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United Way Fights for Health, Education, and Financial Stability

United Way of Southwest Missouri and Southeast Kansas supports programs in education, health, and financial stability to address poverty in the community. Join us in making a positive change.

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United Way Fights for Health, Education, and Financial Stability

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  1. United Way Fights for the Health, Education and Financial Stability of every person in every community. Together, WE represent the Faces of Change

  2. When you invest with United Way of Southwest Missouri and Southeast Kansas, you help address three key targets that contribute to poverty: • Education • Health • Financial Stability 

  3. With other Faces of Change, and with community partners – including the 33 programs in 28 agencies – United Way is positioned to advance the common good in academic success, workforce readiness, financial literacy, healthy lifestyles and access to food and shelter to those in need in our communities.

  4. Funding Programs to Impact Lives Health Financial Stability Education • Funded Program Examples - • Joplin NALA Read • Boys and Girls Club of SWMO • Spring River Mental Health and Wellness • Family Resource Center • Communities in Schools • BBBS of Crawford County • 3,000 Program Unduplicated Individuals Served • Funded Program Examples - • Legal Aid of Western Missouri • Lafayette House • Joplin Family Y • Joplin Assoc. for the Blind • Community Clinic • Children’s Haven • Children’s Center • Cerebral Palsy Center • Spring River • Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation • Safe House Crisis Center • Pittsburg Family Y • Kansas Legal Services • 13,000 Program Unduplicated Individuals Served • Funded Program • Examples - • Regional Health & Welfare - Crosslines • Labette Assistance Center • Wesley House • Catholic Charities of SEK • Building Bridges (formerly Circles) • 24,000 Program Unduplicated Individuals Served

  5. Funding Programs to Impact Lives United Way Funded33Programs within our 28 Partner Agencies! Financial Stability Education Health 6% 24% 70%

  6. Education • Our Goal • United Way of Southwest Missouri and Southeast Kansas funds programs that support school readiness, literacy and academic success. • Our Targets • Enter school ready to succeed. • Read proficiently by 3rd Grade • Make successful transition in and out • of middle school.

  7. Health • Our Goal • United Way of Southwest Missouri and Southeast Kansas promotes healthy behaviors in our communities. • Our Targets • United Way of Southwest Missouri and Southeast Kansas works to increase the number of community members who: • Live a healthy lifestyle, eat well and who are physically active. • Avoid substance abuse. • Access physical and dental health care. • Access personal safety services for individuals and families who face threats to their immediate well-being, including but not limited to domestic violence, child abuse • or neglect, and sexual assault.

  8. Financial Stability • Our Goal • United Way of Southwest Missouri and Southeast Kansas works to reduce the number of financial unstable families • and individuals and supports their financial independence and workforce development. • Our Targets • Community Resources aimed at increasing both soft • and hard employment skills. • Affordable childcare to enable employment, heath care, • social services and daily living activities. • Financial literacy training programs. • Resources or services for finding and • maintaining affordable housing.

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