UNITED WAYS OF VERMONT INC
PO BOX 111, ESSEX JUNCTION, VT 05453 www.unitedwaysvt.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: LEVERAGING THE COLLECTIVE POWER AND RESOURCES OF THE LOCAL UNITED WAYS INTO A STATEWIDE INFLUENCER OF CHANGE.

UNITED WAYS OF VERMONT HOUSES THE VERMONT 2-1-1 PROGRAM, A STATEWIDE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL PROGRAM OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN 2005. VERMONT 2-1-1 HAS RESPONDED TO OVER HALF A MILLION CONTACTS, CONNECTING CALLERS WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF REFERRALS SINCE ITS INCEPTION. THE TOP REFERRALS GIVEN TO VERMONTERS INCLUDED ACCESS TO EMERGENCY HOUSING FOR THE HOMELESS, HELP MEETING BASIC NEEDS, ACCESS TO FREE TAX PREPARATION SITES, AND REFERRALS TO VARIOUS AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE HELP WITH FINANCIAL, HEALTH AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE. IN 2019, THE PROGRAM CELEBRATED 14 YEARS OF PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY COMMUNITY INFORMATION AND REFERRAL. THIS COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM FOR STREAMLINED, CONFIDENTIAL,COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY INFORMATION AND REFERRAL IS SUPPORTED BY ALL UNITED WAYS IN VERMONT AND GRANITE UNITED WAY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. VERMONT 2-1-1 MAINTAINS A ROBUST STATEWIDE DATABASE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE RESOURCES. THE INFORMATION INCLUDES DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THOUSANDS OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO VERMONTERS. THE 2-1-1 COMMUNITY RESOURCE DIRECTOR IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON-LINE AT WWW.VERMONT211.ORG. IN 2019, THERE WERE 37,225 SITE VISITS AND 32,425 SEARCHES IN THE ON-LINE COMMUNITY RESOURCE DIRECTORY. OUR PARTNERSHIPS RUN DEEP. VERMONT 2-1-1 PARTNERS WITH STATE, LOCAL, COMMUNITY, AND FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE AREAS OF INFORMATION AND REFERRAL AND SUICIDE PREVENTION. VERMONT 2-1-1 PROVIDES AN EASY TO REMEMBER PHONE NUMBER TO CALL TO GET VETTED INFORMATION IN TIMES OF DISASTER, WHETHER IT BE LOCAL, REGIONAL OR STATEWIDE. DATA COLLECTED ON EVERY CALL IS PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC, PARTNERS, FUNDERS, AND STAKEHOLDERS AND IS AVAILABLE ON-LINE AT WWW.VERMONT211.ORG. THE PROGRAM IS ACCREDITED BY THE ALLIANCE OF INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES AND 50% OF THE CURRENT STAFF CARRY ONE OF TWO CERTIFICATIONS, SOME CARRY BOTH. THE PROGRAM WAS RE-ACCREDITED IN 2016. IN 2015, UNITED WAYS OF VERMONT STARTED THE "HELP ME GROW VERMONT" (HMG-VT) INITIATIVE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH. HELP ME GROW VERMONT PROVIDES A CENTRAL ACCESS POINT (2-1-1) FOR EXISTING RESOURCES AND GATHERS NEW INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY RESOURCES FROM OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, SUCH AS BUILDING BRIGHT FUTURES REGIONAL COUNCILS. CHILD DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS FOLLOW UP WITH THE FAMILY TO ENSURE THEY ARE ABLE TO CONNECT TO RESOURCES. HMG-VT CHILD DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS ARE LOCATED IN THE VERMONT 2-1-1 "CONTACT CENTER- AND CAN ANSWER PARENT AND CAREGIVER QUESTIONS ABOUT CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOR AND DEVELOPMENT, IDENTIFY CHILDREN THAT ARE AT RISK AND CONNECT THEM TO RESOURCES AND SERVICES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. HELP ME GROW VERMONT ASSISTS ANY PERSON CONNECTED TO OR CARING FOR A CHILD FROM BIRTH TO AGE EIGHT WHO LIVES IN VERMONT. THIS MAY INCLUDE BOTH PROVIDERS (I.E. HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, CHILD CARE PROVIDERS, EDUCATORS, FAMILY SUPPORT WORKERS, ETC.) AND CAREGIVERS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING SUPPORT TO FAMILIES WITH CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR CHILD'S LEARNING, BEHAVIOR, OR DEVELOPMENT, CHILD DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS CAN ASSIST CONNECTING CAREGIVERS AND FAMILIES TO AGENCIES FOR CONCRETE RESOURCE NEEDS THEY MAY HAVE. UNITED WAYS OF VERMONT (UWSVT) IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE PEOPLE OF BENNINGTON COUNTY. BRINGING BENNINGTON COUNTY UNDER THE AUSPICE OF UWSVT IS AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE WAY TO SERVE THE BENNINGTON COUNTY REGION. UNITED WAYS OF VERMONT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FUNDS RECEIVED FROM BENNINGTON COUNTY DONORS. STATE, FEDERAL, AND LOCAL DONATIONS ARE DIRECTED TO UWSVT. ANY FUNDS RECEIVED BY UWSVT - BENNINGTON ARE ACCOUNTED FOR AND ARE BEING INVESTED IN BENNINGTON COUNTY. UNITED WAYS OF VERMONT HAS SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE TO ENSURE FUNDS DESIGNATED FOR BENNINGTON COUNTY ARE PROPERLY ALLOCATED AND THAT DONOR INTENT IS FULFILLED. UNITED WAYS OF VERMONT IS PROUD TO SHARE THAT EACH LOCAL UNITED WAY COMPLETES A COMPREHENSIVE AUDIT. THE MOST RECENT IRS FORM 990 IS PUBLIC AND AVAILABLE ON THE GUIDESTAR.ORG AND UNITEDWAYSVT.ORG WEBSITES. UNITED WAYS OF VERMONT PROVIDES SERVICES TO ALL LOCAL MEMBERS UNITED WAYS AND SUPPORTS THEIR LOCAL AND STATEWIDE EFFORTS. UNITED WAYS OF VERMONT ADVANCES THE COMMON GOOD BY CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR A BETTER LIFE FOR ALL. OUR WORK IS TO IMPROVE WELLNESS IN THREE AREAS - HEALTH, EDUCATION AND INCOME - THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE. WE WANT TO INVEST IN STRATEGIES THAT MOVE THE NEEDLE. UNITED WAYS OF VERMONT RECRUITS PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT BRING THE PASSION, EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO GET THINGS DONE. UNITED WAY UNITES PEOPLE TO WORK TOGETHER; UNITED WAY IS A CONVENER AND A COMMUNITY BUILDER.

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