Community Investment

In 2018, United Way of Forsyth County invested $1,410,176 in over 60 health and human service agencies and programs. United Way of Forsyth County is working hard to make a difference each day in our comunity!

EDUCATION HEALTH

2-1-1 4-H Bald Ridge Boys Lodge Boy Scouts Boys & Girls Club CASA Creative Enterprises – Forsyth Cumming Civitan Club – for students & adults w/special needs Dyslexia Network of Forsyth County Forsyth County Child Advocacy Center Forsyth County Juvenile Court - for truancy court programs Forsyth County Schools:

Breakfast Club Tutoring Program at Little Mill Middle

Credit Recovery for High School Students – to promote on-time graduation

Digital Summer Learning Expedition at Little Mill Middle iFocus Intervention Center

Miscellaneous

Transportation – to allow students to stay after school for tutoring, etc. at NFHS & FCHS Girl Scouts Jesse’s House Junior Achievement Discovery Center Lanier Technical College - for textbook & student fee scholarships Leadership Forsyth Literacy Forsyth Mentor Me – North Georgia Next Generation Focus Nonprofit Seminars, Community Forums and Charity Tracker Sawnee Cumming Optimist Club - for oratorical contest Sisu (formerly Challenged Child & Friends) Stuff the Bus – for school supplies for students in need Youth Leadership – Grizzly Great Day of Giving and DeSana Day of Good Deeds Youth United

TOTAL $651,632 (27,618 Lives)

FINANCIAL STABILITY

AARP Foundation Tax Aid Lanier Fuller Center for Housing The PIER Foundation

TOTAL $8,790 (435 Lives)

DONOR DESIGNATIONS MADE OUTSIDE FORSYTH COUNTY $2,806

Agewell Forsyth – for unfunded Meals on Wheels & Alzheimer Respite Care Avita Community Partners – for counseling for seniors & Coping Skills Support Group Bridge the Gap for Kids, Inc. Camp Cool Kids & Teens Children’s Center for Hope & Healing Cumming Home Ministries Forsyth County Drug Awareness Council Forsyth County Drug Court - for health/living emergency services & treatment retreats Forsyth County Domestic Violence Task Force Forsyth County Family Haven Forsyth County Mental Health Court - for health/living emergency services Forsyth County Schools:

Preventative Resources – for substance abuse, bullying & suicide prevention

Student Mental Health Services Forsyth County YMCA Georgia Highlands Medical Center Girls on the Run Forsyth Noor Family Services Corporation Rape Response Realty4Rehab Senior Expo Special Olympics Forsyth Strings of Mercy

TOTAL $514,869 (17,318 Lives)

BASIC NEEDS

American Red Cross Direct Assistance Georgia Mountain Food Bank MSG Foundation – for food/supplies for feeding program NALC Food Drive Outreach, Inc. – for food packaging program The Place of Forsyth County

TOTAL $232,079 (6,691 Lives)

1% 16%

Financial Stability

Basic Needs

52,062 Lives Impacted 37% 46%

Health