GREAT THINGS HAPPEN WHEN WE
LIVE UNITED
UNITED WAY ENVISIONS A WORLD
WhERE ALL INDIVIDUALS AND fAmILIES AchIEVE ThEIR hUmAN pOTENTIAL
ThROUgh EDUcATION,
INcOmE STAbILITY AND hEALThY LIVES. A world that fosters hope and opportunity for everyone… Where all children receive a quality education that offers a pathway to a brighter tomorrow. Where the cycle of poverty and financial dependence ends, and productive livelihoods begin for even the most disadvantaged. Where everyone receives effective healthcare that improves quality of life.
cynthia Seelhammer, coconino county manager chair of the 2015-2016 United Way campaign
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Where communities not only set significant and measurable goals to advance these fundamental elements of human development, but achieve them. We hope you will join us in LIVINg UNITED as this year’s Community Campaign kicks off with a goal of raising $1,575,000 million dollars to create long-term positive change in our community.
great Things Truly Do happen When We Live United. Since 1967, the United Way of Northern Arizona (UWNA) has worked tirelessly with our partners to improve lives by mobilizing communities to make lasting, positive changes in our region. We are very thankful for the steadfast support you have given UWNA for almost half a century, and pleased to shine a spotlight in this publication on the work we – and our amazing partners - do to create a better community for all. United Way of Northern Arizona has broad reach, covering Coconino, Navajo and Apache counties. Within these borders are a variety of communities, ranging from urban cities to smaller towns to rural areas, each with families and individuals rich in opportunities as well as many faced with the challenge of creating a good life. They are the reason why we do what we do: harness the talent and funds of the community to achieve a world where all people can achieve their human potential through education, income stability and healthy lives. None of this would be possible without the thoughtful and generous contributions and community investments provided annually by you. We’d also like to acknowledge those whose donations take the form of time instead of (or in addition to) a financial contribution. Whether you are part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance or VITA program, serving on a committee that evaluates United Way’s investments with agency partners, or on our Board of Directors, we are immensely grateful. Please enjoy this publication and, if you haven’t already, contribute to this year’s annual campaign. Together, we can prove how great things happen when we Live United. Sincerely,
Steve Peru Steve Peru, President & CEO, United Way of Northern Arizona Kyle Darden, Data Analyst Coordinator Carol Dykes, Vice President Heidi Hanson, Chief Operating Officer Elaine Hebestreit, Office Manager Christine Pierce, Director of Resource Development Eileen Sherlock, Income Coordinator Peter Van Wyck, Literacy Project Coordinator
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LIVING UNITED FOR
EDUCATION
TO ImpROVE SchOOL READINESS AND EmpOWER YOUTh
UNITED WAY gOAL Children are ready to enter school and stay on track for success in later grades. UNITED WAY gOAL Youth are productive and engaged members of the community.
UNITED WAY INITIATIVES Kindercamp™ An innovative school readiness program that has been helping children and families make the transition to kindergarten for more than a decade. Offered in Flagstaff, Winslow, Page, Fredonia, Pinetop/Lakeside and Williams. Dolly parton’s Imagination Library An early childhood reading program providing books every month to children ages 0-5 FREE of charge. 550 students are currently enrolled in the program.
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LIVING UNITED TO INCREASE
INCOME
TO INcREASE INcOmE, SAVINgS, AND ASSETS fOR cOmmUNITY mEmbERS WITh LImITED RESOURcES UNITED WAY gOAL Community members living with low income increase and maintain income.
UNITED WAY gOAL Community members living with low income gain and sustain savings and financial assets.
UNITED WAY INITIATIVE Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) IRS program driven by volunteers to help families earning less than $65,000, seniors, those with disabilities and people with limited English speaking skills file their income tax for free. For the 2014 tax year, VITA volunteers helped with filing 2267 tax returns for refunds exceeding $3.6 million. The number of people aided in Northern Arizona increased 36%.
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LIVING UNITED FOR
HEALTH
TO EDUcATE cOmmUNITY mEmbERS AbOUT ThE ImpORTANcE Of gOOD hEALTh AND bASIc hEALTh AND hUmAN SERVIcES
UNITED WAY gOAL Community members are healthy, safe, and learning to maintain health.
UNITED WAY gOAL Community members experiencing crisis and/or financial hardship regain and maintain good health and financial stability .
UNITED WAY INITIATIVES
Weekend backpack program An initiative collaborating with many partners to provide backpacks to chronically hungry children. More than 2,100 backpacks delivered in one school year. crisis Response Assisting community members with basic needs as they recover financially and emotionally from natural disasters.
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fEATURED pARTNERS gOAL > SchOOL READINESS OUTcOmE > United Way partner ASCC, The Association for Supportive Child Care, helped achieve this goal by hosting early childhood training workshops for nearly 600 participants who have assisted and coached at least 6,000 children birth through 12 years old to help ensure their success as they enter school. OUTcOmE > United Way partner Big Brothers Big Sisters of Flagstaff served close to 500 “littles” (youth aged 6-18 years) who faced risk factors through four mentoring programs to make sure they stay on track during their during their education. Youth in the program are, 46% less likely to begin using illegal drugs; 27% less likely to begin using alcohol; 52% less likely to skip school; and, 37% less likely to skip class. OUTcOmE > United Way partner Flagstaff Family Food Center helps disadvantage youth stay on track with their education through the Paul Sweitzer Reading Room, including providing mentors and access to increasingly necessary technology, such as iPads and Internet access. OUTcOmE > United Way partner Flagstaff Family YMCA serves 70 children ages two to five years old in YKidz Preschool, helping to increase the percentage of children ready to attend school regardless of ability to pay due to financial difficulties. OUTcOmE > United Way partner Parenting Arizona Flagstaff serves 775 students from Kinsey and Puente de Hozho schools and their families with resources ranging from food and clothing banks to parenting education, support groups and home visits. 91% of parents reported an increased knowledge of child development and increased time spent with reading to their child.
EDUCATION gOAL > YOUTh EmpOWERmENT
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OUTcOmE > United Way partner Northland Family Help Center has helped achieve this goal by running a youth shelter that provided 24 hour supervision in a safe and therapeutic environment for almost 200 youths, 95% of whom were successfully reunited with their families in a safe environment. OUTcOmE > United Way partner Big Brothers Big Sisters of Flagstaff ensured that hundreds of “littles” (youth aged 6-18 years) participated in various activities in the community and in their schools that promote productivity, engagement and empower youth. OUTcOmE > United Way partner Boys & Girls Club of Flagstaff offered programs (SMART Moves, Smart Girls and Passport to Manhood) to 100 youths that taught responsibility, encouraged self-esteem, and gave them the skills to say no to substance abuse and adolescent sexual involvement. OUTcOmE > United Way partner Friends of Camp Colton hosts almost 900 6th graders at the camp in Hart Prairie, where they engage in environmental education classes that integrate character development initiatives, physical/health education, social sciences, and career development objectives, while also teaching critical thinking skills, problem solving and the benefits of teamwork. OUTcOmE > United Way partner Girl Scouts - Arizona CactusPine Council serve more than 300 girls in grades K-12 through its traditional Girl Scout program and 107 adults in the “Getting Started” volunteer training module in Northern Arizona. OUTcOmE > United Way partner Native Americans for Community Action provides 80 at-risk Native American youth in grades K-6 with activities designed to lessen risky behavior by engaging them in community service projects based on “wellness,” field trips, and cultural activities.
IT TAKES THE COMBINED EFFORT OF A COMMUNITY
TO FORGE LASTING CHANGE AS WELL AS GREAT LEADERSHIP
GREAT THINGS HAPPEN WHEN WE
LIVE UNITED GOAL $1,575,000
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2015 – 2016
UNITED WAY
CAMPAIGN
KICKOFF EVENT
GREAT THINGS HAPPEN WHEN WE
LIVE UNITED
2015 – 2016
UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN PACESETTERS KICKOFF EVENT
WITH MORE THAN $207,000 RAISED
THANK YOU To all the Pacesetter businesses that helped kick off this years campaign.
Dinah Gillette and Jim Wine Campaign Committee Pacesetter Co-Chairs
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Arizona Daily Sun I APS I Catholic Charities I Civic Service Institute at NAU I Coconino County I The Guidance Center I Holiday Inn Express – Lucky Lane I Housing Solutions of Northern Arizona I Kinney Construction Services I Lowell Observatory I Northern Arizona University President’s Council I Sonesta ES Suites I Unisource Energy Services I United Way Northern Arizona Board of Directors I United Way Northern Arizona Staff.
GREAT THINGS HAPPEN WHEN WE
LIVE UNITED
Bryan, Amanda, and Lillian Loveless Campaign Committee Summit Society Co-Chairs
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2015 – 2016
UNITED WAY SUMMIT SOCIETY MEMBERS RECOGNITION EVENT
GREAT THINGS HAPPEN WHEN WE
LIVE UNITED
BOARD OF DIRECTORS David Abeyta, W.L. Gore & Associates Liz Archuleta, Coconino County Andy Bertelsen, Coconino County Richard Bowen, Northern Arizona University/ECONA Brady Brogni, Wells Fargo Sedric Cade, Edward Jones Lisa Campos, Northern Arizona University Mark Carroll, Flagstaff Medical Center Pearl Chang-Esau, Expect More Arizona Janet Dean, APS Lena Fowler, Coconino County Sylvia Johnson, Flagstaff Unified School District Amy Kerr, Nestle Purina Stacey Brechler-Knaggs, City of Flagstaff Brett Larson, W.L. Gore & Associates Susanna Maxwell, Retired, Northern Arizona University Bert McKinnon, Retired Physician Karen Pugliesi, Northern Arizona University Don Rowley, Arizona Daily Sun Cynthia Seelhammer, Coconino County Jean Swarthout, Northland Pioneer College Risha VanderWey, Coconino County Jason Wolfe, W.L. Gore & Associates
THANK YOU
Andy Bertelsen Chairman of the Board
To all those who have joined us in LIVING UNITED and contributed to this year’s goal with a contribution to United Way’s 2015-2016 Campaign. We still have a long way to go and we kindly invite you to be a part of this positive community movement and make your contribution today and join us as `Great Things Happen When We LIVE UNITED' Complete the contribution form in this publication to make your contribution today or visit www.nazunitedway.org
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fEATURED pARTNERS gOAL > INcREASED INcOmE AND INcREASED SAVINgS AND ASSETS OUTcOmE > United Way partner Catholic Charities offered Financial Foundations training to more than 300 financially at-risk individuals and families - all of whom increased their knowledge of how to create and sustain savings/financial assets and reduce debt, and 90% of whom created spending/savings plans based on realistic expectations. OUTcOmE > United Way partner Housing Solutions of Northern Arizona helps approximatly 35 families each year that suffer from domestic violence through its Sharon Manor Transitional Housing program. All families create a household budget and track household income/expenses to identify and implement strategies for creating discretionary household income. OUTcOmE > United Way partner SEDI (Sustainable Economic Development Initiative) is making loans available to those who have little or no credit history or collateral through a micro-lending program, and backing up those loans with business coaching and mentoring to help them be successful. It expects the loans to lead to the creation of five new businesses and the creation of 25 jobs. OUTcOmE > United Way partner The Sunnyside Neighborhood Association has launched the Mercado de Sueños (Market of Dreams) for entrepreneurs in the Flagstaff neighborhood with individual booth space for five businesses and additional resources for up to 25 to 30 other entrepreneurs/businesses. 50 community members are establishing a business within the market. One vendor reached $800 in sales in one month. 1,000 hours of business, employability, financial literacy workshops, mentoring and coaching services were delivered.
fEATURED pARTNERS gOAL > bASIc hEALTh AND hUmAN SERVIcES OUTcOmE > United Way partner American Red Cross, through its Local Disaster Relief program, makes sure that individuals and families living in Coconino County have 24/7/365 access to immediate emergency relief in the event of natural or manmade disasters, including direct financial assistance for food, clothing, temporary shelter, replacement of lost medical related supplies and emotional support. It’s Home Fire Preparedness Campaign seeks to dramatically reduce home fires by installing/testing smoke alarms and providing infomation and tools. OUTcOmE > United Way partner Flagstaff Family Food Center provides more than 200,000 meals annually through eight programs for those who suffer from hunger, including almost 9,000 children. Programs range from hot meals served at the FFFC
INCOME gOAL > INcREASED INcOmE OUTcOmE > United Way partner DNA People’s Legal Services helps about 75 low income community members annually with civil legal problems that cause financial hardship, either directly or indirectly. Services include preventing evictions; stopping debt collection; preventing utilities termination; obtaining wages due; preventing illegal taking of employment benefit; and obtaining repairs to dwellings. OUTcOmE > United Way partner Terra BIRDS, through its BIRDS@ Work Field School, gives 24 youths paid internships in landscaping and exposes them to potential employers in a targeted field of interest, usually as “green collar” workers (essentially blue collar workers in environmental fields). OUTcOmE > United Way partner The Literacy Center supported almost 200 Basic Literacy Learners last year and increased the number of learner study hours by encouraging learners to use multiple services.
gOAL > INcREASED SAVINgS AND ASSETS OUTcOmE > United Way partner Habitat for Humanity helped a dozen families with repairs and renovations of existing homes, including ramp construction; frame and siding repairs; window and/or door replacements; roof repairs; grab bar installations; weatherization; and “de-junking” of property.
HEALTH gOAL > bASIc hEALTh AND hUmAN SERVIcES location, to emergency food boxes, meals delivered to homeless shelters, and sandwiches or sack lunches available for pickup. OUTcOmE > United Way partner Flagstaff Shelter Services serves about 120 people each day through its main and overflow shelters and works to connect them to resources to allow them to “rehouse” including working with local landlords. OUTcOmE > United Way partner Southside Community Assocation SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION has increased the number of health, safety, and social service programs, workshops and events being held at the Murdoch Community Resources Center to increase access to those services by the residents of Southside.
gOAL > LIVINg hEALThY AND bASIc hEALTh AND hUmAN SERVIcES
gOAL > LIVINg hEALThY AND bASIc hEALTh AND hUmAN SERVIcES
OUTcOmE > United Way partner Catholic Charities performs outreach to about 1,000 homeless people in northern Arizona to provide them with regularly updated details on social services available; distribute life-sustaining supplies; and, when appropriate, enroll clients in the Projects for the Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH), which serves those experiencing homelessness who also have a serious mental illness.
OUTcOmE > United Way partner North Country Healthcare provided needed services, funded in part with United Way support, in the areas of: Diabetes Management - To provide the education that informs and empowers patients to effectively manage, control and reverse diabetes while preventing the complications associated with poorly managed diabetes. Pharmacy Assistance: to provide financial assistance to cover the cost of medication for uninsured and under insured individuals and families. SHARE: Sexual Health and Relationship Education, which offers medically accurate and age appropriate education to youth and adults.
OUTcOmE > A United Way grant leveraged federal funding so partner Coconino County Community Services could provide Individual Development Accounts that assisted participants with financial literacy, saving income for a business start-up or expansion, and building asset wealth to help their families and community. OUTcOmE > United Way partner Community Information and Referral Services (2-1-1 Arizona) provides more than 3,000 Northern Arizonans - through its toll-free number and website - with guidance to local resources for immunizations, physical and mental health care, as well as specific referral information and eligibility requirements for food boxes, housing, financial management, and financial assistance for rent or utilities. FASDNA
OUTcOmE > United Way partner FASDNA creates tools and processes to help mitigate the impact of neuro-behavioral disabilities, including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). The advocacy for services such as individual education programs and support groups, optimizes strategies for success toward healthy living, resiliency and self-sufficiency for those affected. It is estimated that locally, approximately 200-300 babies are born who may be affected somewhere on the continuum of FASD. OUTcOmE > United Way partner Victim Witness Services responds to 400 calls per year from those affected by crimes, as well as deaths that happen outside of a physician’s care. They develop safety and immediate needs plans for their clients, including giving them techniques to cope with trauma or victimization. OUTcOmE > United Way partner Housing Solutions of Northern Arizona assists about 100 women and children annually with emergency shelter (primarily because of domestic violence), and in most cases connects these families to needed medical and behavioral health services so they can maintain their resiliency, reduce destructive behavior and establish a support network. OUTcOmE > About 200 members of the La Plaza Vieja community attend events held by its neighborhood association, a United Way partner. These events, ranging from workshops to neighborhood cleanups are designed to make sure the residents of La Plaza Vieja live in a safe and healthy environment. Additionally, the community’s one stop office provides individualized assistance to residents, including referrals to appropriate community services.
CIVIC SERVICE INSTITUTE
OUTcOmE > United Way partner NAU Civic Service Institute helps low income persons aged 55 or older in danger of spending their “golden years” in isolation remain physically and mentally active by matching companions with about 40 housebound elderly or disabled individuals.
Northland Family Help Center Where Violence Ends and Healing Begins
OUTcOmE > United Way partner Northland Family Help Center’s Women’s shelter aids more than 500 women and children through its shelter and counseling services annually, plus another 2,000 callers to its 24/7 crisis call line. OUTcOmE > United Way partner Vista Hospice serves close to 200 patients annually and aids with pain management, goals of building acceptance and bereavement counseling. OUTcOmE > United Way partner The Sunnyside Neighborhood Association fulfills the health goals of the United Way through several programs. The Learn-Know-Grow Resident Development & Empowerment Program distributed 1,150 informational packets to the neighborhood and increased the resident’s knowledge of programs and services that could improve their current living situation. The I AM YOUTH program provides Sunnyside youth, ages 12-24 that are considered to be disadvantaged and/or high-risk, an empowerment & civic leadership program that provides mentoring and community service opportunities. OUTcOmE > United Way partner Sun Sounds records programs for the sight impaired including more than 21 hours a week of programming designed to educate people about health topics and encourage healthy living. OUTcOmE > United Way partner Coconino County Teen Clinic provides free, confidential sexually transmitted infection testing, reproductive health and family services to 700 teens each year. OUTcOmE > United Way partner the Guidance Center met with 42 families with children ages 10-14 with behavioral problems and provided free guidance in parenting skills and coping skills for the children to dramatically reduce drug and alcohol use, improve school performance and decrease encounters with law enforcement. The Guidance Center provides 16 supportive housing units for no- or low-income individuals diagnosed with Serious Mental Illness (SMI). Counseling, health promotion, living skills training, case management, vocational rehabilitation and other services are available to the residents. OUTcOmE > United Way partner, The Salvation Army provides family services, seasonal assistance and emergency disaster asssitance for those experiencing crisis or financial hardship. Indivduals facing addiction are served through the Adult Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation (ARC) programs helping to develop and support selfsufficiency and resiliency.
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