TOGETHER WE CHANGE LIVES AND
TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES
TOGETHER
WE CHANGE LIVES AND
TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES
GIVE
ADVOCATE
VOLUNTEER
Your dollars are invested
Help educate community
Play a physical role in
in improving the lives of
and policymakers on
creating immediate and
children, families and
key social issues
lasting change
individuals
TACKLES urgent community needs through Mile High United Way programs like Bridging the Gap, 2-1-1, Colorado Reading Corps and Centers for Family Opportunity LEADS partnerships with hundreds of nonprofits, government agencies, policymakers and businesses to collectively solve community-wide problems that one organization cannot solve alone MAXIMIZES impact by leveraging financial and organizational support to partners
TOGETHER WE CREATE BETTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL Ensuring children are ready for school and reading at grade level by the end of third grade
SCHOOL READINESS Helping youth graduate from high school ready for work or college
YOUTH SUCCESS Giving individuals and families the opportunity to progress toward economic stability
ADULT SELF-SUFFICIENCY
SHELBY AND HER SON LEVI AND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS ARE ON THE PATH TO SUCCESS. YOU MADE THIS HAPPEN.
FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH THE HELP OF MILE HIGH UNITED WAY • Shelby receives Colorado Child Care Assistance
• This allows her son Levi to attend Clayton Early Learning • He will enter kindergarten
READY TO READ
and succeed
• Shelby gained leadership skills through Project VOYCE • She
GRADUATED high school with honors and is
in college studying to become a teacher
• Shelby and Levi have safe and affordable housing at Brunetti Lofts through Volunteers of America • Shelby
WORKS at Project VOYCE as a mentor
THE COMMUNITY LAST YEAR WE CHANGED LIVES
108,529 children like Levi were served through our School Readiness Initiative 10,296 parents and caregivers like Shelby trained to be more effective
40,226 youth like Shelby were served through our Youth Success Initiative
38,837 youth mentored or tutored 95,716 individuals like Shelby were served through our Adult Self-Sufficiency Initiative 114,110 calls received by Mile High United Way’s 2-1-1 from people seeking help with housing assistance or other basic needs
ALL BECAUSE
29% of 3rd graders are NOT PROFICIENT IN READING in Metro Denver
1
1 in 4 Metro Denver high school students DO NOT GRADUATE on-time 2
1 in 5 children in Colorado are currently living in POVERTY 3
YOUR INVESTMENT IN MILE HIGH UNITED WAY MAKES CHANGE HAPPEN GIVE. ADVOCATE. VOLUNTEER. VISIT WWW.UNITEDWAYDENVER.ORG 1 TCAP 2013, Colorado Dept. of Education, 2013; 2 Graduation data for class of 2012-2013 - Colorado Dept. of Education, 2014; 3 Kids Count data report; Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2012
EVERY DOLLAR AND EVERY HOUR HELPS When you give $24 per month, you provide a move-in kit for a homeless youth in Bridging the Gap that includes basic household items for them to move into their first apartment.
When you give $167 per month, you ensure that an at-risk student receives the mentoring and support needed to prepare him for college or a job. When you give $540 per month, you provide the tools for low-income individuals to participate in a workforce bootcamp. When you volunteer 4 hours per month through our Power Lunch program, you provide elementary school students with the one-on-one support they need to develop a love of reading.
OPENING FALL 2014 - COME SEE US The new Mile High United Way Morgridge Center for Community Change is a mission-based community hub in Denver’s historic Curtis Park neighborhood in Five Points. We are pleased to announce that all funds needed to complete this project were raised separately from our Community Campaign.
JOIN US IN CHANGING LIVES AND TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES
GIVE. ADVOCATE. VOLUNTEER. 711 Park Avenue West, Denver, CO 80205 unitedwaydenver.org
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