United Way Of Kenosha County
United Way Of Kenosha County
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Mission
Our mission is mobilizing the caring power of Kenosha County to improve lives and transform our community. We all win when a child succeeds in school, when families are financially stable and when people have access to healthcare.
About
COMMUNITY IMPACT - AT UNITED WAY OF KENOSHA COUNTY (UWKC) WE BELIEVE IN MAXIMIZING COMMUNITY IMPACT BY POOLING INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS AND WORKING IN CONCERT WITH LOCAL AGENCY PARTNERS TO MAKE A CRITICAL DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ENVISION A COMMUNITY WHERE ALL INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL THROUGH EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY AND HEALTHY LIVES. UWKC IMPACTS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY BY INVESTING IN VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT OUR PARTNER PROVIDER AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS AND DELIVER MEASURABLE RESULTS. UWKC IS GUIDED BY DIVERSE GROUPS OF VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR GOVERNANCE, OVERSEEING OPERATIONS AND THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROCESS. THE KEY FOCUS AREAS FOR UWKC, BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY ARE EDUCATION, HEALTH AND FINANCIAL STABILITY. UWKC ADDRESSES THESE AREAS IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:EDUCATIONHELPING CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIALGOALS: -CHILDREN/YOUTH IMPROVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. -CHILDREN/YOUTH DEMONSTRATE POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT AT SCHOOL AND IN THEIR COMMUNITY.EDUCATION IS THE CORNERSTONE OF INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY SUCCESS. STRONG, PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITIES ARE DEPENDENT UPON SKILLED WORKFORCE THAT CAN COMPETE IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY. BUT WITH MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION CHILDREN DROPPING OUT EACH YEAR, AMERICA FACES AN EDUCATION CRISIS. WHAT IS THE COST OF THIS ALARMING TREND? THE ANSWER, MORE THAN $312 BILLION IN LOST WAGES, TAXES AND PRODUCTIVITY OVER THEIR LIFETIMES. THESE TRENDS ARE REVERSIBLE, BUT ONLY WHEN COMMUNITIES AND PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND NONPROFIT SECTORS WORK TOGETHER.UWKC WORKS TO ACHIEVE EDUCATION GOALS BY TAKING A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN:YOUTH AS RESOURCES (YAR)KENOSHA COUNTY YOUTH AS RESOURCES (YAR) IS A GRANT-GIVING PROGRAM WHICH FUNDS YOUTH-DESIGNED, YOUTH-LED COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS IN KENOSHA COUNTY. YOUTH, WITH GUIDANCE FROM ADULTS, DETERMINE THE PROJECTS THEY BELIEVE WILL ADDRESS A NEED IN THEIR COMMUNITY. YOUTH GROUPS MAY APPLY TO YAR FOR SMALL GRANTS OF UP TO $500 WHICH MAY BE USED TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES FOR A PROJECT, BUT MAY NOT BE USED TO PAY FOR VOLUNTEER TIME. THE YAR BOARD READS ALL APPLICATIONS AND INVITES YOUTH GROUPS TO PRESENT THEIR PROPOSALS DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD.YAR WAS DEVELOPED OUT OF A NEED - A NEED TO MAKE THE YOUTH OF KENOSHA COUNTY FEEL MORE CONNECTED TO THEIR COMMUNITY. ACCORDING TO RESULTS FROM A 2010 SEARCH INSTITUTE SURVEY OF KENOSHA COUNTY YOUTH, ONLY 27% FEEL THAT THEY ARE GIVEN USEFUL ROLES IN THE COMMUNITY. AN EVEN LOWER 25% OF YOUTH FEEL THAT ADULTS VALUE THEM. YAR IS A PROGRAM OF UWKC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KENOSHA COUNTY UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - EXTENSION.DURING THE 2018-2019 PROGRAM YEAR, YAR FUNDED 11 GRANTS, DISTRIBUTED $4,210 AND HAD 316 YOUTH PARTICIPANTS.READERS ARE LEADERS EVENTEACH YEAR AS PART OF THE NATIONAL "READ ACROSS AMERICA" EVENT THAT CELEBRATES THE BIRTHDAY OF DR. SEUSS IN MARCH, UWKC ORGANIZES "READERS ARE LEADERS" TO SHARE THE JOY OF READING WITH LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. IN 2019, THE TENTH YEAR OF THE PROGRAM, 210 LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME TO READ AT 30 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, IN 202 CLASSROOMS ACROSS KENOSHA COUNTY, IMPACTING 4,300 CHILDREN.READERS ARE LEADERS TUTORING PROGRAMTHE READERS ARE LEADERS TUTORING PROGRAM IS AN EARLY GRADE READING INITIATIVE THAT HELPS CHILDREN BUILD THE CRITICAL READING SKILLS NEEDED TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND LIFE. THROUGH THIS TUTORING PROGRAM, UWKC RECRUITS, TRAINS AND PLACES COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS IN LOCAL SCHOOLS. THE TUTOR WORKS ONE-ON-ONE WITH KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD GRADE STUDENTS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY TO SUPPLEMENT THE WORK THEY ARE DOING IN THE CLASSROOM.DURING THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR; THE PROGRAM EXPANDED FROM ONE SCHOOL - MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY, TO A TOTAL OF FOUR SCHOOLS - BRASS ELEMENTARY, FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY, MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY, AND WILSON ELEMENTARY. WITH 262 VOLUNTEER TUTORS THE PROGRAM WAS ABLE TO REACH 193 STUDENTS. SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN, TUTORS HAVE GIVEN 7,498 HOURS TO HELP CHILDREN BUILD CRITICAL SKILLS FOR READING PROFICIENCY. STUDENTS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM COLLECTIVELY IMPROVED 764 READING LEVELS.ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH A VOLUNTEER-LED REVIEW PROCESS, UWKC INVESTS IN PROGRAMS SUCH AS: BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS MENTORING PROGRAM ELCA OUTREACH'S YOUTH SUMMER PROGRAM GIRL SCOUTS OF WISCONSIN SOUTHEAST'S URBAN OUTREACH INITIATIVES KENOSHA LITERACY COUNCIL LITERACY FOR LIFE ADULT LITERACY EDUCATION PROGRAMHEALTHIMPROVING PEOPLE'S HEALTHGOALS: -INDIVIDUALS DEMONSTRATE SKILLS FOR HEALTHY LIVING. -INDIVIDUALS ACCESS HEALTH AND SAFETY RESOURCES.GOOD HEALTH IS BOTH A COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY AND A COMMUNITY BENEFIT. IT GOES BEYOND PERSONAL DIET, EXERCISE, AND MANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL CHOICES WE MAKE. THE FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHY LIFE IS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS WE BUILD AND THE ENVIRONMENTS WE INHABIT. WHEN PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO PARKS, BIKE PATHS, SAFE PLAYGROUNDS, HEALTHY FOODS, AND GOOD MEDICAL CARE, THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL, WORK, AND LIFE. UWKC IS WORKING TO ENSURE EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE AND QUALITY CARE AND PARTNERS WITH AGENCIES TO PROVIDE HELP TO THOSE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE, A VICTIM OF ABUSE OR SOMEONE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR AN ADDICTION.UWKC WORKS TO ACHIEVE HEALTH GOALS BY TAKING A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN:FAMILYWIZE DISCOUNT PRESCRIPTION PROGRAMNEARLY 1,000 UNITED WAYS ARE PARTNERED WITH FAMILYWIZE IN ALL 50 STATES TO LOWER THE COST OF MEDICINE BY DISTRIBUTING FREE FAMILYWIZE PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISCOUNT CARDS. THESE FREE DISCOUNT CARDS ARE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE DISCOUNT CARD DOESN'T MAKE THE MEDICINE FREE, BUT WITH SAVINGS UP TO 75%, IT'S REAL HELP, RIGHT NOW. FAMILYWIZE PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM HAS HELPED 16,723 KENOSHA COUNTY RESIDENTS SAVE AN AVERAGE OF 32% ON PRESCRIPTION COSTS. $300,450 WAS SAVED IN 2018 WITH MORE THAN $2,153,502 SAVED SINCE 2007.HEALTH RESOURCES UNITED WAY OF KENOSHA COUNTY WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MULTIPLE COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO SHARE THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY: CLINIC INFORMATION, FLU INFORMATION, MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, SUICIDE PREVENTION, COUNSELING SERVICES AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT INFORMATION IN KENOSHA COUNTY AND FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH PROGRAMS (PRENATAL CARE COORDINATION, SAFE SLEEP, WIC, CAR SEAT SAFETY). ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH A VOLUNTEER-LED REVIEW PROCESS, UWKC INVESTS IN PROGRAMS SUCH AS: AIDS RESOURCE CENTER OF WISCONSIN'S HIV HEALTH CARE SERVICES CATHOLIC CHARITIES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND COUNSELING SERVICES CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - COMMUNITY SERVICES CHILD AND FAMILY COUNSELING PROGRAM FOCUS ON COMMUNITY'S S.C.A.N. PROGRAM (STOP CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT) KENOSHA AREA FAMILY & AGING SERVICES' MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM KENOSHA HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES' JUVENILE CRISIS INTERVENTION RACINE KENOSHA COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY'S FATHER INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S HORIZONS' LEGAL ADVOCACY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICESFINANCIAL STABILITYHELPING FAMILIES SAVE FOR THEIR FUTUREGOALS: -INDIVIDUALS IMPROVE LIVING AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS -INDIVIDUALS DEMONSTRATE MANAGEMENT AND ACQUISITION OF ASSETSAPPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD OF WORKING AMERICANS DO NOT EARN ENOUGH MONEY TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS. WAGES HAVE NOT KEPT PACE WITH THE RISING COST OF HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, AND EDUCATION. CURRENTLY, 40 MILLION AMERICANS ARE WORKING IN LOW-PAYING JOBS WITHOUT BASIC HEALTH AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS. FOR FAMILIES WALKING A FINANCIAL TIGHTROPE, UNABLE TO SAVE FOR COLLEGE, A HOME, OR RETIREMENT, UWKC IS HERE TO HELP.UWKC WORKS TO ACHIEVE INCOME GOALS BY TAKING A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN:VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (VITA)IN AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE FINANCIAL STABILITY AND ASSET BUILDING IN OUR COMMUNITY, THE KENOSHA VITA COALITION (UWKC, THE KENOSHA COUNTY JOB CENTER, GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE, CARTHAGE COLLEGE AND THE IRS) TOGETHER WITH IRS-CERTIFIED VOLUNTEERS ARE PROVIDING FREE INCOME TAX PREPARATION ASSISTANCE TO LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES. PROGRAM GOALS:1. TO HELP LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES (UP TO $54,000) WITH TAX PREPARATION. TAXPAYERS ARE ASSISTED WITH RECEIVING TAX CREDITS SUCH AS THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC), A COMMONLY-OVERLOOKED CREDIT THAT MAY ADD MORE THAN A MONTH'S WORTH OF SALARY TO THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY'S ANNUAL INCOME. 2. TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION TO KENOSHA COUNTY RESIDENTS TO PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH WEALTH BUILDING AND DEBT-REDUCTION OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR THOSE OUTSIDE THE FINANCIAL MAINSTREAM. ASSETS GIVE PEOPLE A STAKE IN THEIR FUTURE AND IN THEIR COMMUNITY. SEE PAGE 44 FOR CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing clearly states the mission of the non-profit as “The mission of united way of kenosha county is to mobilize the caring power of community to advance the common good.”.
When outlining its functions, they were explained as: “The mission of united way of kenosha county is to mobilize the caring power of community to advance the common good.”.
- In compliance with legal regulations, the non-profit has reported their state of operation as WI.
- The filing records the non-profit's address for 2020 as 5500 6TH AVE NO 210, KENOSHA, WI, 531403710.
- As of 2020, the non-profit's form reports a total of 12 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $33,615.
- The organization has 23 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1959.
- The organization pays $531,187 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $83,758 in fundraising expenses.
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