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United Way Fox Cities
eNewsletter Issue: 3
In This Issue$100k Awarded in GrantsEvent with Jordy NelsonNonprofit TrainingSign up for our BlogThe ConnectorDiaper BankPATHYouth BoardBorn Learning Trails211 Manager RetiresNew Staff at UWFC
$100,000 Awarded in
Community Focus Groups Gather to DiscussTransportation NeedsIn August and September, United Way and Valley Transitconvened two focus group sessions to discuss the future of TheConnector, a local communitysupported transportation service.United Way staff shared that, in 2013, The Connector provided16,793 rides, 94% of which were for employmentrelated purposesand will provide a projected 20,000 rides in 2014, based onincreased demand. The sessions were attended by approximately25 individuals representing local businesses, governmentorganizations and nonprofits that offered insight and feedback ontransportation issues affecting their employees or clients, how TheConnector is helping to alleviate transportation barriers and howthe service has benefitted local businesses and
Focused FundingGrantsUnited Way Fox Citiesprovides Focused FundingGrants twice per year. Thesegrants are designed topromote approaches tosolving a community problemas well as to support existingprogram expansion. Thefollowing agencies received acollective total of $100,000 ingrant money for the fall cycleof 2014: Boys and Girls Clubsof the Fox Valley, CommunityFamily Resource Centers, FoxValley Veterans Council,Housing Partnership of theFox Cities, NAMI Fox Valleyand Sexual Assault CrisisCenter. Read about how theorganizations will use thegrant funding.
2014 ProfessionalEvent Draws PackerFans
Green Bay Packers' JordyNelson (#87) and CraigBenzel (Vice President ofSales and BusinessDevelopment) teamed up withUnited Way Fox Cities to inviteover 160 area professionals tojoin in creating lasing changein our community. A big"Thank you!" to Jordy Nelsonand Craig Benzel, everyone inattendance, and the evening'ssponsors: BergstromAutomotive, Affinity HealthSystem, Habush Habush &Rottier S.C., Schenck S.C. andThedaCare. Thank you also toImage Studios for donatingphotos. View photos of the
organizations. Learn about how The Connector is improving selfsufficiency.
Diaper Bank to be Featured at National ConferenceRhonda Hannemann, Community Development staff at United Way FoxCities, has been invited by the National Diaper Bank Network to shareinformation about the success of the Fox Cities Diaper Bank at the 2014National Diaper Bank Conference. Rhonda will be presentinginformation outlining our unique communitywide efforts to providenearly 400,000 diapers annually to families in need through the DiaperBank, an initiative of United Way Fox Cities. Diaper Bank leaders fromacross the country will learn about the generosity of the Fox Citiesthrough volunteer repacking efforts, diaper drives and the PostCrescent's annual "Dollars for Diapers" Do It! Campaign. Thank you toeveryone who as supported the Fox Cities Diaper Bank! Read aboutvolunteers who repacked 35,000 diapers for the Diaper Bank in oneday.
Updated Results Released for PATH ProgramUpdated outcomes for United Way's PATH (Providing Access toHealing) for Students have been tabulated through August 31, 2014.New numbers show that, since its inception in 2008, a total of 830students who were unable to obtain care elsewhere in the communityhave been served through the schoolbased program, includingapproximately 24 new students served from March 2014 to August2014. Many of the students served by PATH were on long waiting lists ofup to a year and a half elsewhere in the community. 75% of students
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Area NonprofitsParticipate inMarketing Workshop
United Way supports andstrengthens area nonprofits byoffering a variety of trainingopportunities. This fall, over200 nonprofit employees andboard members from acrossNortheast WI attended"Talking but Nobody'sListening? NonprofitMarketing Strategies thatWork" with Kivi LerouxMiller,President ofNonprofitMarketingGuide.com.Training included informationabout how social media haschanged the wayorganizations keep membersengaged. The workshop wassponsored and organized inpartnership with theCommunity Foundation for theFox Valley Region andSchenck S.C. Thank you toour collaborating partners andall of the attendees! Viewphotos of the workshop on ourFacebook page.
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reported progress toward treatment goals (an increase of 2% comparedto results reported in March 2014), 72% reported experiencing reducedsymptoms (an increase of 3% compared to results reported in March2014) and 96% said they would return to therapy if needed, a numberconsistent with earlier reports. Due to its success, the PATH programwas recently featured in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and onWisconsin Public Radio.
Youth Board Engages the Next GenerationIn September, United Way Fox Cities' Youth Board welcomed over 35local high school students to the first bimonthly meeting for the 20142015 school year! Many returning students attended the meeting alongwith several new students who have committed to making a differencein our community by serving on the Youth Board. Students willparticipate throughout the year volunteering for numerous communityorganizations, awarding grant funding offered to youthdriven projectsand planning theme ideas for the annual February youth leadershipevent, Teen Symposium. We are very excited for another year of theYouth Board and encourage interested 1012th grade students to apply.Applications are accepted anytime. Please visit our website for moreinformation, including downloadable applications.
Born Learning Trails Boost Literacy SkillsUnited Way Fox Cities supports programs that help children enterschool ready to learn. Born Learning Trails, a United Way Worldwide
weekly and feature updatesand insights from variouscontributors including UnitedWay Fox Cities' staff,volunteers, board members,partner agencies and more!You can get the articles sentdirectly to your inbox bysigning up for our weekly email, or read the blog onlineby visiting our website.
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Mission StatementUnited Way Fox Citiesimproves lives by bringingdiverse people together tobuild a stronger, more caringcommunity for everyone.
initiative, are designed to strengthen families and provide children withquality early learning opportunities. The trails are an interactive, playfuland visible tool to help parents, caregivers and communities supportearly learning, to boost children's language and literacy skills and toencourage families to get active. The first Born Learning Trail in the FoxCities was built at Plamann Park in May. In August, Miller Electricemployees partnered with the City of Appleton to install a Born LearningTrail at Pierce Park. Do you want to support the next Born Learning Trailat Fox West YMCA in Greenville, WI? Vote online now through October24th for the project to win a $5,000 grant!
Susan Richards, 211 Manager Retires
After over 12 years serving our community throughUnited Way, Susan Richards, 211 Manager,retired from her position. In 2001, Susan Richardsjoined United Way Fox Cities as a campaignassistant. She was then hired to lead Informationand Referral which, in 2005, became United Way211 under Susan's leadership. Since itsinception, 211 has grown to serve 10 localcounties 24hours a day, every day, through a free,
confidential phone service and searchable online database. In 2013,12,705 calls were answered and 83,975 website inquiries were made,connecting those in need to community resources.
United Way Welcomes New StaffIn July, United Way Fox Cities welcomed Michelle PierquetHohner asthe new 211 Manager. Michelle has a degree in Human DevelopmentFamily Studies with a concentration in child development. She hasseveral years of experience working in a hospital setting where she waspart of a familycentered care approach. She also worked asthe Services Director at the YWCA in Green Bay/DePere. Most recently,Michelle was employed with CASA of Brown County as AdvocateSupervisor where she was responsible for coordinating support forabused and neglected children. Michelle said, "I am honored andexcited about the opportunity to take on the role of211 Manager. To be able to assist individuals byconnecting them with more than 5,000 health andhuman services in our community is prettyamazing! I am looking forward to getting to knowand establishing relationships with our communitypartners." Read about how 211 helped residentswho lost their health insurance.
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