Livingston County United Way is a 501c3 organization that helps to provide financial resources to the local agencies and organizations that keep our community members safe, housed and healthy. These efforts adjust to current and relevant areas each year. We also have an emerging needs fund that allows our organization to provide quick and responsive support when new innovative programming is proposed or to handle emergency situations that require immediate funds.
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Livingston County United Way is a 501c3 organization that helps to provide financial resources to the local agencies and organizations that keep our community members safe, housed and healthy. These efforts adjust to current and relevant areas each year. We also have an emerging needs fund that allows our organization to provide quick and responsive support when new innovative programming is proposed or to handle emergency situations that require immediate funds.
The United Way is a driving force of change in Livingston County. We help bring together nonprofits, governmental agencies, churches and other organizations to address the most pressing needs in our community. We focus our efforts in three areas of impact.
• THRIVING FAMILIES
Empowering families with resources that allow them to support themselves.
Outcomes:
Individuals gain employment.
Veterans gain employment.
Individuals increase their wages.
Individuals increase their disposable income by accessing benefits and/or reducing costs.
Total dollar amount of refunds to individuals/families through VITA and/or MyFreeTaxes.
Individuals served earn job-related licenses, certificates, and/or credentials.
• SUCCESSFUL YOUTH
Assuring that children birth-18 have access to good education, food, fitness and overall health.
Outcomes:
Children achieve developmental milestones.
Children are proficient on school readiness assessment by the end of their kindergarten year.
Children read at grade level.
Children and Youth maintain satisfactory or improved school attendance.
Youth graduate on time.
Youth served gain, post-secondary employment, further education, or credentials.
Middle School/High School students served ear passing grades in core subject areas.
Middle School/High School students develop soft skills.
Youth transition from Middle School to High School on time.
• HEALTH & WELLNESS
Energizing all residents, young and old, to be healthy, secure and active in their community.
Outcomes:
Children and adults served will eat healthier, increase their physical activity, and/or move towards a healthy weight.
Babies served will experience healthy birth outcomes (celebrate their 1st birthday, carried to full term, born at a healthy weight).
Youth and adults served will avoid or reduce risky behaviors.
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