UNITED WAY OF ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY INC
66 ASH STREET PO BOX 888, LEWISTON, ME 042430888 www.unitedwayandro.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE UNITED WAY OF ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY'S MISSION IS TO INCREASE THE ORGANIZED CAPACITY OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN ANDROSCOGGIN AND OXFORD COUNTIES TO CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER.

Mission is to increase the organized capacity of people who live in Androscoggin and Oxford Counties to care for one another.

DURING THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROCESS, LOCAL NON-PROFIT AGENCIES APPLY FOR FUNDS BASED ON COMMUNITY OUTCOMES. APPLICANTS ARE CAREFULLY REVIEWED AND REFINED BY THREE VOLUNTEER COMMITTEES, AN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FUNDS BEING APPROVED AND DISTRIBUTED. FUNDS ARE THEN DISTRIBUTED TO PARTNER AGENCIES BASED ON THESE ASSESSEMENTS TO PROVIDE THE GREATEST IMPACT POSSIBLE IN THE COMMUNITY. UNITED WAY OF ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY (UWAC) PARTICIPATES IN SEVERAL OTHER PROGRAMS TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AS FOLLOWS:*2-1-1: A STATE-WIDE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICE THAT CONTINUES TO RECEIVE CALLS REGARDING HEATING AND UTILITY ASSITANCE, FOOD, HOUSING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, ALONG WITH HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE INFORMATION. IN 2019, 38,778 CALLS WERE RECEIVED STATE-WIDE AND 3,649 CALLS WERE FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS.*CA$H: THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT BENEFITS PEOPLE WHO WORK. UWAC, TOGETHER WITH PARTNERS IN THE LEWISTON-AUBURN CASH COALITION, WORK TO MARKET THIS PROGRAM TO HELP LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME WORKERS.*BACKPACK PROJECT: UWAC, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL CIVIC CLUBS AND AREA BUSINESSES, PROVIDED OVER 1,000 BACKPACKS THAT WERE FILLED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO HELP KIDS START OFF THE YEAR WITH THE RIGHT SUPPLIES.*TOUCH-A-TRUCK EVENT: UWAC AND AREA PARTNERS HOST A COMMUNITY EVENT IN WHICH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE, TOUCH, AND INTERACT WITH DOZENS OF VEHICLES INCLUDING POLICE CRUISERS, CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, RACE CARS, TRACTOR TRAILERS, AND FIRE TRUCKS. A BOOK SWAP AND OTHER AGE APPROPRIATE LEARNING ACTIVITIES ARE AVAILABLE, TOO.*DAY OF CARING: IN 2019, UWAC ORGANIZED ITS ANNUAL DAY OF CARING WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO VOLUNTEER AT VARIOIUS PROJECTS. THIS EVENT DREW 284 VOLUNTEERS WHO WORKED ON 36 PROJECTS.*FAMILYWIZE: UWAC IS A PART OF THE FAMILYWIZE COMMUNITY SERVICE PARTNERSHIP TO DISTRIBUTE FREE PRESCRIPTION DISCOUNT CARDS THAT CAN SAVE INDIVIDUALS UP TO 30% ON THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS.*PANTRY PROJECT: THE PANTRY PROJECT BRINGS TOGETHER FOOD COLLECTION EFFORTS OF EMPLOYEES AT LOCAL BUSINESSES TO HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HUNGRY. UWAC PARTNERS WITH 17 FOOD PANTRIES TO DISTRIBUTE NON-PERISHABLE ITEMS. IN 2019 OVER 4,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE EVENT.*BRIDGES OUT OF POVERTY IS A RESOURCE BUILDER MODEL DESIGNED TO WORK ACROSS ALL SECTORS OF A COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF POVERTY, SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AS THEY BUILD RESOURCES, AND ACHIEVE A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE CAN LIVE WELL. UWAC COLLABORATES WIHT PARTNERS TO WORK ON POVERTY ISSUES.*VolunteerME: THE UNITED WAYS OF MAINE HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED VolunteerME TO PROMOTE VOLUNTEERISM. IT IS A ONE-STEP RESOURCE FOR VOLUNTEERING INCLUDING AN ONLINE DATABASE THAT WILL MATCH VOLUNTEERS TO MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. UNITED WAY OF ANDROSCOGGIN ALSO MANAGES AND STAFFS A MONTHLY VOLUNTEER PEER NETWORKING GROUP TO DISCUSS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES.

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