UNITED WAY OF GREATER HIGH POINT INC

COMMUNITY IMPACT - WITH THE HELP OF HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND THOUSANDS OF DONATIONS, THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER HIGH POINT (UWGHP) FUNDS PROGRAMS THAT TOUCH APPROXIMATELY 95,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR.TOWARD THOSE GOALS, $2,181,215 WAS ALLOCATED TO 59 PROGRAMS AT 24 LOCAL PARTNER AGENCIES IN 2024-2025.(1) INVESTING IN EDUCATION:UNITED WAY GOALS: TO PREPARE LOCAL CHILDREN ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY; TO SUPPLY PARENTS WITH THE TOOLS TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF PARENTING HEAD ON; TO PARTNER WITH YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORING PROGRAMS TO ENSURE AT-RISK YOUTH MEET THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.48% OF ALLOCATED DOLLARS WERE INVESTED IN PROGRAMS AIMED AT PROMOTING EDUCATION/THRIVING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN 2024-2025.(2) FOCUS ON FINANCIAL STABILITY:UNITED WAY GOALS: TO ENSURE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN CRISIS OR TRANSITION, SUCCESSFULLY THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THEIR TIME OF NEED. TO SUPPORT THOSE FACING LIFE CHALLENGES INCLUDING UNEMPLOYMENT, DISABILITIES, AND HOMELESSNESS CAN LIVE AS INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE THROUGH PROGRAMS FUNDED BY UWGHP DONATIONS.28% OF ALLOCATED DOLLARS WERE INVESTED IN PROGRAMS FOR INCOME/INDEPENDENT AND SELF-SUFFICIENT PEOPLE AND SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS IN 2024-2025.(3) PROVIDING PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE HEALTH:UNITED WAY GOALS: TO ENCOURAGE ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY WELL. 24% OF ALLOCATED DOLLARS WERE INVESTED IN PROGRAMS FALLING UNDER THE HEALTHY PEOPLE IMPACT AREA SUPPORTED BY UNITED WAY IN 2024-2025.COMMUNITY IMPACT PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: PARTNERS ENDING HOMELESSNESS, GREATER HIGH POINT FOOD ALLIANCE, THE BACKPACK PROGRAM, CANPAIGN FOOD DRIVE, 2-1-1 NEED HELP? WANT TO GIVE HELP?, PROJECT BOARD DEVELOPMENT, THE AFRICAN AMERICAN INITIATIVE, WOMEN IN MOTION, AND THE BOB BROWN UNITED WAY SCHOLARSHIP.PARTNERS ENDING HOMELESSNESS - UWGHP IS A PROUD PARTNER IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PARTNERS ENDING HOMELESSNESS (PEH) IN GUILFORD COUNTY. PEH HAS A VISION OF A COMMUNITY COURAGEOUSLY DEDICATED TO ENDING HOMELESSNESS IN GUILFORD COUNTY. THE PEH MISSION IS TO ENGAGE CRITICAL STAKEHOLDERS TO BRING ABOUT EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS THROUGH COLLABORATION, ADVOCACY, AND RESOURCES. ALL OF THIS IS DRIVEN BY THE VALUES OF VISION - SEEKING GREATER PERSPECTIVE AND DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS; STEWARDSHIP - ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE HIGHEST STANDARDS FOR THE RESOURCES IN PEH'S CARE THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY SERVED; PARTNERSHIP - BUILDING COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH A NETWORK OF PROVIDERS, FUNDERS, AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS; INTEGRITY - DEDICATION TO EXCELLENCE IN WORK AND COMMIT TO UNWAVERING TRANSPARENCY IN ALL THAT IS DONE; ADVOCACY - CHAMPIONING THE COMMUNITY'S SOLUTIONS TO END HOMELESSNESS.GREATER HIGH POINT FOOD ALLIANCE - UWGHP PARTNERS WITH THE GREATER HIGH POINT FOOD ALLIANCE TO WORK TOWARDS A MORE FOOD-SECURE COMMUNITY. THE GREATER HIGH POINT FOOD ALLIANCES' MISSION IS TO COORDINATE AND IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ENTITIES IN GREATER HIGH POINT FOCUSED ON ALLEVIATING HUNGER BY CREATING AND EXECUTING CITYWIDE AND NEIGHBORHOOD-FOCUSED INITIATIVES TO DEVELOP MORE JUST AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS.THE BACKPACK PROGRAM - STUDIES SHOW THAT SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN DO NOT LEARN AS EFFECTIVELY ON AN EMPTY STOMACH. HUNGER CAN AFFECT CHILDREN'S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, RELATIONSHIP BUILDING SKILLS AND THEIR OVERALL SELF-ESTEEM. THE BACKPACK PROGRAM AIMS TO ADDRESS CHILDHOOD HUNGER BY PROVIDING SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN, WHO ARE AT RISK OF HUNGER, WITH BACKPACKS FILLED WITH NUTRITIOUS, KID-FRIENDLY SNACKS TO TAKE HOME OVER THE WEEKENDS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND SUMMER MONTHS.THE PROGRAM CURRENTLY SERVES 2,000 STUDENTS IN THE GREATER HIGH POINT AREA USING 24 DISTRIBUTION SITES THAT INCLUDE MANY SCHOOLS AND NON-PROFITS THAT SERVE STUDENTS.NEED HELP? WANT TO GIVE HELP? - THOUSANDS OF CALLS FROM THE GREATER HIGH POINT AREA CONTINUE TO BE MADE TO "2-1-1," THE THREE-DIGIT PHONE NUMBER FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES INFORMATION AND REFERRAL IN THE TRIAD. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.NC211.ORG.CANPAIGN FOOD DRIVE - THE CANPAIGN KICKOFF FOOD DRIVE OCCURS EACH SEPTEMBER. FOR 16 YEARS, 40 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE CONDUCTED FOOD DRIVES, AND VOLUNTEERS COLLECT ENOUGH FOOD FOR 19 PANTRIES. THIS EVENT IS A WEEK-LONG EVENT WHERE PEOPLE DROP FOOD OFF AT OUR BUILDING AND THE VARIOUS FOOD PANTRIES COME BY TO PICK THE FOOD UP AND SELECT THE FOOD THEY ARE LOW ON IN THEIR PANTRY AFTER ALL THE FOOD HAS BEEN SORTED.PROJECT BOARD DEVELOPMENT - OVER THE PAST 23 YEARS, CLOSE TO 450 PROFESSIONALS HAVE GRADUATED FROM UWGHP'S "PROJECT BOARD DEVELOPMENT," A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY UWGHP'S AFRICAN AMERICAN INITIATIVE. PROJECT BOARD DEVELOPMENT IS DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY, RECRUIT, AND TRAIN MULTI-CULTURAL CANDIDATES FOR REFERRAL TO SERVE ON COMMITTEES AND GOVERNING BOARDS OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. THROUGH A STRUCTURED CURRICULUM, PARTICIPANTS ATTEND SEVEN WEEKLY SESSIONS TO DEVELOP SKILLS FOCUSED ON STRATEGIC PLANNING, MARKETING, FINANCE, PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES, AND FUNDRAISING. THE AFRICAN AMERICAN INITIATIVE - THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS AND STRENGTHENS AFRICAN AMERICANS, OTHER MINORITIES, AND UNDERSERVED CITIZENS BY ENCOURAGING SERVICE, INVOLVEMENT, AND PHILANTHROPY IN THE GREATER HIGH POINT COMMUNITY.BOB BROWN UNITED WAY SCHOLARSHIP - UWGHP IS HONORED TO PARTNER WITH HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY TO PROMOTE THE BOB BROWN UNITED WAY SCHOLARSHIP. ESTABLISHED BY HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY IN 2006 TO RECOGNIZE THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF HIGH POINT LEADER BOB BROWN, THE SCHOLARSHIP IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED FOR STUDENTS IMPACTED BY A UNITED WAY PARTNER AGENCY. THE $5,000 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP IS RENEWABLE FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS FOR A TOTAL OF $25,000.$MART MONEY - MAKE YOUR MONEY WORK FOR YOU! IN COLLABORATION WITH FAMILY SERVICES OF THE PIEDMONT AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE NETWORK, $MART MONEY IS A SERIES OF FINANCIAL LITERACY AND COACHING CLASSES DESIGNED TO EQUIP ATTENDEES WITH THE TOOLS NEEDED FOR FINANCIAL SUCCESS. THANKS TO GRANTS FROM WELLS FARGO, TRUIST, AND THE FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHY HIGH POINT, THERE IS NO FEE TO ATTEND.FANS FOR SENIORS (IN COLLABORATION WITH SENIOR RESOURCES OF GUILFORD) - THIS PROGRAM HELPS SERVE SENIORS AND DISABLED ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE NO ACCESS TO CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING DURING THE SUMMER. DONORS CAN DONATE EITHER FANS OR MONEY TO PURCHASE FANS. THE FANS ARE GIVEN AWAY AT VARIOUS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER WITH SENIOR RESOURCES OF GUILFORD.GIFT OF WARMTH - THIS PROGRAM ASSISTS THOSE FACING HEATING EMERGENCIES DURING THE COLD WINTER MONTHS. DONORS CAN DONATE EITHER HEATERS OR MONEY TO PURCHASE HEATERS. UWGHP GIVES THESE HEATERS OUT AT VARIOUS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE WINTER.CHILDREN'S INITIATIVES - IMPROVING THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN HIGH POINT THROUGH CHILDCARE, PARENTING EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF CRITICAL ISSUES.SUCCESS BY 6 - SUCCESS BY 6 IS AN EARLY CHILDHOOD MOVEMENT LED BY UNITED WAY IN OVER 300 CITIES, COUNTIES, AND STATES IN AMERICA AND CANADA. IT IS A COMMUNITY-BASED, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE A COMMON VISION - CHILDREN READY TO SUCCEED WHEN THEY ENTER SCHOOL. SUCCESS BY 6 IS NOT A PROGRAM - IT IS A COMMUNITY-WIDE INITIATIVE THAT DEPENDS ON PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES BASED ON LOCAL NEEDS TO ENSURE CHILDREN ARE READY TO LEARN WHEN THEY ENTER SCHOOL. CHILDREN LEARN BEST WHEN THEY HAVE PROPER HEALTH AND NUTRITION, A SAFE AND STABLE FAMILY AND HOME LIFE, AND ACTIVITIES THAT STIMULATE CREATIVITY, CURIOSITY, AND ALL THE SKILLS THEY WILL NEED TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND LIFE.LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES - WE ARE THRILLED TO BE GROWING LITTLE FREE LIBRARY (LFL) SITES IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH THE ONGOING GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE WELLS FARGO FOUNDATION, THOMAS BUILT BUSES, HIGH POINT ENTERPRISE, AND PUBLIX. WE CURRENTLY SPONSOR 16 LFL LOCAL SITES. LITTLE FREE LIBRARY IS A FREE BOOK EXCHANGE PROGRAM AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN "TAKE A BOOK, RETURN A BOOK OR BRING A BOOK TO SHARE".UWGHP CHILDREN'S INITIATIVES AWARDED $109,600 IN 2024-2025 IN HIGH QUALITY EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS TO FAMILIES LIVING IN THE GREATER HIGH POINT AREA AND ELIGIBLE THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. HIGH QUALITY EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION SETS THE STAGE FOR SCHOOL READINESS, IMPROVED GRADUATION RATES, LONG-TERM SUCCESS IN LIFE AND PREVENTS COSTLY INTERVENTIONS FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.MINDFULNESS MATTERS - UWGHP PRESENTS MINDFULNESS MATTERS, A GUIDE FOR YOUTH SELF-CARE AND MENTAL WELLNESS. THE GOAL IS TO PROMOTE YOUTH MENTAL WELLNESS BY PROVIDING MINDFULNESS AND MENTAL WELLNESS CLASSES TO YOUTH AND YOUTH CAREGIVERS. CLASSES WILL FOCUS ON MINDFULNESS PRACTICES THAT ENHANCE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH, FOSTERING HEALTHIER, HAPPIER YOUNG INDIVIDUALS.