Salina Area United Way Community Report

“The Mission of the Salina Area United Way

is to strengthen our community

by improving lives

through leadership, partnership and investment.”

PIECE

• During the 2014, 8 week, Summer Lunch Program we

delivered 447 books with enrichment activities to preschool

children and paid for 312 lunches so parents could eat with

their preschooler.

• Books arrived in the mailboxes of over 1,200 Saline County

preschoolers from the Dolly Parton Imagination Library

Project.

• Kindergarten Readiness materials were given to 10

Kindergarten Round-up events for 500 new kindergarteners.

• Vacation Bible Schools received 282 Kindergarten

Readiness packets with books and enrichment materials.

Education

• Simmons First Bank employees assemble

Kindergarten readiness packets for PIECE.

• The Salina Family YMCA, Salina Child Care

Association, and MLKJ Child Development

Center all have several of the same goals

regarding early education. Their focus on

school readiness skills enables children at

their programs to enter Kindergarten on track

developmentally, and ready to succeed.

Income

• A Circle Leader and her family wait to hear from

CAPS on the topic of bullying prevention in youth.

• Circles of the Heartland helps members of the Salina

area community and in turn they help Circles. Staff

from organizations such as Ashby House,

Department of Children & Families, USD 305,

Churches, The Volunteer Connection, PIECE, Salina

Area Technical College, the City Commission, and

many more volunteer their time and services to the

staff and participants of the Circles program.

Partnerships with others help Circles to expand,

establish committees, provide services for

participants, learn, and share their mission.

Health

• Salina Family Healthcare Center collaborated with K-State

Research & Extension, Salina Area United Way, and many

other community agencies to ensure everyone in their

service area had an opportunity to sign up for health

insurance during the open enrollment period early in 2014.

• SFHC partners with many organizations throughout the

Salina area community to ensure patients receive the best

possible care. Working with Central Kansas Foundation has

made it possible for a Substance Abuse Counselor to be at

the clinic full-time. Partnering with Child Advocacy and

Parenting Services provides free daycare services for

children of OB patients enrolled in monthly prenatal classes.

Collaborating with the Saline County Health Department

allows a Nurse Educator to conduct prenatal classes for

patients.

Certified Funded Partners • American Red Cross - North Central Kansas Chapter A humanitarian organization, led by volunteers, which provides

relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.

• Ashby House, Ltd. Our mission is to empower homeless families and individuals to improve self-sufficiency, self-advocacy and holistic recovery through life skills and practical application.

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina, Inc. Offering meaningful and impactful relations between adults and at-risk youth who are facing adversity due to a variety of unfortunate socioeconomic or psychosocial factors.

• Catholic Charities of Salina, Inc. Providing adoption, counseling, emergency assistance, disaster relief, senior housing, immigration and assimilation services in Salina, Hays, Manhattan and Concordia.

• Central Kansas Foundation for Alcohol and Chemical Dependency Provides affordable, quality alcohol and drug prevention/treatment services including assessment, outpatient and inpatient treatment, social detoxification, continuing care, case management and prevention/education programs.

• Child Advocacy & Parenting Services, Inc. Provides free in-home parenting instruction, case management, family support, respite childcare, parenting classes, CASA and Child Advocacy Center services to prevent child abuse/neglect in North central Kansas.

• Coronado Area Council, Boy Scouts of America Providing age-specific citizenship training, character development and personal fitness programs for youth in 32 counties of North Central and Northwest Kansas.

• Consumer Credit Counseling Services Consumer Credit Counseling Services is a not-for-profit agency bringing hope and stability to Kansas families by offering financial solutions through education and counseling.

• Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas Provides services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. We offer safe shelter, crisis counseling, court advocacy, support groups and much more.

Certified Funded Partners cont. • Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland, Inc. Premier leadership development program for girls across 80 Kansas counties. We

build girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place.

• Kansas Legal Services Our mission is to provide legal assistance to low-income families in matters of civil law and refer families to services that help them obtain self-sufficiency.

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Child Development Center Provides early care and education for children ages two weeks to six years and prepares them developmentally and socially for Kindergarten.

• Salina Child Care Association, Inc. Full day, year round, early childhood care and education in a developmentally appropriate, accredited program for children aged 2 weeks - 12 years of age.

• Salina Family Healthcare Center (Salina Health Education Foundation) Providing primary care for uninsured, underinsured, economically disadvantaged families and providing education in family medicine for physicians wanting to practice in rural Kansas.

• Salina Family YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) The largest nonprofit provider of quality accredited childcare, youth sports and adult fitness in Saline County.

• The Salvation Army Soup kitchen, food, clothing, counseling, case management, utility assistance, prescriptions, eye exams, after school program, youth programs, Christmas assistance, adult programs, and Emergency Disaster Services.

• The Volunteer Connection (Department of Kansas Wesleyan University) Mobilizes volunteers of all ages to address community needs and enables community entities to enhance their services through utilization of volunteer resources.

• United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas Provides assistive technology, independent living support, advocacy, information and referral services for persons with various disabilities not just cerebral palsy.

Financials

The Salina Area United does not solicit funds to cover the cost of

obtaining donations. The cost of the campaign is a line item on

the yearly budget from the amount raised for the campaign.

Cost of Fundraising: $5,000

Amount raised and the source of contributions

Campaign Type 2014 2013 % of 2013Corporate $257,992 $333,000 77%Employee $384,283 $439,680 87%Individual $156,641 $162,413 96%Special $10,904 $13,566 80%* TOTALS * $809,820 $948,659 85%

Board of Directors, Officers, StaffExecutive Committee Officers Committee Chairs on Executive Committee

President Joyce Volk Campaign Cabinet (CC) Annie Grevas

Past President Kristy Balthazor United Priorities Cabinet (UPC) Tina Lewis Treasurer Chris Yohe Community Engagement Team (CET) Katy Reiss

Secretary Amanda Michaelis Audit and Standard of Excellence (A/SOE) Raju Dandu Human Resources (HR) Kristin Nulik Name Company Title Comm. Term

Term expires December 31, 2015 Raju Dandu Kansas State Univ. Professor A/SOE 2 Chris Yohe Simmons First Community Executive F 1

Bennie Salkil Salina Regional Health Center Director of Accreditation CC 1

George Troutfetter USD 305 Retired A/SOE 2

Bill Hall USD 305 Superintendent of Schools CET 1

Katy Reiss Central Kansas Foundation Coordinator CET 1

Tina Lewis Salina Housing Authority Director UPC 1

Kory Tinkler The Bennington State Bank of KS Vice President UPC 1 Evette Beckman Sunflower Bank Payment Processing Manager CET 1

Term expires December 31, 2016 Kristy Balthazor Assurance Partners, LLC Chief Operating Officer CET 2

Karen Couch Kennedy, Berkley, Yarnevich Associate Attorney CET 2

Tama Davidson Comcare PPM Operations Assistant UPC 2

Jon Starks UMB President CC 2

Joyce Volk Volk Insurance Agency Insurance Agent All 2

Term expires December 31, 2017 Kristin Nulik Bergkamp, Inc. Human Resources Manager HR 1

Term expires December 31, 2018 Stephanie Cool *New Board Member JRI Management VP Administration & Finance HR 1

Loren Young Kennedy & Coe LLC Partner F 2

Patrick Wallerius OCCK Inc. Chief Financial Officer F 2

Salina Area United Way Staff

Amanda Michaelis Executive Director Keven Duggan Manager of Finance

Brenda Gutierrez Program Director Ruth Vernon Social Media Manager

Annie Grevas

“Thanks so much to the Salina community for

all the work being done on a daily basis that

impacts the United Way Campaign so

positively.  From the large number of

community members who participated in the

50,000 meals packaged, to the increased

giving in some large business campaigns,

and to the continued individual giving that is

currently going on.   I could not be more

excited and proud of our community.”

Our Year