduces safe, stable and self-suffi cient. is a chartered organization whose aim is to support and improve early childhood outcomes their likelihood of future juvenile detention and increases Dream Big* is a collaborative of Boulder County by strengthening the developmental screening their likelihood of graduating, among many other positive nonprofi ts, a local school district, government agencies, process in Boulder County. Guiding principles outcomes. businesses, and other community organizations works include addressing high-risk populations with to ensure all Boulder County youth and their families are a focus on whole child development, local provided the academic, social, and emotional resources Broomfi eld Housing Opportunity community collaboration, and support of existing needed to close the achievement and opportunity gap. Coalition (BHOC) is collaborative programs, all from a family-centered approach. The Bright EYES Coalition is composed of initiative working toward expanding and multiple Early Childhood partners in the Longmont/St sustaining a broad spectrum of housing Vrain Valley School District area, oversees an array of opportunities for all those who live, work, activities that are directed at supporting early childhood worship or play in Broomfi eld. The group No Student Hungry Partnership Human Services Transportation professionals and reaching families with young children represents diverse Broomfi eld entities with a is dedicated to serving populations suffering Collaborative (HSTC) is working with the information, resources and services they need to common belief in the power of community from food insecurity. By supplying food toward creating a one-call transportation be the best possible parents and fi rst teachers. to address needs and solve problems. insecure students and their families with meal center in Boulder county, allowing older ingredients during times when school is not adults and people with disabilities to access in session, this partnership aims to decrease transportation resources needed to maintain Human Services Alliance works to the cost burden associated with purchasing independence and well-being. improve the quality of life