Your Donations in Action!
Before you give to UWNC, or any non-profit, you want to know that donations are placed in the hands of the people that need it most- those actively working to improve the quality of life for members of your community. Last year, the following community services were funded and sustained through your donations:
- Lonely seniors telephoned with a friendly call to ensure safety
- Emergency assistance and community agency referrals
- Participated in senior center activities
- Emergency food distribution
- Senior health awareness education
- Provided with free to low cost legal services
- Youth provided with outdoor skill building activities
- Received food distribution at senior center
- Youth/Children served in scouting programs
- Seniors provided with referrals to various discounted services
- Teen Outreach and Intervention
- Seniors provided with legal and financial advising
- Provided with emergency food vouchers
- Program resources for underserved youth
- Vision impaired provided with services
- Provided with emergency response services
- Young woman in free outreach after school program teaching life skills
- Provided with abuse counseling
- Families provided with low-income counseling
- Pet/animal rescue and foster care services
- Youth provided with leadership development and training
- Homeless provided with shelter and assistance with housing
- Youth violence and intervention programs
- Spay/neuter and veterinary care of felines and canines
- Adults served in residential, detoxification and outpatient treatment
- Emergency response volunteer & administrative training
- Adults provided with volunteer or leadership training for youth programs
Accountability
Although the United Way nationally is made up of numerous chapters established worldwide, each chapter is founded and run by people represented within that community. Decisions are made locally, resources are identified locally, and results are achieved locally.
UWNC was established in 1955 and is governed by 5 county volunteer boards that meet monthly and a board of governors that meet quarterly. Allocations committees are chosen annually to determine the distribution of funds. Through this system, member agencies offer accountability for stewardship of resources while short and long term results are annually reviewed.
