EDUCATION

We Live United For Education

A solid education is the foundation of a brighter future. Access to higher education will open doors for employment and, subsequently, financial stability. With Heart of Florida United Way’s investments, 79,993 students and their parents/guardians received assistance from our educational programs and services that increase every student’s success in their higher education, career, and life.

United Way Programs Impact Results

Through ReadingPals, an early literacy initiative, 68 four-year-olds developed essential literacy skills with participation in weekly reading comprehension activities for a combined total of 532 hours.

Destination Graduation, a program that supports low-income, first-generation, and Veteran students at Seminole State College, served 246 students and enrolled 110 students in the program to access the resources they needed to focus on their studies and graduate with their classmates.

United Way Investment Impact Results

• 42,570 children from birth to five-years-old were enrolled in high-quality childhood programs

• 1,266 youth received services to support college/career readiness outcomes

• 1,317 high school youth involved in United Way programs participated in school and/or community-based out-of-school time programs and received individualized academic support

• 100% of high school seniors involved in United Way programs graduated on time

• 98% of elementary school children involved in United Way’s education programs were promoted to the next grade level

• 97% of middle school students involved in United Way programs transitioned to high school on time

• 89% of youth involved in United Way’s education programs were accepted into a post-secondary education program, a training program, or the military

• 68% of children involved in United Way’s education programs achieved appropriate developmental milestones