UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA INC
1010 MILLER PARK SQUARE, LYNCHBURG, VA 24501 www.unitedwaycv.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO MOBILIZE THE COMPASSIONATE POWER OF OUR COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIVES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

UWCV RAISED OVER $1.8 M DURING ITS ANNUAL CAMPAIGN TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON MORE THAN 60,000 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA. NEEDS WERE EVALUATED BY VOLUNTEERS WHO MAKE FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE UNITED WAY BOARD FOR APPROVAL. UNITED WAY CONTINUED TO WORK WITH NUMEROUS PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS EDUCATION READINESS. A COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FUND WAS ESTABLISHED AND OVER $78,000 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO AREA NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ON THE FRONT LINES OF ASSISTING THOSE HARDEST HIT BY COVID-19. WITH DESIGNATED COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FUNDS, UWCV PURCHASED 35,000 MASKS, 10,000 GLOVES, AND 500 BOTTLES OF HAND SANITIZERS AND DISTRIBUTED THEM TO AREA NON-PROFITS AND FIVE LOCAL SCHOOL DIVISIONS TO ASSIST WITH PPE NEEDS. UWCV CONTINUED THE WEEKEND FOOD BACKPACK PROGRAM FOR ITS FOUR SCHOOLS WITH THE MODIFICATIONS THAT FOOD PACKS WERE PROVIDED THROUGH ITS FOOD DISTRIBUTION PARTNER, FOOD FOR THOUGHT, AND BACKPACK DISTRIBUTION CONTINUED DURING SCHOOL CLOSINGS FROM MARCH TO MAY, DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS TO FURTHER ASSIST STRUGGLING FAMILIES, AND FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE LEARNING VIRTUALLY.

SMART BEGINNINGS CENTRAL VIRGINIA (SBCV)SMART BEGINNINGS CENTRAL VIRGINIA IS A REGIONAL COALITION OF AGENCIES, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS, HEALTH PROVIDERS, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORKS TO ENSURE THAT AREA CHILDREN ENTER KINDERGARTEN READY TO LEARN. SBCV WORKS WITH APPROXIMATELY 55 EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND FAMILY DAY HOMES, AND COLLABORATES WITH VIRGINIA QUALITY, THE STATE'S QUALITY REVIEW & IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM. ON-SITE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED TO PARTICIPATING PROGRAMS, WORKING TOWARD ON-GOING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. IN ADDITION TO WORKING WITH EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SBCV OFFERS THE INCREDIBLE YEARS PARENT PROGRAM TO PARENTS OF PRESCHOOLERS TO SUPPORT THEIR DEVELOPMENT AT HOME. SBCV COORDINATES THE DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY FOR UWCV, AND THE EXCELL (EXCELLENCE IN CHILDREN'S EARLY LANGUAGE AND LITERACY) PROGRAM, CURRENTLY OFFERED IN PRESCHOOL CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THE EXCELL PROGRAM SERVES HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES AND PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ON-SITE COACHING TO PRESCHOOL TEACHERS. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS ALSO A PRIORITY OF SBCV; ITS FULLY EQUIPPED LITERACY BUS TRAVELS TO UNDER-RESOURCED AREAS TO ENGAGE PARENTS AND CHILDREN IN ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE LITERACY AND EARLY LEARNING. SBCV CONTINUES TO IMPLEMENT ITS INITIATIVE TO ALIGN THE DEFINITION AND ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY ACROSS MULTIPLE PRESCHOOL SETTINGS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THE EARLY EDUCATION SYSTEM ALIGNMENT PROJECT ENGAGES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIVISIONS, HEAD START PROGRAMS AND PRIVATE EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. SBCV SERVES AS A REGIONAL HUB IN THE STATEWIDE PRESCHOOL DEVELOPMENT GRANT, LINK BIRTH TO FIVE.

2-1-1 VIRGINIA2-1-1 VIRGINIA IS A FREE SERVICE THAT CONNECTS PEOPLE WITH AVAILABLE COMMUNITY SERVICES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH. THE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS PER YEAR. TRAINED INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SPECIALISTS ANSWERED OVER 6,700 CALLS AND GAVE OVER 13,000 REFERRALS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED, JUNE 2020. IN ADDITION, THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA SITE, WHICH IS HOUSED AT THE UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA, ASSUMED THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTAINING THE STATEWIDE 2-1-1 DATABASE. APPROXIMATELY, 18,200 PROGRAMS WERE UPDATED DURING THE YEAR.

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