UNITED WAY OF GREATER HOUSTON
50 Waugh Drive, Houston, TX 77007 www.unitedwayhouston.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: United Way of Greater Houston engages caring people to improve lives and build a stronger community.

United Way of Greater Houston focuses on developing children and youth; creating strong families and safe neighborhoods; sustaining senior independence; and supporting people rebuilding their lives.

Supporting those rebuilding their lives - Last year, 952,000 individuals got the help they needed rebuilding their lives after crises through basic needs assistance, mental health services, housing and emergency shelter, domestic violence services, substance abuse services and assistance with needs such as transportation and life skills.Sustaining Senior Independence - Over 72,000 seniors remained strong and independent through help with daily living, nutritious meals, home visits and care, social interaction and a citywide support network and advocacy for senior issues. The 2-1-1 Texas/United Way HELPLINE has senior specialists on call ready to assist seniors. More than 90% of seniors in United Way programs received the support they need to remain independent.2-1-1 Texas/United Way HELPLINE - Open 24/7, 365 days per year, our 2-1-1 Texas/United Way HELPLINE is a free, confidential helpline staffed by trained and degreed HELPLINE specialists who speak a variety of languages and find real answers for callers as they work the most comprehensive social services database in the state. In 2019, the 2-1-1 Texas/United Way HELPLINE answered more than 1,325,000 calls for help.United Way Nonprofit Connection - Nonprofit Connection is the community's full-service capacity-building resource for area nonprofits, providing leadership development, consulting, training and technical assistance designed to increase organizational effectiveness. Project Blueprint prepares diverse leaders for board service. Community Resource Center Facility space made available at no/low cost to nonprofits and community organizations.Area Centers Facilities located in the Bay Area of Harris County, Fort Bend County, Montgomery County and Waller County that house nonprofit organizations in order to bring services closer to where people live.

Strengthening families and neighborhoods - Strong families and safe neighborhoods are the backbone of our community. Almost 663,000 family members benefited from United Way services through job skills and career readiness, financial coaching and literacy courses, credit-building, parenting classes, family counseling, health care and basic needs assistance. Last year United Way of Greater Houston's family financial stability initiative, United Way THRIVE, helped 61,131 families establish a path to financial stability.

Disaster Recovery United Way provides support to our first responders on ayear-round basis, raising and investing funds for immediate aftermath as well aslong-term recovery after a disaster. United Way also supports community-basedefforts in disaster recovery through small grants and considers the changing needsof the community as the recovery phase continues. In late August 2017, HurricaneHarvey made landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast and impacted the lives of manysoutheast Texas residents. Since then, Tropical Storm Imelda and COVID-19 have further devastated the greater Houston area, and helping individuals and families recover from the devastation of these events is a key focus of United Way. Thanks to generous donors, United Way raised over $4 million for various disaster relief efforts during the current fiscal year. These funds were restricted by donors for use in disaster recovery efforts. Given United Way's experience with previous disasters, the expectation is for these funds to be expended within 2-3 years after a tragedy occurs. The categories of expenditures are provision of basic needs of food and shelter, case management to guide individuals through recovery, funding for minor home repair and assistance with behavioral health and unmet needs. These funds are not used for United Way internal staffing, infrastructure, technology operations or any other internal purpose. These funds are not considered campaign revenue and are not commingled with any other revenue or any other internal or external fund.

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