CATAWBA COUNTY UNITED WAY INC
PO Box 2425, Hickory, NC 28603 www.ccunitedway.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: The mission of the Catawba County United Way is to increase the organized capacity of people to help others by mobilizing the caring power of our community. The mission is carried out through the fundraising campaigns

CCUW provides funding to support the Income Impact area through various nonprofit agencies in Catawba County including Adult Life Programs, Catawba County United Way Volunteer Center, Eastern Catawba Cooperative Christian Ministry, Exodus Homes, Family Guidance Center, and The Salvation Army. These six agencies provided eight programs that focus on promoting financial stability and independence. These programs help to increase financial stability through affordable housing, ensuring basic needs such as food and utilities are met, making adult day care services accessible, and access to 2-1-1 - a health and human services database of local resources available. Crisis financial assistance was provided to 13,169 individuals for utilities, rent, or heating fuel in an effort to keep families intact and in their homes. 1,330 households that requested financial assistance received crisis financial coaching to assist them to become financially independent. 539 homeless individuals were provided shelter offering them a safe place to sleep during inclement weather and served 2 meals daily to those same individuals with 206 of these individuals leaving the shelter going into permanent housing. Stipends were provided for 246 individuals who needed assistance with adult day services. This gave their caregivers assurance that their loved-ones were in a safe environment thus they were able to continue to work resulting in the individual avoiding institutionalization. 586 individuals were served through credit counseling sessions in which many avoided foreclosures on their homes. 139 homeless recovering addicts, alcoholics, and/or formerly incarcerated individuals were provided a safe place to stay through transitional housing programs.

CCUW provides funding to support the Health Impact area through eight programs in six non-profit agencies in Catawba County including AIDS Leadership-Foothills Area Alliance, Catawba County DSS-Senior Nutritional Services, Catawba County Public Health-Breast Health Program, Blue Ridge Piedmont Chapter of the American Red Cross, Council on Adolescents of Catawba County and Family Guidance Center. This impact area is focused on improving people's health through access to preventative health care, safe and secure environments, or creating healthy lifestyles for youth and adults. The funding provided to these agencies allowed the agencies to improve the general health of individuals. assistance was given to 180 individuals following 42 local disasters and/or community emergencies. 2,144 individuals were provided access to shelter, court advocacy, and group sessions following a domestic violence situation. These individuals received shelter, the support of medical/court advocates, counseling in order to aid them in their recovery and support groups are also available to help them understand that they are not alone in their struggle to heal. 531 individuals had access to individual and family counseling without the anxiety about paying for these services which can be very costly. These counseling sessions included counseling for marital problems, parenting, grief, post-traumatic stress disorder, and anxiety/ depression. 2,346 Catawba County residents received HIV/AIDS/HEP C prevention education - 409 were tested for HIV, 241 were tested for syphilis, and 158 were tested for Hep C. 1,187 elderly Catawba County residents had 114,396 individual meals delivered to their home to support healthy nutrition, independence, and reduce isolation. Students received Healthy Youth state mandated programs from health educators as follows: 560 5th graders participated in the "Growing Up" program 1,318 6th graders participated in the "More About Growing Up" program 1,473 7th graders participated in the "Entering Adolescence" program 1,368 8th graders participated in the "pressure, Decisions, & Consequences" program 1,395 9th graders participated in the "Relationships" program 112 10th graders participated in the "Sexual Health & Responsibility" program

CCUW provides funding to support the Education Impact area through six programs in six nonprofit agencies in Catawba County including Council on Adolescents of Catawba County, Community Ridge Daycare, Partnership for Children, Patrick Beaver Learning Resource Center, Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club, and Sipe's Orchard Home. This impact are is focused to help children and youth acheive their potential by being kindergarten ready, assisting in acedemic acheivement, and producing productive young adults. 24 children were provided opportunities to participatte in quality day care programs which enabled their parents to work without concern for their child's safety. 171 school age children were given the opportunity to attend after school and/or summer programs again giving the parents peace of mind that their children were being cared for in a safe and nurturing environment. Over 6,800 children ages birth-to-five received a free book in the mail monthly to encourage reading and ensure kindergarten readiness. 97% of the parents reported that due to this program, their child(ren) is excited about reading and is better prepared for kindergarten because of receiving these books. 50 low income children who read at least one year below grade level have had access to a dedicated, trained tutor to help them become more proficient readers. 28 young adults between the ages of 17-21 had a place to live, received support in looking for a job, continued their education, were taught everyday life skills such as cooking, budgeting, and decision-making, and thus increased their feeling of self-worth. These teens are primarily children that have aged out of the foster care system and if not for this program would be homeless. 107 "at-risk" students benefited from volunteers serving as their mentors.

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