United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County mobilizes people into collective action through Giving, Advocating and Volunteering in the areas of Education, Income and Health. When we LIVE UNITED, our efforts, magnified by others add up to real change. Children succeed in school. Families gain financial stability. The health of our neighbors improves and, suddenly, so does our entire community.
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United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County’s 2011-2012 Investment Strategy and Results
Community Investment Fund grants by focus area or service for 2011-2012:
$703 thousand
$1.03 million
$721 thousand
Education
$112 thousand
$100 thousand
2-1-1
Middle School Success
Health
2011-2012 Return on Investment in Education, Income and Healt h:
120% 3,171 People Successfully Improved Their Lives in Education
Our return is not measured in dollars, but in lives changed. Once again, we’ve seen more people meet their goals for a better life than we expected from our investment.
Individuals, Families and Organizations Successfully Achieving A Result
Income
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Actual Results
ROI in Education: 112% •
Children from birth to kindergarten attend high quality, affordable early care and education programs
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Parents and caregivers enhance their support of the development of children from birth to kindergarten
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Youth strengthen the social and basic life skills they need for success
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Parents, caregivers and the community increase their support of the academic success of all children
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Children performing below grade level increase their basic academic skills
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Students with disabilities or special needs have diverse educational options
Education We expected to see 2,849 people improve their lives in Education. Instead we saw
3,171
achieve success.
27,913 People Successfully Improved Their Lives in Income
ROI in Income: 135% •
People in crisis or with ongoing needs have increased access to and use of public and private services that provide basic needs assistance
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People increase their vocational, language and literacy skills
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More workers earn a living wage
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People increase their capacity to move out of financial crisis
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People increase skills to manage financial resources and build stability
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Low-income households have increased options for affordable and safe housing
Income We expected to see 20,676 people improve their lives in Income. Instead we saw
27,913
achieve success.
39,975 People Successfully Improved Their Lives in Health
ROI in Health: 113%
2-1-1 in Buncombe County
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People and the community increase their power to prevent violence and abuse
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People experiencing trauma from violence or abuse increase their likelihood of recovery
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People have increased awareness of and opportunities for wellness, prevention, and early detection
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Children, families and those at risk of poor health increase their physical activity and healthy eating
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Seniors and people with disabilities have the support they need to remain independent and in good
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People increase their use of effective primary, behavioral and dental health care regardless of ability to pay
Hands On Asheville-Buncombe
Volume of Service
Along with our partners, we have: Assisted with the development and implementation of Owen Middle School’s after school program, serving 83 students.
Calls: 44,642* Call Records: 31,451 *includes follow up, advocacy and crisis
Funded and assisted in the creation of Summer Discovery, a free learning and enrichment program for 50 students from Enka, Erwin and Owen middle schools.
Online Visits: 11,046 Unique Visitors: 7,741
Began implementation of a community school pilot project at Enka Middle School.
Call Types 1.6%
Assisted the In Real Life program at Asheville Middle School by providing database management support, staff training and quality assurance.
.2% 8.6%
43.1%
Middle School Success
46.5%
3,000 volunteers participated in... 846 projects coordinated or promoted by Hands
On Asheville-Buncombe. Those volunteers gave...
Referral: assessing caller needs and identifying resources Information: responding to specific human services inquiries Contract: service provision for outside agencies Advocacy: helping callers overcome barriers to services Crisis: intervention to ensure the safety of callers or others
16,600 volunteer hours that supported... 145 nonprofits, schools and public entities
benefited from that volunteer support.
$355,280...That’s the estimated financial value these volunteers provided community-based organizations.
Conducted annual marketing campaigns to raise awareness of the importance of community support during the middle school years. Provided a professional development series for youth development workers in which 113 professionals participated. Piloted the nationally acclaimed Youth Program Quality Assessment tool with seven programs.
Healt h We expected to see 35,653 people improve their lives in Health. Instead we saw
39,975
achieve success.
United Way Services