United Way Fox Cities

Diaper bank program - the mission of the diaper bank is to improve lives by assisting families with diaper and family hygiene needs.

United Way 2-1-1 serves residents of ten counties who require help to find the appropriate community service to address their needs. 2-1-1 serves as a hub in times of disaster by providing information during recovery and relief efforts. From april 1, 2022 to march 31, 2023, a total of 14,376 calls, texts and chats were handled, and call specialists made 24,891 referrals. Requests for housing/shelter resulted in 28% of the total call volume. Healthcare/covid 19 resulted in 17% of the total call volume, mental health and addictions were 15% and those related to utilities were 13% of the total call volume.

Community development: United Way Fox Cities' resources are targeted to impact community need in three areas: health, education and financial stabilitiy. Volunteers within each of the three impact committees along with various other committees helped to ensure that United Way makes a difference by contributing over 1,000 hours of their time throughout the year. United Way Fox Cities is investing nearly 6 million dollars in various non-profit programs and initiatives which help to serve close to 125,000 individuals. United Way Fox Cities partners with other agencies to create initiatives that address critical gaps in services.

Be well Fox valley (bwfv) is a three-county partnership of local governments, private sector and non-profit leaders, education, philanthropy and the faith community working together to create a community where all people have the opportunity to live longer, healthier, and happier. This happens through collaboration and commitment from many diverse and influential partners and community members, working together to advance a culture of health and well-being for people living in calumet, outagamie, and winnebago counties of Wisconsin. Our goals are to create healthy local settings that promote healthy choices and behaviors, a vibrant regional food system, a cohesive and connected multi-modal network that provides transportation and recreation, inclusive public spaces that foster social connection, and community-clinical partnerships that help prevent and manage chronic disease. Changing culture will happen through strong partnerships, aligning work to maximize the value of community resources, prioritizing equitable solutions, implementing co-benefit solutions, and employing innovative strategies to reach people in ways that are meaningful and inspiring to them, and using data to inform initiatives and make adjustments for maximum impact.

Americorps: be well Fox valley's americorps program is a federally funded service program that began in 2017 and, engages members in service to expand andenhance eff orts to create a community where healthy eating and active living are engrained in the culture and are the community norm. Americorps membersimpact the Fox valley community of calumet, outagamie and winnebago counites by increasing capacity and resource at partner organizations. Members educate create, implement and promote activities and programs regarding physical activity and healthy eating to the Fox valley youth and adults. In 2022-23, 15americorps members were enrolled to serve at 9 partner organizations to create a healthy community. Be well Fox valley americorps is funded through the corporation for national & service.

United Way's path (providing access to healing) for students is a school-based program designed to improve access to mental health services and therapy forchildren and youth who are unable to obtain care elsewhere in the community.

United Way Fox Cities' youth board is composed of 20 active students members from 7 area high schools. The purpose of the youth board is to educate andincrease youth awareness, improve understanding of United Way, volunteer opportunities, community needs and services. The purpose is also to assist youth indeveloping leadership skills and philanthropic values. The youth board is responsible for awarding a limited number of grants to youth-oriented programs in thefox Cities. During the past fi scal year, the youth board award $6,230 in grants through two grant cycles.

The emergency food & shelter program (efsp) was created by congress in 1983 to help meet the needs of hungry and homeless people throughout the unitedstates by allocating federal funds for the provision of food and shelter. United Way's roll is to staff the distribution of these funds in collaboration with primaryservice providers. United Way Fox Cities works with two local volunteer efsp boards to distribute funding to outagamie, calumet and winnebago counties.

Volunteer engagement- United Way Fox Cities engages community members year-round in various one-time volunteer activities (e.g.. Diaper repacks, bookpacking etc.) And ongoing volunteer roles (e.g. Committees, board of directors, donor networks, etc. ), driving community impact through volunteer andengagement activities.

Life study-it's a collection initiatives to present a snapshot of socio-economic conditions in the area. United Way Fox Cities partners with the community foundation for the Fox valley region and the Fox Cities chamber of commerce.

Tech fund helps support our small and medium-sized nonprofit digital transformation program. Uwfc provides financial support for up to 12 months of a managed services contract with nonprofits currently not using a service. Financial support for 12 months of managed services ranges from $2,000 to $9,000 per nonprofit. Many nonprofits lack the technology infrastructure to reach their full potential and they view having updated technology and a managed services contract as a luxury they cannot afford.