1. Why give to United Way? GIVE. ADVOCATE. VOLUNTEER. www.unitedwaygenesee.org

3. Administrative costs are low = More dollars to invest in the community

4. All decisions are community driven = First hand knowledge of the community’s needswww.unitedwaygenesee.org United Way 101

5. Funded PartnersThese programs rely on our funding: Basic Needs - $550,000 Work Activity Center Traverse Place Vocational Independence Program Genesee County Youth Corp One Stop Housing Resource Center Credit Repair/Bankruptcy Genesys Health Foundation Legal Services of Eastern Michigan Comprehensive Emergency Services Emergency Shelter/Transitional Housing Salvation Army Shelter of Flint, Inc. Safe House Emergency Shelter North End Soup Kitchen YWCA Catholic Charities of Shiawassee & Genesee Counties Disaster Services Medical/Dental Program American Red Cross www.unitedwaygenesee.org

6. Funded PartnersThese programs rely on our funding: Older Adults- $225,000 Kinship Caregivers Adult Day Care/Art Therapy Hispanic Senior Club Center for Gerontology Catholic Charities of Shiawassee & Genesee Counties Senior Citizens Program In-Home Elder Care Family Service Agency Visually Impaired Center Family Service Agency www.unitedwaygenesee.org

7. Funded PartnersThese programs rely on our funding: Strengthening Families $405,000 Immigration and Language Services Family Pride American Arab Heritage Council Connexion REACH Family Counseling Genesee County Youth Corporation Family Service Agency Domestic Violence Support Program Life Skills Day Program YWCA of Greater Flint St. Luke’s NEW Life Center Legal Empowerment and Advice Program Immigrant Family Services Legal Services of Eastern Michigan Jewish Community Services Fostering Success Child Care Referral Entrepreneurial & Financial Literacy Data Base Programming Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan 4C Child Care Unlimited Family Services Program Bilingual Case Management Catholic Charities of Shiawassee & Genesee Counties www.unitedwaygenesee.org

8. Funded PartnersThese programs rely on our funding: Child/Youth Development $375,000 Community Based Mentoring Afterschool Arts & Character Building Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Flint Boys & Girls Club of Greater Flint Inclusive Child Care Training CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocates 4C Child Care Unlimited Consortium on Child Abuse & Neglect Urban Initiative Tall Pine Council, Boy Scouts of America Urban Outreach Girl Scouting In-School Scouting Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan SKIP to a Great Start CHILL-Youth Violence Prevention Bendle Family Health Services Genesee Intermediate School District www.unitedwaygenesee.org

9. Funded PartnersThese programs rely on our funding: www.unitedwaygenesee.org Board Initiatives- $527,860 Attendance Court Systems of Care Genesee County Family CourtUnited Way of Genesee County Solution Councils 2-1-1 FACT – Flint Area Congregations Together Resource Genesee Bridges to the Future United Way of Genesee County School Readiness Action Plan Assessment of Children’s Mental Health Usage Priority Children Non-Profit Capacity Building BEST Project United Way of Genesee County GAIN$ - Genesee Area Individual Development Account Network United Way of Genesee County Ms. Howard saved $1100 in the Gain$ program. With their $3000 match, she was able to start her own business, a daycare! Ava Howard, GAIN$ 2009 Graduate

10. Funded PartnersThese programs rely on our funding: Systemic Change - $311,740 Earned Income Tax Credit Professional Development Genesee County Tax CoalitionMaltreated Infant/Baby Court Strategic Planning One Stop Housing Resource Center Genesee County Community Collaborative Genesys Health Foundation Youth Yellow Pages Housing Policy Initiative Resource Genesee FACT – Flint Area Congregations Together Leadership Genesee Scholarships Marketing Research Resource Genesee Project VOX/MOST PACT – Parents & Children Together Merger Discussion Facilitation Genesee County Friend of the Court C/CAN OATS (Organizational Assessments & Tech Support) BEST/United Way www.unitedwaygenesee.org

11. Total Investment inCommunity Programs $6,469,465 www.unitedwaygenesee.org

12. Fiduciary & Technical Services United Way provides fiduciary services to 10 programs and 3 non-profits that have generated $43,000 BEST Boys & Girls Club of Greater Flint Bridges to the Future Child Advocacy Center Do the Right Thing Downtown Weed & Seed Eaton County United Way GAIN$ Keep America Beautiful McCree Theater North Central Weed & Seed Tree City VITA www.unitedwaygenesee.org

13. Community Services United Way/UAW Ramp Program The Ramp Program, a partnership between United Way, General Motors and the UAW, began in the mid 1980s. The United Way/UAW Ramp program has built over 4,700 ramps in our community. www.unitedwaygenesee.org

14. Community Services Bridges to the Future The Bridges to the Future Program is one of United Way’s signature initiatives. The program is featured in 15 sites throughout Genesee County. The program’s focus is providing a link to day school, and will include fun and challenging activities. www.unitedwaygenesee.org

15. Community Services United Way and UAW Region 1-C Bone Marrow Program We are the local branch of the National Bone Marrow Registry, and we have added 17, 500 donors to date. From this list of donors, 44 life-saving bone-marrow matches have been made. www.unitedwaygenesee.org

16. Community Services Maltreated Infant/Baby Court Baby Court was created in response to the loss of jobs and the corresponding increase in child abuse and neglect. United Way provided $14,736 to train eleven Infant Mental Health Specialists on providing services to infants/toddlers and their families. There are approximately 500 infants/toddlers waiting on assessments. Baby Court had its first graduation – and family reunification – in February 2009. www.unitedwaygenesee.org

19. Ease of volunteer training$1,222,158 – Federal dollars & $699,030 – EITC DOLLARS Total captured in 2007 = $1,921,188 www.unitedwaygenesee.org

20. Community Services One Stop Housing Resource Center The One Stop Housing Resource Center is a program that provides the homeless and near homeless with a single point of access for an array of support services. Initially open twice a week, One Stop now services the community 5 days a week www.unitedwaygenesee.org Agency Clipboards for Client Privacy

22. DHS

23. GCCARD

24. CMH

25. Shelter of Flint

26. Flint Odyssey House

27. Flint Strive

28. IARC

31. So…why give to United Way? We are RESPECTED We are COMMUNITY We HELP YOU, HELP OTHERS GIVE. ADVOCATE. VOLUNTEER. www.unitedwaygenesee.org