Program areas at United Way of Greater Greensboro
Support agency programs of Greater Greensboro: United Way of Greater Greensboro utilizes a volunteer-driven process to invest resources in initiatives and programs that are focused on creating solid foundations in the area of education, financial stability, and health, because these are the building blocks for a quality life. We all win when children succeed in school, families are financially stable, and people are stronger and healthier. See schedule i for the listing of the investment of resources by the United Way of Greater Greensboro.
Human service organizations:united Way of Greater Greensboro partners with leading community human service organizations to address the root causes of poverty so that families are equipped to achieve financial independence and stability. We are focused on ensuring that children and youth hit major milestones. We want children ready for school and reading on grade level by age 8 and we want youth ready for success in school, work and life. So, we invest in early care and education, health and development and literacy efforts for children and caregivers. We invest in academic support and college and career readiness for children and youth. In the area of employment and financial stability, we are helping parents get on the path and move over the federal poverty line through employment, educational attainment, safeguarding income and asset building. In the area of health and basic need, we are addressing households' foundational needs to keep them on the path out of poverty by investing in housing to help people stay in adequates, safe and affordable housing or shelter, provide personal safety and gain access to physical and behavioral healthcare, including healthy food. We created and are implementing two integrated service delivery (isd) model programs, one, the family success center (fsc) - a place-based one-stop-shop to access services that help families and individuals have access to services that help people along their journey to financial stability, and two, the guilford success network (gsn). Gsn also implements the isd model approach to serve individuals and households to achieve their goals towards financial stability. The gsn members are guided on their journey to financial stability through the use of an online platform where they can communicate and work with their coordinator to achieve their goals, both in person at a community partner organization or another location mutually convenient (such as the library), or virtually
Facilitate donor designations: United Way of Greater Greensboro allows donors the choice to let United Way invest their donations by Way of undesignated dollars, letting community experts direct dollars to the greatest pressing community needs in the areas of education, income and health. Likewise, United Way of Greater Greensboro facilitates donor designations. This means that United Way also allows the donors to direct their contributions towards specific areas of interest or partner agencies that relate to the passion and interest of the investing donors.