Foothills United Way

See schedule odream bigthe goal of this initiative is to eliminate the opportunity and achievement gaps so that by 2040, all children in boulder county are succeeding academically and reaching their full potential. The dream big initiative breaks the cycle of poverty among low-income families by providing academic and social support to youth and their parents. Partners in this collaboration include nonprofits, government entities, school districts, and community volunteers. Promoting social emotional development in the early yearsled by the early childhood council of boulder county and in partnership with the Colorado association for infant mental health, this initiative provides training to individuals working with families with young children, e.g., early care and education providers, home visitors, nurses, helping them identify issues and provide support for positive social emotional development.2-1-1 launched in october 2003, 2-1-1 Colorado is a statewide initiative to provide information and referral service to residents in need of non-emergency (i.e. Non-life-threatening) assistance by phone, text, chat or online. 2-1-1 is the easy-to-remember and universally recognizable telephone number that provides critical connection between individuals in need and available services. The database has information on thousands of programs in boulder and broomfield counties and across Colorado. In 2018, 2-1-1 Colorado received over 200,000 contacts. Foothills United Way chairs the statewide 2-1-1 collaborative.strengthening mountain communities from withinthe goal of this initiative is to provide deeper and more integrated basic needs services and referrals in support of vulnerable residents of the boulder county mountain communities. This includes deepening outreach and expanding into new communities, providing funding directly to programs meeting basic needs in mountain communities, and providing a framework for intra-community relationships. This partnership includes nonprofits, businesses, schools, and government entities.

See schedule ocommunity resiliencethe community resilience program focuses on building relationships and resources to allow community members to adapt and thrive in the face of adverse events, ranging from individual crises to community-wide disasters. This program includes better together, a series of workshops that explore the meaning of resilience, helping individuals develop skills and connections to navigate emergency situations.

See schedule opersonal investment enterprise (pie) programthe pie program addresses the root causes of poverty through systemic economic changes. Program participants open individual development accounts, which are matched savings accounts designed to help working low-income and low-wealth families save money for post-secondary education, capitalizing a business, or buying a first home. Through 2017, the pie program has graduated 311 participants in these categories: 125 first-time homebuyers, 76 small business start-ups, and 110 post-secondary students.