What is Community Impact?
Community Impact -- improving lives by mobilizing communities to create sustained changes in community conditions. Our experience tells us that the best way to help the most people is to focus on the root causes of the most serious problems. It takes the whole community – working together and combining their knowledge – to accomplish this feat.
How We Work
No single group can address the complex problems that matter most. That is why United Way works closely with neighborhood organizations and community leaders to
• identify and assess the needs of local communities;
• find solutions to address those needs and generate
necessary resources;
• bring together nonprofit agencies, government groups, foundations and volunteers to implement solutions;
• set goals and measure results every step of the way.
Our Focus
United Way of Eastern Fairfield County’s approach targets the underlying causes of problems in four key Community Impact areas:
Success By 6® - So that every child reaches school
ready to learn.
Operation Graduation - Because our young people
need a diploma to compete in today's global economy.
Destination Home - At the end of the day, everyone
needs a place to call home.
Supporting A Caring Community - Together we help
our neighbors in need.
What We Do
Today’s United Way focuses on addressing the underlying causes of community issues - why problems exist. United Way programs are not just “stop gap” measures but ultimately preventative ones that create real and lasting change.
United Way understands that social issues are not limited to any one town or to any one family -- they are everywhere. That is why United Way works across our region to build healthy communities, large and small.
The Need for Change
- 26% of Bridgeport's children under 6 live in poverty.
- The cumulative drop out rate for Bridgeport’s class of 2003
was 35%.
- 1,700 Eastern Fairfield County residents have no place tocall home tonight.
We are working to change these facts. United Way’s impact goes well beyond the numbers. What matters most are the lives we change and the communities we strengthen by working together.
Get Informed
Visit www.thewaytocare.org and sign up for e-updates to
learn more about the issues affecting our region and how
your donation helps.
Get Involved
Experience first hand how your support creates change. To volunteer in your community, visit our virtual volunteer center
at www.thewaytocare.org.
Give
Give to United Way’s Community Impact Fund or one of our Impact Areas to support a strategic approach to community problem solving. |
