ADDING VALUE, IMPROVING LIVES WITH TRIDENT UNITED WAY CHLOE KNIGHT TONNEY What would the COVID-19 response have looked like without Trident United Way? Because of each of you, our community has not needed to consider this question. The generosity of individuals and corporate partners, coupled with an experienced and dedicated team, proved invaluable. Trident United Way and The Post and Courier formed a unique partnership to support organizations that were providing pandemic relief. We continue to work closely with The Coastal Community Foundation, an organization that has provided support for Trident United Way in our COVID-adjacent work. Together with these excellent partners, you opened your hearts to donate more than $500,000 to our Tri-County COVID-19 Response Fund – thank you! Trident United Way is the go-to place for social impact. We are essential, and we are local. We add value to philanthropy through established networks like our 211 Resource Line, which addresses a wide range of needs for our community such as emergency food and shelter, access to medical providers and low-to-no-cost legal services. This tool gives us an instant snapshot of community conditions so that we can respond in an agile manner. September proved to be a record-breaking month with more than 4,000 requests for aid in the Tri-County – the most for 2020. CharityTracker™ is a confidential, shared case management tool that brings together more than 320 agencies, churches, municipalities and faith-based organizations in the Tri-County. Trident United Way provides the program platform free of charge.
TRIDENT UNITED WAY COVID-19 RESPONSE
$511,884
the largest amount raised for any single emergency in the history of Trident United Way.
44,000
calls statewide to Trident United Way’s 211 resource line through September 30, 2020.
49,854
individuals assisted by the Tri-County COVID-19 Response Fund.
25 AGENCIES received funding through
11 PHASES
to ensure needs were met in every way possible.
$1.1 MILLION
Trident United Way raised, managed and guided more than $1.1 million across the region in emergency response investments.
TRI-COUNTY COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND BENEFICIARIES:
Partners using CharityTracker™ have documented nearly $1.5 million in financial assistance (not including food, clothing or shelter), more than one million pounds of food and more than 30,000 bags of food distributed equaling more than 70,000 services provided from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, 2020. This data is routinely shared with elected and community leaders regionally and statewide to pinpoint real-time needs and opportunities. Together we stand UNITED for whatever challenges we face now and into the future.
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