UNITED WAY INC

SUPPORTING PEOPLE IN CRISIS TAPPING INTO OUR COLLECTIVE ABILITY TO HELP, WE MULTIPLY CONTRIBUTIONS AND HARD WORK INTO IMMEDIATE RELIEF FOR NEIGHBORS WHO NEED FOOD, HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.WE ARE INVESTING TO SUSTAIN AND EXPAND ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING THE DAILY CRISIS OF POVERTY. WE HAVE:- SUPPORTED 17,969 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED UTILITIES ASSISTANCE & 281,574 MEALS WERE SERVED BY 168 ORGANIZATIONS UNDER EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM (EFSP) THIS PAST YEAR. THE LAST CONTRACTED PERIOD OF EFSP WILL END DEC 2025. WITH FEDERAL CHANGES THERE IS CURRENTLY NO CLEAR PLAN FOR THE CONTINUATION OF EFSP. (CONT. ON SCH. O)- COORDINATED INVESTMENTS IN SITE IMPROVEMENTS AND OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS AT PLACES THAT SUPPORT HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE UNHOUSED ANT AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. IN THE LAST YEAR, 34 DAYTIME SITES AND 7 SENIOR CENTERS WERE FUNDED SHELTERS, AND AN ADDITIONAL SET OF 8 TARGETED SITES FOR LARGER INVESTMENT, WERE PROVIDED FUNDING FOR SITE IMPROVEMENTS AND OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS IN ORDER TO BETTER SERVE 84K+ PEOPLE EXPERIENCING AND AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. - LAUNCHED IN RESPONSE TO THE WILDFIRES TO RAISE FUNDS FOR DEPLOYMENT. TO DATE THERE HAVE BEEN 33 PARTNERS INVESTED IN ACROSS TWO PHASES OF GRANTMAKING TOTALING $2.725M. - LED EFFORTS TO PASS A LOCAL RESOURCE MEASURE TO SUPPORT HOMELESSNESS SOLUTIONS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN NOVEMBER 2024 WHICH WE THEN HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN SUPPORTING IMPLEMENTATION OF, INCLUDING COUNTYWIDE GOAL SETTING AND PROGRAM GUIDELINE DEVELOPMENT.

BUILDING SHARED PROSPERITYEVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IN L.A. IS FULL OF DREAMERS AND DOERS WHO HAVE A VISION FOR WHAT THEIR COMMUNITY COULD BE. THAT'S WHY WE WORK WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO CREATE COMMUNITY-OWNED APPROACHES TO BUILDING WEALTH AND POWER THAT WILL CHANGE THE FUTURE FOR THIS GENERATION AND THE NEXT.WE ARE INVESTING FOR SHARED PROSPERITY EFFORTS THAT CREATE PATHWAYS OF OPPORTUNITY AND EQUITY ACROSS OUR REGION. WE HAVE:- THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVE HAS INVESTED IN 374 AFFORDABLE UNITS FINANCED AT 50% OF THE AVERAGE COST THIS LAST YEAR AND CONTINUES TO SCALE THAT PROGRAM THROUGH LACAHSA, THE HOUSING SOLUTIONS AGENCY WE HELPED CREATE. IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE AN (CONT. ON SCH. O) IMPACTFUL SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PREVENT HOMELESSNESS ACROSS OUR REGION.- THE COMMUNITY PROSPERITY INITIATIVE AIMS TO ENGAGE LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN BUILDING AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR THEM. OVER THE YEAR, OVER COMMUNITY PROJECT DESIGN WORK WAS COMPLETED ACROSS OF NORTH LONG BEACH, ASSET MAPPING IN FINAL STAGES IN CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, AND WILLOWBROOK, ADDING TO THE EFFORTS IN PICO UNION. A PROSPERITY FUND WAS LAUNCHED WHICH INVESTED IN 12 PROJECTS. EARLY ROUND PROJECTS HAVE ALREADY REPORTED IMPACTING 330+ SMALL BUSINESSES AND MICROENTREPRENUERS THROUGH THEIR EFFORTS. - TO INCREASE COMPLETION AND TRANSFER RATES, SUPPORTED 479 STUDENTS THROUGH WAY2SUCCESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE RESOURCE FAIR, MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, STUDENT SUCCESS FUNDS, AND DISTRIBUTED 6100 COPIES OF OUR 2ND ANNUAL TOOL KIT FOCUSED ON DUAL ENROLLMENT WITH LBCCD, LBUSD, CAMPAIGN FOR COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY, ED TRUST WEST.