UNITED WAY OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA

NONPROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING: UNITED WAY NCA'S PRIMARY SOURCE OF REVENUE IS GENERATED THROUGH EMPLOYER-SPONSORED WORKPLACE GIVING CAMPAIGNS. IN ADDITION, UNITED WAY NCA CONDUCTS A VARIETY OF FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WITH A FOCUS ON GROWING AND DIVERSIFYING FUNDING SOURCES TO SUPPORT ITS COMMUNITY IMPACT WORK AND OPERATIONS. FOR NEARLY 100 YEARS, COMPANIES, FOUNDATIONS, PUBLIC ENTITIES, AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS HAVE RECOGNIZED UNITED WAY NCA AS THE PREEMINENT NONPROFIT FOR DONATING TO THE CAUSES THEY CARE ABOUT. THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS RAISED BY UNITED WAY NCA EACH YEAR ARE INVESTED IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO TACKLE THE MOST COMPLEX SOCIAL CHALLENGES, CRITICAL AREAS OF NEEDS AND ISSUES IN OUR REGION.

HEALTH AND EDUCATION:UNITED WAY NCA'S THRIVE UNITED 365 HEALTH PROGRAM IMPROVES ACCESS TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTH RESOURCES AND IMPROVES PEOPLE'S LIVES BY ADDRESSING HEALTH CONDITIONS MOST AFFECTING ITS COMMUNITIES. ADOPTING A COMMUNITY-BASED PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTION MODEL, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS PREVENTION AND CARE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO CREATE LOW-BARRIER HEALTH RESOURCE ACCESS POINTS FOR COMMUNITIES FACING ENDURING HEALTH DISPARITIES. THIS PLACE-BASED WORK INCLUDES IMPROVED ACCESS TO CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES....CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.IN 2024-25, UNITED WAY NCA AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED MORE THAN 2,200 PEOPLE IN HEALTH EDUCATION TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE RISKS OF CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS AND RECEIVE TESTS TO ASSESS THEIR HEALTH NEEDS. THE PROGRAM ALSO BUILT AND DISTRIBUTED 9,148 KITS CONTAINING FOOD, CLOTHING, AND HYGIENE SUPPLIES .UNITED WAY NCA'S EDUCATION INITIATIVES PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY RESOURCES THROUGH THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL MODEL TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS IN REALIZING THEIR ACADEMIC AND TRAINING GOALS. UNITED WAY NCA PARTNERS WITH SEVEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS DESIGNATED AS TITLE I SCHOOLS. TITLE I SCHOOLS RECEIVE FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH HIGH PERCENTAGES OF CHILDREN FROM FAMILIES WITH LOW INCOME AND 80% OF STUDENTS ARE RECIPIENTS OF FREE AND REDUCED MEALS (FARMS). THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INITIATIVE SUPPORTS A PLACE-BASED STRATEGY IN WHICH EACH SCHOOL PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND ALLOCATES RESOURCES TO PROVIDE AN INTEGRATED FOCUS ON ACADEMICS, HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THIS STRATEGY AIMS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS LOCATED IN NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE STRUCTURAL FORCES LINKED TO RACISM AND POVERTY SHAPE THE EXPERIENCES OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ERECT BARRIERS TO LEARNING AND SCHOOL SUCCESS. THE SEVEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS THAT UNITED WAY NCA PARTNERS WITH ARE BASED IN COMMUNITIES WHERE FAMILIES HAVE FEW RESOURCES TO SUPPLEMENT WHAT TYPICAL SCHOOLS PROVIDE. THROUGH UNITED WAY NCA'S COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, 3,285 STUDENTS WERE SERVED ADDRESSING ATTENDANCE, BEHAVIOR AND COURSE PERFORMANCE. FOR OVER 300 YOUTH FACING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHRONIC LEARNING CHALLENGES, THEY RECEIVED INDIVIDUALIZED INTENSIVE SERVICES AND SHOWED CONSISTENT IMPROVEMENT ON ALL INDICATORS. THIS INCLUDES 68% IMPROVEMENT IN ATTENDANCE GOAL, 75% IMPROVEMENT IN MATH AND LANGUAGE ARTS GOAL, AND 86% IN ATTAINING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING.