UNITED WAY OF YORK COUNTY
United Way of York County 800 East King Street, York, PA 17403 www.unitedway-york.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: To build a stronger, caring community by cultivating financial generosity, volunteerism and advocacy.

During the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, United Way of York County raised over $6 million dollars which was distributed to 66 local programs of 35 partner agencies that impact community needs in the areas of education, income and health as well as other 501(c)(3) organizations.

The Community Fund and Designations - Through United Way of York County's annual campaign, donors can designate their contribution to The Community Fund. During the past year, funding was provided to 66 programs of 35 partner agencies through The Community Fund in the areas of Education, Health and Financial Stability. United Way of York County receives program applications from partner agencies which are reviewed and assessed by trained community volunteers to ensure they demonstrate measurable results. Funding levels are recommended by the volunteers and approved by United Way of York County's Board of Directors. United Way of York County also allocates funds for special one-time projects and new programs of partner agencies. Applications for these programs are also reviewed by volunteers and with United Way of York County's Board of Directors who approve the actual funding levels. As part of United Way of York County's annual fundraising campaign, donors are also able to designate their contribution to qualified organizations exempt under section 501(c)(3). This service is provided as a convenience to our donors. Organizations receiving designations are not required to submit information relative to the use and results of these contributions.

Education Programs - FOCUS, an early childhood initiative of United Way of York County, works to improve the lives of children in York County by supporting quality early childhood experiences. FOCUS was developed in 1994 as a collaborative effort between the United Way, York County Community Foundation, Penn State York, and Child Care Consultants, Inc. FOCUS works to ensure all children who enter school are ready to learn. It does this through supporting York County's early learning centers, family providers, school districts, and stakeholders, in providing quality early childhood experiences for all children. This collaboration has resulted in the development of county-wide resources, shared curriculum and professional development sessions. Additionally, FOCUS implements five reading programs and a kindergarten transition program. These programs and resources are made possible through grants received from The Donley Foundation, United Way of Pennsylvania, Rehmeyer Trust, PNC, and Rotary Club of York. In 2019, FOCUS provided Ready Freddy, a kindergarten readiness program, to 292 children and their families from five York County school districts. In addition, infant/toddler, preschool and kindergarten readiness materials were distributed to over 3,200 families through collaboration with York County partners. The York Reads initiative of FOCUS includes the following programs: Early Literacy 100 Book Challenge, Early Literacy Read to Me Challenge, Reading Ready Corners, Little Free Libraries, and Reach Out and Read. 78,233 books were distributed or read in the past year through these programs. United Way of York County also offers the York County Truancy Prevention Initiative ("YCTPI") which is committed to delivering a spectrum of reporting, prevention and intervention services to help students stay in school by reducing and preventing school truancy. It is dedicated to establishing an organized and aligned effort among all community participants to prevent and intervene in truant behavior. YCTPI's mission is to reduce the truant population in York County by establishing a protocol for improved communication, instituting a consistent response to this issue, and initiating interventions. With truancy as a leading factor preventing children's success in school, graduation from high school, and merger into society as productive members of society, the YCTPI aims to assure that elementary and middle school students are prepared to succeed in later grades, high school students graduate on time and young adults make a successful transition to post-secondary education, the work world or public service. The YCTPI currently co-chairs the Truancy Task Force which meets monthly to provide a continuous gauge of the need and relevance for truancy prevention and intervention services, allowing for an open dialogue between the various stakeholders. Professional development topics are presented at each meeting. In 2011, York County Youth Court Alliance (YCA), a student-run truancy intervention program, was created by the YCTPI. YCA serves Central York, Northeastern, Red Lion Area, and York City school districts. YCA works to divert students and their families from District Court for truancy citations. The program also aims to re-engage truant students back in to school to keep them on track toward high school graduation. Dispositions from student-run hearings can include attendance improvement, jury duty, community service, research, and tutoring. During the 2019-2020 school year, Youth Court Alliance served over 650 students and volunteers logged over 2,000 hours of community service. Funding for the YCTPI and YCA are provided by the York County Bar Foundation and the York County Office of Children, Youth, and Families.

United Way of York County operates the Volunteer Center to provide nonprofit organizations with volunteer recruitment and management tools, event registration, and advocacy. Using eVolunteer, an online event management and volunteer information and referral database, United Way and Volunteer Center members can effectively recruit and manage volunteers. Members can also manage and communicate with their volunteers by e-mail. During 2019-2020, over 1,000 people served as volunteers on the United Way Board of Directors, committees, campaign cabinet, allocations panels and agency review teams and for community initiatives such as FOCUS and the Truancy Prevention Initiative. In addition, more than 2,000 community volunteers were connected to opportunities with more than 90 nonprofit organizations. An additional 1,000 volunteers participated in the annual Day of Action and volunteered over 2,000 hours of service for Volunteer Center members. Projects included garden maintenance, reading to children, building improvements and many other worthwhile activities.

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