United Way Brochure Summer 2008

Page 1

Advancing the COMMON GOOD United Way of Northern Arizona is working to advance the common good by focusing on education, income, and health. These are the building blocks for a good life—a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health. Our goal is to create long-lasting changes that prevent problems from happening in the first place. We invite you to be part of the change. Together, united, we can inspire hope and create opportunities for a better tomorrow. That’s what it means to LIVE UNITED.

Your United Way dollars make a difference in Education, Income, and Health. EDUCATION

25

HELPING CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL THROUGH EDUCATION » A local principal reported that typically, 25% of first graders required intensive support. This amount was reduced to 5%, thanks to the intervention of KinderCamp

INCOME

4

2006

$1,169,168

HELPING FAMILIES BECOME FINANCIALLY STABLE AND INDEPENDENT

$911,866

» $1,169, 168 in income tax returns brought lowincome, working families throughout Northern Arizona. This is a 28% increase over last year.

2006

» Partnering with the Alliance for Children’s Early Success, United Way increased dental health screenings for children by 130%

MY NAME IS PAULA and I love my community. Besides my monthly payroll deduction, I volunteer my time with United Way of Northern Arizona, helping families and individuals succeed. Today in our community, too many people are walking a tightrope—barely getting by, with little ability to save for college, a home or retirement. That’s why I help hard-working families with their taxes. I make sure they take advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit.

2007

When people come out ahead, I like to ask them what they’re going to do their refund. One mom told me she was going to use her refund to move out of a shelter and into a stable apartment.

575

HEALTH IMPROVING PEOPLE’S HEALTH

2007

How I LIVE UNITED

I can’t tell you how that made me feel. I know that by helping my community, I’m making it a better place to live…and that’s good for everybody.

250

2006

2007

Sharing my resources and talents, that’s “how I LIVE UNITED.”

Mission: Improving lives by mobilizing communities to create lasting changes in community conditions.


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.
United Way Brochure Summer 2008 by GoalBusters Consulting - Issuu