Program areas at United Way of Central Alabama
Health - uwca and its' partners provides programs and services to address hunger, community health and well-being, mental health and youth health and wellness throughout Central Alabama. This includes 352,888 clients who received health, medical or nutrition-related services, 17,615 preventive mental or physical health screenings, 210,784 clients who received services for physical and/or mental health, 58,906 individuals who received mental health services such as crisis counseling and intervention, 18,418,137 meals distributed to individuals and families to fight hunger, 72,490 youth who participated in social-emotional learning programs, 7,975 clients who received access to quality care for individuals affected by hiv, 34,599 clients who received comprehensive senior services and 949 clients who were provided pandemic response services.
Education - uwca promotes youth health and wellness across the education continuum, from quality childcare to dropout prevention. We provide youth support and after-school programs, including tutoring, stem programs, life skills development, mentoring and more. Our success by six initiative, part of our early childhood development and education efforts, enhances children's school readiness by training pre-k. Educators and providing high-quality early-learning curricula, classroom materials, equipment and evaluation. In 2023, the program served 1,230 students. Additionally, our help me grow Central Alabama program served 384 families, including 481 children, connecting them with community-based developmental and behavioral resources to ensure children start school healthy and ready to succeed.
Access to services - uwca provides a network of care through more than 200 partners and programs in 1,200 service locations throughout Alabama. Uwca supports a statewide information network called 2-1-1 connects Alabama, an innovative information and referral system connecting alabamians to available resources in their communities and providing referrals for all basic needs such as food, shelter, clothing, financial assistance and childcare. In 2023, 2-1-1 connected 164,574 callers to vital resources. United Way's area agency on aging for jefferson county received 18,510 calls to its 1-800-age-line (aging & disability resource center), which provides information on, and referrals to, assistance services designed for seniors and people with disabilities.