UNITED WAY OF CASS COUNTY INC
300 E Broadway 101, Logansport, IN 46947 www.unitedwayofcasscounty.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: The mission of the Organization is to increase the ability of the people of Cass County to care for one another, to promote human services, and to maximize resources.

Provide funding to member agencies in the Cass County area after assessing community needs to determine annual allocations and special project grants.United Way of Cass County identifies a number of issues/outcomes for focus. Allocates funds to member agencies that integrate the strategic investment plan with outcome measure to address community issues. Funding decisions are determined by Agency Partners proposals that align with one or more of the UWCCs target issues and proposals that provide how the program or strategies achieve an identified community outcome and measured to meet established indicators. The three areas of focus are:Education Helping Children and Youth Achieve their potentialGoal 1) Children enter Kindergarten ready to learnCommunity Outcome-Children achieve appropriate developmental targets in literacy, social skills, emotional development, physical motor skills, and cognitive skillsGoal 2) School-aged children succeed in schoolCommunity Outcome-School-aged children gain the basic literacy and learning skills necessary to succeed in schoolGoal 3) Youth grow into productive adultsCommunity Outcome-Youth gain new skills and knowledge that promote positive developmentIncome Promoting Financial Stability and IndependenceGoal 1) People achieve financial stabilityCommunity Outcome-People gain the skills necessary to increase their financial well-beingGoal 2) People gain the skills they need to be successfulCommunity Outcome-People secure a living wage job and maintain employmentGoal 3) People in crisis have access to emergency food, shelter and financial assistanceCommunity Outcome-People have improved access to resources that improve stability and independenceGoal 4) People live in safe and thriving neighborhoodsCommunity Outcome-People gain access to services that improve personal safetyHealth Improving Peoples HealthGoal 1) People maintain healthy nutrition and physical fitnessCommunity Outcome-People build healthy habits and healthy bodiesGoal 2) People overcome barriers to become mentally and physically healthyCommunity Outcome-People receive support to achieve positive health and mental well-being

All other programs and programs services expenses.Following the investment framework as described in 4a, facilitate, initiate, implement, participate, and/or fund United Way programming and initiatives including:Education Live United Day Day of Action, Cass County Reading Railroad includes: Begindergarten, Business Partners, First Grade Library Visits, Dolly Partons Imagination Library. Income 2-1-1 Information & Referral ServiceHealth Backpack program for Logansport Schools & FamilyWize Prescription Drug CardThe Community Investment Process; Community Level Work; Agency Work; Capacity Building; Advocacy; Volunteer Coordination.

Cass County Reading Railroad: Reading success for young children raises community-wide awareness of the critical importance of early literacy and cultivates the community's capacity to sufficiently support the reading success of young children.The Cass County Reading Railroad serves as a catalyst for increasing the awareness of the importance of early literacy, and to engage the community in promoting educational success for young children. Through its many programs, the Reading Railroad helps to ensure that all young children in Cass County are given the opportunity to experience the love of reading. -Reading Railroad Begindergarten ProgramThe Reading Railroad Begindergarten Program is a forward thinking and greatly needed program that provides a summer-intervention opportunity to those children in our community who are most at risk for failure in Kindergarten. Through a screening process, developed by the Reading Railroad and facilitated by elementary kindergarten teachers, the Reading Railroad is able to identify which children in our community are most underprepared for entrance into kindergarten. These children are then invited to attend the Reading Railroad Begindergarten Programa six week summer school program facilitated by Reading Railroad, whose purpose is to provide a last-minute boost to those children who are entering Kindergarten in the fall, but who are lacking the skills they need to succeed. Reading Railroad hires area teachers to teach the classes. These classes are rich with activities that help children strengthen the foundational skills they need in kindergarten.This program will provide local children with the opportunity to have 90 extra hours of school readiness experience, prior to entering school in the fall. The majority of the Begindergarten students have had little to no preschool experience, so not only will these children gain a great deal of academic experience at Begindergarten, but they will also have an opportunity to engage in a classroom setting, before they enter Kindergarten in the fall.-Dolly Parton Imagination LibraryThe Reading Railroad also institutes the Dolly Parton Imagination Library Program, which mails a brand new, age appropriate book each month to every child in Cass County who is signed up and is under the age of five. This program sends over 980 books per month to households with young children. -Business Partner ProgramEach year, over 54 business partners read 432 books to Basic-K, Kindergarten and First Grade classrooms through the Business Partner Program. Local business people or those who are retired partner with a classroom in Cass County which includes Logansport, Pioneer and Lewis Cass Schools as well as Caston Elementary. These partners read 1-2 times per month to their assigned classroom throughout the school year. These visits with local students help to foster the importance of reading for 20 minutes every day. It also helps to establish a valuable connection between our community and schools. -First Grade Library VisitsThese visits are conducted through Logansport and Lewis Cass Schools. First grade students get to go to their public library once a month during the school year. They are able to get a library card, check out books, a volunteer reads to them and does activities, and they learn about the library.-Community Book Give-AwaysEach year, the Reading Railroad gives books away to the children of Cass County. These books are given at community events and help to establish a love of reading with local children and families.

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