INVEST TODAY. WE RESEARCH COMMUNITY NEEDS AND DRIVE LASTING
CHANGE TO BUILD BETTER LIVES AND STRONGER COMMUNITIES.
60
AGENCY PARTNERS
provide 110 programs to build better lives in Polk, Hardee and Highlands counties.
+ COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS NTEERS S
1,300
make a measurable andd sustainable change in our community.
8,400
+ VOLUNTEER HOURS
$8.7 64,000
improve lives by focusing on education, income and health.
EDUCATION
20,882
UWCF helped children to succeed in school by:
INCOME UWCF promoted financial stability
3,042
for families in the tri-county area by:
HEALTH UWCF improved the health of patients by:
20,483
Increasing ACCESS to quality childcare n Taking ACTION to improve school readiness n Increasing ACCOUNTABILITY for academic achievement K-12.
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Increasing ACCESS to financial services n Taking ACTION to improve and maintain financial stability n Increasing personal ACCOUNTABILITY for finances.
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UWCF partnered to provide early literacy and school readiness programs for 6,892 children, 6 weeks - 5 years of age. These programs helped prepare children to enter school ready to learn while parents worked to support their families.
3,042 heads of households were helped to avoid homelessness through emergency assistance while learning of access to programs for GED and other credentials to increase family income.
UWCF is improving health in Polk, Hardee and Highlands counties. Specific measurements in health including body mass index, vision, seizure control, blood pressure, blood sugars and more were reported for 11,485 adults and children.
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UWCF increased accountability for academic achievement for 13,990 children in grades K-12 by measuring attendance and improvements on standardized tests in reading and math.
+ MILLION
was raised in 2011 by more than 400 organizations and nearly 20,000 donors.
UWCF helped create free tax preparation sites where families were encouraged to use some of their tax return to open emergency savings accounts. Classes on budgeting and banking also helped families with basic money management and credit repair.
Increasing ACCESS to medical care n Taking ACTION to improve and maintain health n Increasing personal ACCOUNTABILITY for health choices.
UWCF partnered to provide medical and mental health services for 20,483 children and adults whether or not they have insurance.
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BUILDING BLOCKS THAT
CONNECT
US ALL
Education
Income
Health
Helping Kids Succeed in School
Promoting Financial Stability for Families
Improving People’s Health
Increase ACCESS to quality childcare
Increase ACCESS to financial services
Increase ACCESS to medical care
Take ACTION to improve school readiness
Take ACTION to improve & maintain financial stability
Take ACTION to improve & maintain health
Increase ACCOUNTABILITY for academic achievement K-12
Increase personal ACCOUNTABILITY for finances
Increase personal ACCOUNTABILITY for health choices
2-1-1 is free, bilingual, and
A quality education is the first step toward a stable job and steady income. Without good health, everyday life becomes a struggle. United Way is working to provide opportunities for all of us to succeed. We are all in this together. So, when you help your neighbor in need, you also make your community stronger.
available 24 hours a day. All calls are confidential. Dial 2-1-1 on any phone in Polk, Highlands, and Hardee counties. If you have trouble, dial 863-648-1515. Services and information can also be accessed online at www.uwcf.org/211
LIVES CHANGED
United Way
in the tri-county area last year FA
IMPACT TOMORROW.
UNITED WAY IS CHANGING OUR COMMUNITY by making sure children start school ready to learn and succeed, through to graduation and beyond.
UNITED WAY IS CHANGING OUR COMMUNITY by helping hard working families increase their financial stability by building savings, improving credit scores and increasing family income.
UNITED WAY IS CHANGING OUR COMMUNITY by improving people’s health and increasing responsibility for personal health choices; many health problems are prevented by changing behaviors.
United Way of Central Florida
United Way of Central Florida PO Box 1357 Highland City, FL 33846 PH (863) 648.1500 FAX (863) 648.1535
United Way of Central Florida n Highlands County Division PO Box 3860 Sebring, FL 33871 PH (863) 453.3401