United Way of Olmsted County: Community Report 2010/11
LIVE UNITED
COURAGE HUMILITY
Uniting people and resources to improve lives in our community
GIVE ADVOCATE VOLUNTEER
In his keynote address to the 2011 United Way World Wide Staff Leaders Conference, Richard Harwood reminded me that there were two qualities we need for this work: courage and humility. The courage to put a stake in the ground. The humility to know when we may have to move the stake because conditions have changed or because we put it in the wrong place. The courage to engage people who have been left out and left behind. The humility to listen to what people have to say to us even if it is painful to hear. The courage to believe we no longer need to be all things to all people. The humility to know we cannot do all the work. This community report is an accounting of the stakes we have put in the ground; a record of where we have engaged our community; and an acknowledgement of the choices we have made and the help we have received. United Way advances the common good by creating opportunities for a better life for all. United Way of Olmsted County is an agent of community change that inspires hope, creates opportunity, and champions people in need. We recruit people and organizations from all across our community who bring the passion, expertise, and resources to get things done. As donors, volunteers, advocates, and partners, we are committed to creating a supportive, safe, healthy, and welcoming community where individuals and families are thriving and full of hope. Living united, we are part of the change. United Way of Olmsted County volunteers identify community goals that are most critical for advancing the common good by focusing on:
LIVE UNITED
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Education - preparing children to succeed in school and youth to succeed in the community. Income - moving families toward financial independence.
Health - improving people’s health.
Community Basics - meeting basic needs of food, shelter, safety, and inclusivity. Through these specific goals, we are helping people in a new way. We are breaking negative cycles and tackling the root causes of problems to create lasting change. This shared vision is mobilizing the community and creating collaborations that produce results. Together, we are changing Olmsted County for the better for all of us. We are all strengthened when we take up the challenge of caring. By committing ourselves to creating lasting changes in the lives of people the benefits ripple throughout the community.
Together we make a difference right where we live.
We discover the difference we can make in the lives of individuals and in the strength of our communities. A difference that results in lives grounded in home and family, health and work. Lives in which hope can happen. A difference that results in communities that are stronger because of the lasting changes we can achieve when aspirations are accountable. We invite you to be a part of the change. You can give, advocate, and volunteer. With courage and humility, we can change what we see. We can make a difference right where we live. There is nothing more powerful than a community that comes together to care for each other. That’s what it means to Live United.
Karen R. Mathison, President United Way of Olmsted County
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EDUCATION • Books for pre-schoolers.
From pre-schoolers to high school students, United Way of Olmsted County is working to ensure that the next generation is equipped with the skills to succeed in school and in life.
• Kids ready for school (with school supplies when they get there).
Our work is designed to intervene early to prevent the kinds of problems that cause children to fail and to provide the resources necessary to encourage our youth to remain productive and engaged.
• Youth with tutors and mentors. • Young people learning to be leaders. • A community mobilized to provide
We are working to maximize early learning so our children enter kindergarten prepared for school and we are working to make sure more of our youth are well-prepared for their future.
ways for youth to keep away from and out of gangs.
Our future workforce is in the making—to remain competitive our children must perform at or above the level of minimum proficiency. Children are more successful in school when they are prepared to learn. Children in a safe, stimulating and nurturing environment thrive. Children who are read to: • Have a larger vocabulary. • Start school ahead of other children. • Have normal brain development. • Are more likely to succeed.
• Boys & Girls Club • Byron Community Education
Investing $1 in a child’s success early on saves $17 down the road, with tangible results measured in lower crime, fewer single parents, and higher individual earnings and education levels.
• Child Care Resource and Referral • Civic League Day Nursery
Investing in youth early provides greater longterm returns and is less costly than interventions later in life.
• Community Gang Initiative • Family and Children Center
The estimated difference between the lifetime earnings of a high school dropout and a college graduate is $1.1 million.
• Friends of Quarry Hill Nature Center • Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys
Every Minnesota high school dropout costs taxpayers $415,986 over the student’s lifetime. That’s about $908.96 per taxpayer annually.
• Good News Children’s Center • Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library • Rochester Area Family Y • The Reading Center • Running Start for School • Tri Valley Opportunity Council
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2015 Goal
2nd Year Report
Note
By 2015, 75% of Olmsted County children achieve development milestones and pass kindergarten assessment.
54% of Olmsted County achieved development milestones and passed kindergarten assessment.
85.3% children who are part of the partner programs achieved development milestones and passed kindergarten assessment. The question: How do we now take this result to scale for community-wide success?
By 2015 3,330 low-Income youth connect to caring adult & community.
2,356 lowincome youth connected to caring adult & community. (some duplication)
The capacity of youth serving organizations needs to be increased to meet this community-wide issue.
By 2015 3,330 low-Income youth demonstrate leadership in the community.
660 lowincome youth demonstrated leadership in the community. (some duplication)
By 2015, Imagination Library This year: This initiative contributes books are delivered to 75% of Imagination to kindergarten readiness. eligible children. Library books are delivered to 60% of eligible children. 2,408 free or reduced lunch students pick up school supplies.*
2,532 Free or reduced lunch students picked up school supplies.*
This initiative contributes to youth success in school. *Report for August 2010 distribution.
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Together we prepare children for school and youth for success.
INCOME • Job training for well-paying jobs.
America has traditionally been a land where hard work leads to success. Today, this commonly held ideal is in peril. Wages have not kept pace with the rising cost of housing, health care, child care, gas, and other needs. As a result, as many as one-third of working Americans do not earn enough money to meet their basic needs.
• Individuals planning secure futures. • Working people earning their share. • Families financially stable.
We are committed to helping individuals and families in our community achieve financial stability. By bringing together community partners, we help lower-income individuals and families achieve financial independence by providing the skills necessary to maximize their income, build savings, and gain assets.
Financial skills form the basis for sound financial decision-making. As we work to move people toward financial stability this becomes a cornerstone of United Way efforts. Financial literacy includes budgeting, keeping your money safe and secure, using credit wisely, and creating assets. The Earned Income Tax Credit [EITC] is the largest and most effective federal aid program for hard-working individuals and families. For many families, EITC increases their annual income by as much as 15 percent each year. The vast majority of living wage jobs in southeast Minnesota require post high school education. Math, science, medical, information technology and skilled trades form the core of future high paying jobs in the region.
• Catholic Charities • Financial Stability Partnership • Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association • Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Rochester • Rochester Area Family Y • Workforce Development Inc.
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2015 Goal
2nd Year Report
By 2015 400 people complete job training and gain employment at >$10/hr.
83 (at $11.14/hr 69 w/insurance) people completed job training and
In this year, 65 Families achieve stabilization and build assets.
87 families achieved stabilization and build assets. (annual)
In this year, EITC refunds of $1,547,745 to working individuals.
$1,356,840* refunded through EITC.
By 2015, 790 people gain financial literacy skills.
366 people gained financial literacy skills. (cumulative)
Note Sufficient employment opportunities do not yet exist to move more people into living wage jobs.
*Does not yet include summer returns and child tax credit data.
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Together we move people toward financial stability and independence.
HEALTH • Children and youth with healthy teeth
Improving the health of children and adults means overcoming barriers to accessing health care and wellness services.
(and learning how to keep them that way). • Basic health care for those in need.
From access to health care, nutrition and fitness, dental and mental health services, United Way of Olmsted County and its partners are targeting health issues that not only affect individuals, but our entire community.
• People in crisis getting help early when it can do the most good. • Families and individuals securing and
Unfortunately, too many of our neighbors lack access to basic health care - in particular preventive care which can reduce the incidence of chronic diseases like diabetes or diagnose problems early and intervene to prevent costly complications from conditions such as high blood pressure.
keeping health insurance.
With health care costs outpacing inflation and growth in wages and with many Olmsted County residents living without health insurance, even a minor health crisis can lead families to financial ruin. Healthier children miss fewer days of school and are better prepared to learn. It’s difficult to hold a job when a person is not healthy. The uninsured are less likely to access preventive care or seek early treatment of illness and therefore may miss more time at work or school. Using health care appropriately, instead of the emergency room in non-emergencies, is better for patients and lowers cost of health care to society. Untreated mental health issues interfere with academic achievement, employment, and housing.
• 2-1-1 Wellness Line • Children’s Dental Health Services • Family Service Rochester • Good Samaritan Health Clinic • Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association • NAMI Southeast Minnesota • The Salvation Army • Zumbro Valley Mental Health Rapid Access Clinic
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2015 Goal By 2012, 3,520 uninsured 3-14 year olds receive preventive dental care and education.
2nd Year Report
Note
2,219 received preventive dental care and education. (annual)
Annually 3,700 uninsured 3,905 residents receive basic health uninsured care. residents received basic health care. (annual) Uninsured people receive early interventions for mental illness in a community setting*.
4,281 uninsured people received early interventions for mental illness in a community setting. (annual)
* Goal is to provide early intervention as often as opportunities to do so arise.
People obtain or retain health 1,796 people *Partners agree to assist to insurance through partner obtained or the extent opportunities to interventions*. retained health do so arise. insurance through partner interventions. (annual)
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Together we promote wellness and access to health care.
COMMUNITY BASICS • Nutritious meals.
Over the past twenty years, the cost of living in the United States has increased by almost 90 percent, while average incomes have only increased 25 percent.
• Children safe. • A warm coat.
In addition, more than 40 million Americans work in jobs that pay low wages and do not provide basic health and retirement benefits.
• People with disabilities working and living on their own.
At the same time, governmental budget cuts at the national, state and local levels have reduced the safety net services and supports that many low-income families depend on during difficult times.
• Seniors living independently at home. • A community mobilized to find a ways to help seniors remain independent.
To make ends meet, families are borrowing heavily and relying on high-cost alternatives to cover many of their daily living expenses. This cycle of increasing debt to keep up with the rising cost of living has left many families living paycheck to paycheck. These families are more vulnerable to crisis, and in the longterm, they have a very limited ability to save for advanced education, a home, reliable transportation or retirement. This limits the economic potential of both the family and the communities in which they live. Individuals who have fewer financial stresses are healthier, perform better at work and have better education outcomes. Increasing the financial stability of families ultimately creates a stronger, more productive, crisis-resistant workforce and communities that are more prosperous.
• Ability Building Center Stable housing makes it easier to get and keep a job.
• Channel One Inc - Food Bank and Food Shelf • Child Care Resource and Referral
Proper nutrition enables children to do better in school.
• Children of Destiny Remaining independent allows seniors and people with disabilities to make great contributions to our society.
• Elder Network • Family Service Rochester
Our civil justice systems work better when people have legal representation.
• JOY –Justice and Opportunity for Youth • Legal Assistance of Olmsted County
Advancing the common good starts with meeting these and other basic needs.
• PossAbilities of Southern Minnesota • The Salvation Army • Winter Outerwear Initiative
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2015 Goal
2nd Year Report
Note
Annually 172,500 nutritious meals provided to those in need.
150,847 meals provided to those in need.
Children experience safe interactions with caregivers*.
662 children experienced safe interactions with caregivers.
890 low income residents have access to basic legal representation and education.
1,199 accessed basic legal representation.
By 2015, 50% of service hours helping seniors remain in their homes and living independently are provided by volunteers.
31% are provided by volunteers.
Benchmarked in 2009, this new and innovative service delivery model using more volunteer hours is under development.
Annually 1,068 people with disabilities integrate through employment & life skills.
This year 451 integrate through employment & life skills.
Sufficient employment opportunities do not yet exist to move more people into living wage jobs.
Annually 315 homeless or near homeless people access immediate shelter.
278 access immediate shelter.
People in the safety net access additional public benefits*.
3,063 access public benefits.
*Partners agree to assist to the extent opportunities to do so arise.
2,565 individuals come to 2,586 came winter outerwear distribution, and received a and received a coat.* coat.*
This initiative contributes to meeting basic needs. *Report for October 2010 distribution.
Multifaceted response of prevention, intervention and suppression programs to reduce youth violence and youth gang involvement.
This initiative contributes to youth success in schools and connecting youth to caring adults and the community.
Teams identified organizations working with high risk/gang involved youth; awarded $21,575 grant to establish a gang prevention/ intervention site.
*Goal is to respond as often as opportunities to do so arise.
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Together we address people’s basic needs for food, shelter, safety, and inclusion.
Building a better life for all. Community Gang Initiative
We recruit people and organizations
In 2008, responding to growing concerns about gang related incidents in our community, United Way convened leaders from across Rochester to review gang activity and discuss community options for prevention, intervention, and suppression responses that target gang involvement.
from all across our community who bring the passion, expertise, and resources to get things done.
The community gang initiative is working to reduce and eliminate the number of ganginvolved youth and adults and gang-related crime.
Senior Independence Initiative As the population ages, the demand for longterm care services increases - as does the costs. United Way of Olmsted County has convened a group of community leaders to explore the issues of senior independence, particularly for those seniors who are vulnerable and at 150% poverty. The senior independence initiative will identify and address the impact that impending senior population growth will have on available community resources, focusing on case management and volunteers.
Community Information Sharing System United Way champions and coordinates the Community Information Sharing System (CISS) for human and social services throughout Olmsted County. CISS reduces intake time for agencies and participants, reduces information technology expenses, increases time for direct delivery of services, higher quality referrals, and achieves greater community impact through information sharing.
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2010 Flood In the fall of 2010, communities in southeast Minnesota were once again struck by floods. Working with local disaster response teams, the Volunteer Center mobilized volunteers for relief and recovery. Working with local groups and other regional United Ways, we established a $140,000 longterm recovery fund and hosted a volunteerdriven benefit that raised $8,000.
2-1-1 Wellness
Together we unite people and resources to improve lives in our community
In conjunction with the Minnesota Department of Health Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP), we launched a 2-1-1 Wellness promotion that highlighted the health and wellness resources available through the 2-1-1 information and referral service. SHIP partners updated and supplemented the current database and began implementing 2-1-1 into their service procedures.
Power of the Purse The 6th Annual Power of the Purse Luncheon and Silent Auction sold out weeks prior to the event with a record setting attendance of 539. Featuring Vicki Lawrence, this Women’s Leadership Council benefit for the Imagination Library raised over $62,ooo.
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OUR SPECIAL THANKS 2010 Spirit of Caring Award Phil Wheeler Peter Nycklemoe
2010 President’s Award Danielle Teal
2010 Campaign Awards 2010 LIVE UNITED Award US Bank 2010 Employee Campaign Coordinator of the Year Karen Cross 2010 Excellence Award First Alliance Credit Union United Way of Olmsted County 2010 Distinction Award CRW Architecture and Design Group Custom Alarm/Custom Communications Inc Data Smart Computers Hammel Green & Abrahamson Inc Intercultural Mutual Assistance Assoc Southern MN Municipal Power Texas Instruments 2010 Achievement Award Channel One Inc Dex One Domaille Engineering LLC EO Johnson Office Technologies Girl Scouts of MN & WI River Valleys Minnesota Energy Resources Minnesota Public Radio KLSE Minnwest Bank NAMI SE Minnesota RSM McGladrey Inc Southeast Service Cooperative United Parcel Service University of Minnesota Rochester US Bank Weis Builders
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2010 Appreciation Award Boys & Girls Club of Rochester Eastwood Bank Elder Network HDR Architecture Inc. Interfaith Hospitality Network KTTC Television Inc Marco Inc Merchants Bank
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co Premier Bank RBC Wealth Management Wolter & Raak LTD 2010 Corporate Giving Award Benchmark Electronics Best Buy Mobile Crenlo, LLC Davies Printing Co IBM JC Penney KTTC Television Inc Mayo Clinic McNeilus Companies Inc Minnwest Bank Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co Qwest Communications RBC Wealth Management Rochester Athletic Club Sargent’s Landscape Nursery Schmidt Printing Inc Think Mutual Bank US Bank Weis Builders Wells Fargo & Company
2010 Community Impact Recognition Awards 2010 Exceptional Partnership Financial Stability Initiatives Hawthorne Education Center 2010 Exceptional Partnership Community Basics – Winter OuterWear Dison’s Cleaners 2010 Exceptional Results - High Risk Youth Recreational Therapy Program Rochester Area Family Y and Family & Children’s Center 2010 Exceptional Results - Inclusivity Sports Mentorship Academy Children of Destiny & PACE 2010 Exceptional Results - Inclusivity National Alliance on Mental Illness SE MN 2010 Volunteerism Award Family Service Rochester
Throughout the year, the work of advancing the common good in Olmsted County is generously supported by public and private grants, donations, inkind services, and other considerations. This support is vital to programs in education, income, health, and community basics. media matches and partners Charter Media Cumulus Broadcasting Fairway Outdoor Advertising KAAL TV KTTC TV KXLT TV Shop Wise products & services AARP - Tax-Aide Program Bread Baker Company County of Olmsted Dison Cleaners Doubletree Hotel Hy-Vee IBM Mayo Clinic Rochester Community & Technical College Rochester City Line Rochester Civic Theatre Rochester Family Y Rochester Honkers Rochester Magazine Rochester Park & Recreation Rochester Public Schools Hawthorne Education Center Rochester Women Magazine Smith Schafer & Associates Southeast Service Cooperative Sunstone Hotel Properties - The Kahler Grand Hotel 14
Target The Caring Tree The Salvation Army Titan Wal-Mart Wicked Moose Bar & Grill sponsorships Eastwood Bank First Alliance Credit Union mark!t your marketing department Mayo Clinic Olmsted Medical Center
Pudwell Insurance Partners Rochester Athletic Club Think Mutual Bank Wolter & Raak LTD grants County of Olmsted County of Wabasha Rochester Area Foundation Points of Light Institute & Hands On Network Wal-Mart
We also benefited from donations of hundreds of individuals and businesses to our Power of the Purse and Flood Benefit auctions, Running Start for School, and Winter Outerwearn drives.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT UNITED WAY OF OLMSTED COUNTY, INC. STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION DECEMBER 31, 2010 and 2009 ASSETS 2010 2009 Current Assets Cash & cash equivalents 868,931 593,077 Investments 1,815,316 1,640,043 Pledges receivable, net 2,903,733 2,925,095 Prepaid expenses and other assets 91,565 35,899 Total Current Assets 5,679,545 5,194,114 Property and Equipment-Net 834,380 915,530 Total Assets 6,513,925 6,109,644 LIABILITIES Current Liabilities Accounts payable & other 129,063 62,108 Current maturities/ long-term debt 24,639 23,154 Community grants 939,590 823,431 Donor designations payable 540,245 546,707 Total Current Liabilities 1,633,537 1,455,400 Long Term Debt 256,009 280,322 Total Liabilities 1,889,546 1,735,722 Net Assets Unrestricted 1,536,964 1,524,153 Temporarily restricted 3,087,415 2,849,769 Total Net Assets 4,624,379 4,373,922 Total Liabilities & Net Assets 6,513,925 6,109,644
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UNITED WAY OF OLMSTED COUNTY, INC. STATEMENT OF ACTIVITY AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009 2010 2009 Public Support and Revenue Public Support 3,646,638 3,571,123 Less: Designations (449,203) (456,539) Program Income 381,244 177,841 Other Income 75,228 87,680 Investment Return 157,509 330,493 Total Support and Revenues 3,811,416 3,710,598 Distributions and Expenses Functional Expenses: Community grants 1,862,119 1,636,862 Internal initiatives 659,814 570,303 Advocacy, grant making and result tracking 295,165 333,989 Fundraising, Resource Development440,413 361,085 Administrative 266,223 244,871 United Way Dues 37,225 42,820 Total Distributions and Expenses 3,560,959 3,189,930 Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets 250,457 520,668 Net Assets-January 1 4,373,922 3,853,254 Net Assets-December 31 4,624,379 4,373,922
A complete financial statement, audit, and tax information are available for review at www.uwolmsted.org.
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UNITED WAY OF OLMSTED COUNTY 2011 Volunteer Leadership Board of Directors Patricia Barrier Toni Adafin Randy Chapman Donald DeCramer John Edmonds Larry Edmonson Marilyn Hansmann Scott Heck Steve Hill Betty Hutchins Kelly McDonough Heidi Mestad Gail Nelson Christopher Nelson Joanne Marie Rosener Jim Rustad Wendy Shannon David Stenhaug David Thompson Judith Weller Michael Willard
Finance Committee Dan Mersel Chris Nelson Gail Nelson J. Daniel Skinner Dale Walston
Campaign Cabinet Kari Fischer Scott Heck Rebecca Hincley Chris Holloway Rick Lee Walt Ling James Loehr Ryan Moore Rebecca Paape Susan Parker Sean Rice Gail Sauter John Shonyo Justin Stotts Logan Tjossem
Vision Council Tom Bellinger John Edmonds Larry Edmonson Denise Foy Bruce Gudlin
Chris Holloway Brad Lohrbach Heidi Mestad Laura Rud Jim Rustad Nicole Sandberg Terry Thisius David Thompson Emily Ties Jodi Wentland Diane Wottreng
Technology Tom Bellinger James Burke Steven Conner Jean Jahn Valerie Pace Stephen Rose Laura Rud Terry Thisius
Community Solution Teams
Susan Ahlquist Ardell Brede Randy Chapman Steve Courts Jim Frye Dennis Hanson Jodi Millerbernd Rene Lafflam Stephen Lehmkuhle Hertica Martin Shelley McBride Mark Ostrem Roger Peterson Steve Thornton Dave Mueller Mary Wellik Mark Erickson Gordon Ziebart
Community Basics Amina Abukar Kate Billings Stephanie Fredrickson Amanda Green Chris Holloway Carolyn Petersen Cynthia Shaffer Diane Wottreng Education John Edmonds Denise Foy John Griffith Betty Hutchins Jean Locke Michon Rogers Helen Truxal Peg Winters Financial Stability Sherry Bergeson Wes Brandenburger Armin Budimlic Frederick Douglas Bruce Gudlin Jeffrey Jensen Nicole Sandberg Sara Schweitzer Health Maria Brown Hamsitha Dontamsety Larry Edmonson Jean Gunderson Courtney Lawson Jeanne Nelson Emily Ties Kathleen Wilson 17
Community Gang Initiative
Senior independence Initiative Brad Lohrbach Connie Bagley Dan Jensen David Moertel Dr. Jengyu Lai Jim Behrends Jim Rustad John Flanders Jon Cravath Karen Hanson Kelly McDonough Laurie Marreel Mark Bilderback Patrick Blum Paul Wilson Sally Gallagher Sue Knutson Terry Lee
Staff Karen R. Mathison, CFRE Anne Berberich, CFRE April Sutor Dave Beal Dale O'Groske Kris Brewer Dorothy Dallmann Neal Engelman Lance Laack Deneene McDonald Becky Nahvi Dan Salay Renee Schaefer Bonnie Schultz, CFRE Pam Wright Nancy Alisen, volunteer Debbie Hoffmann, volunteer Kathleen Hayes
President Senior Vice-President, Resource Development and Special Projects Vice-President, Community Impact Vice-President, Communication and Advocacy Chief Financial Officer Relationship Services Coordinator Finance Assistant Business Relations and Development Manager Community Impact Specialist Project Manager Gang Initiative and Community Impact Support Specialist Volunteer Center and Community Impact Specialist Community Initiatives Coordinator [ AmeriCorps/Vista ] Community Impact Project Specialist Leadership and Planned Giving Associate Executive Assistant Volunteer Solutions Imagination Library Coordinator Experience Works Assistant
Thanks ... to the thousands of volunteers who help with Running Start for School, Winter Outerwear, Days of Caring, Power of the Purse, Flood Relief and Recovery, the LIVE UNITED Community Fund workplace campaign, the Volunteer Center. Volunteers who are mentors to students and companions to seniors. Volunteers who deliver meals and refurbish computers. Volunteers who make the work of so many of our partners possible. Volunteers who make a difference right where we live. If you are one of those volunteers, thank you!
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JOIN THE MOVEMENT
We invite you to be a part of the change. You can give, advocate, and volunteer. With courage and humility, we can change what we see. We can make a difference right where we live. That’s what it means to LIVE UNITED.
United Way of Olmsted County 903 West Center Street Suite 100 Rochester, MN 55902 507.287.2000 • www.uwolmsted.org