GENERAL VOLUNTEERISMTotal impact: 1,089 volunteers, 3,306 total tracked hours

ä DAY OF CARING: Our largest since 2010. Over 627 volunteers from 34 companies contributed 2,572 hours at 29 non-profit agencies. In total monetary value, the 2015 Day of Caring saved Lane County $59,336

ä EDUCATION DAY OF ACTION: Coordinated 40 volunteers who gave 80 hours of service from 4 businesses and 1 service club in sponsoring and constructing 7 Little Free Libraries placed in communities throughout Lane County identified as high risk for lower literacy achievement due to limited access to library resources.

ä YOUTH DAY OF CARING: 218 North Eugene High School students volunteered 654 hours at 12 non-profit agencies through a new partnership between the school and United Way. United Way was awarded a Youth Service America Lead Agency Grant to expand the program in 2016.

ä Connected more than 52 volunteers to volunteer opportunities by phone or in person, and 152 individuals to 447 volunteer opportunities with 61 agencies through our website

VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT REPORT 2015

1,799 volunteers gave 52,897 hours of service valued at $1,220,333 to Lane County

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Total impact: 82 volunteers, 208 tracked hours

ä EMERGING LEADERS: The Emerging Leaders Steering Committee is comprised of 3 individuals who each dedicate more than 72 hours annually to developing Emerging Leaders programming.

• In December 2014, 14 Emerging Leaders volunteered 35 hours during the annual Emerging Leaders gift sort at Relief Nursery.

• 15 Emerging Leaders volunteered 51 hours during two Emerging Leaders sponsored volunteer activities.

ä 50 volunteers supported the United Way campaign as speakers, callers, and cabinet members

IMPACT VOLUNTEERS (EDUCATION, INCOME, HEALTH) Total impact: 214 volunteers, 3,294 hours

ä SUMMER READING SPOTS: Summer Reading Spots is a free hour of volunteer-led story time for children in Lane County in which each child takes home a free book every time they attend. In 2015, 73 volunteers read to 415 children and passed out 1711 books over 932 volunteer hours.

ä COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS: 46 community volunteers reviewed, scored, and provided recommendations to the Board of Directors for the 2016-2017 Community Investment Cycle. Together, they contributed over 801 hours.

ä In addition, some of the volunteers served on the Community Investment Steering Committee comprised of 13 members who volunteered 156 hours.

ä BE YOUR BEST: A cross-sector coalition of community partners based in Cottage Grove, OR. The coalition uses a collective impact approach to improve family and community health. 7 Be Your Best volunteers completed 150 hours of survey work, community conversations, webinars, and Steering Committee meetings

ä Community members volunteered 510 hours to guide the strategic planning process for improving community health through the community health needs assessment visioning session and focus groups.

ä In coordination with Will Leather Goods, United Way helped organize a project resulting in 350 backpacks with school supplies for students at Fairfield Elementary. 30 volunteers served a combined 60 hours for the project

ä 5 community trainers volunteered 45 hours in delivering the Your Money, Your Goals Financial Empowerment toolkit to case managers in Lane County.

OLDER ADULTS ENGAGED THROUGH RSVP (RETIRED & SENIOR VOLUNTEERS 55+) Total Impact: 414 RSVP volunteers served 46,089 hours with 111 average hours per volunteer

ä RSVP OF LANE COUNTY was awarded a new grant to expand volunteer opportunities for seniors in the areas of education, economic opportunity and health.

ä TAX-AIDE VOLUNTEERS: Volunteers filed over 6,600 tax returns with nearly $7.2million in reported tax returns

ä SENIOR MEALS PROGRAM: Volunteers served and delivered over 205,000 meals: 745 individuals served at Café 60 meal sites and 955 individuals received delivered meals

TESTIMONIALS“Just having somebody

like you to point me in

the right direction is

hugely helpful!”

— Anastasia Ehlers, City of Eugene Recreation

and Cultural Services

“ Thank you so much

for everything you’ve

done to introduce me

to volunteering in the

community!”

— Samantha, Lane Community College Freshman