MARSHFIELD AREA UNITED WAY

COMMUNITY IMPACT PROGRAMS PARENTS WHO HAVE SUPPORT FROM EARLY ON CAN BUILD GREAT FUTURES FOR THEIR CHILDREN. UNITED WAY WORKS WITH SCHOOLS, PARENTS, AND PARTNERS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD IS EQUIPPED FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, WORK, AND LIFE BY INVESTING IN PROGRAMS THAT PRODUCE RESULTS. IN 2023, 4,857 CHILDREN OR THEIR PARENTS/CAREGIVERS RECEIVED SUPPORT FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.OUR COMMUNITY WILL ONLY PROSPER AND GROW IF ALL FAMILIES ARE FINANCIALLY STABLE. UNITED WAY'S WORK IN FINANCIAL STABILITY IS FOCUSED ON ENSURING ALL FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS ACHIEVE INDEPENDENCE. MORE FAMILIES ARE ACHIEVING FINANCIAL STABILITY. IN 2023, 1,454 ADULTS AND FAMILIES BENEFITED FROM PROGRAMS THAT HELPED SECURE THEIR MOST BASIC NEEDS, AND PROVIDED SUPPORT TO SECURE AND/OR REMAIN IN A SAFE AND STABLE HOME.THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS IS A STRONG INDICATOR OF THE HEALTH OF A COMMUNITY. ACHIEVING AND MAINTAINING GOOD HEALTH IS IMPORTANT DURING ALL STAGES OF LIFE, FROM CONCEPTION THROUGH CHILDHOOD, INTO ADULTHOOD AND THROUGH OLDER AGE. WHETHER IT IS A TEEN STRUGGLING WITH THEIR MENTAL WELL-BEING, A SENIOR IN NEED OF SOME SUPPORT AND CARE, OR A SURVIVOR OF ABUSE SEEKING A SAFER ENVIRONMENT, UNITED WAY IS FIGHTING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL. OUR COMMUNITY IS HEALTHIER: IN 2023, 2,230 YOUTH AND ADULTS HAD INCREASED ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS, HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES, AND SAFER AND HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES.

NUTRITION ON WEEKENDS PROGRAM THE NUTRITION ON WEEKENDS (NOW) PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATIVE, COMMUNITY EFFORT TO TARGET CHILDHOOD HUNGER. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES HEALTHY, READY-TO-EAT NUTRITIONAL FOODS FOR CHILDREN DURING THE WEEKEND. IN 2023, 685 CHILDREN RECEIVED FOOD THROUGH THE NOW PROGRAM.