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. ITY E IL DU B C TA A S T L IO IA N C N A N I F B A S I C H N T E L E A D E S H 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 American Red Cross - 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 American Cancer Society - 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 Boy Scouts of America - 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,