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United Way of Greater Kingsport • 2017
EDUCATION
We fight for every child to graduate college and career ready.
FOCUS WHY IT MATTERS.
47% of area third graders are not reading proficiently by the end of third grade.
WHAT’S WORKING. 4500 K-3rd graders in 16 city
and county schools are participating in United WE READ.
1148 students participated in at least one out-of-school time
activity, a key to academic achievement, with UWGK member agencies.
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United, we fight for children and youth to graduate college and career ready. With $773,565 of our allocations dedicated to helping children and youth in the Kingsport community succeed, United Way of Greater Kingsport is investing in positive, sustainable change for the next generation. One key community impact initiative tackling the issue of early grade literacy and improving lives every day is United WE READ. By partnering with Kingsport City and Sullivan County School Districts, as well as a robust network of afterschool programs and key community stakeholders, United WE READ is building a literacy-rich community. Our vision is seeing 100% of area 3rd graders reading proficiently by 2020. In addition to United WE READ, United Way of Greater Kingsport supports eight member agencies and eleven programs creating a better life for 700 children and youth every day. United we WIN. Join us in fighting for children and youth in the greater Kingsport area to succeed.
United Way of Greater Kingsport • 2017
INCOME
We fight to break the cycle of poverty.
FOCUS WHY IT MATTERS.
14.5%
of families in Sullivan County live in poverty as defined by the Federal Poverty Level.
WHAT’S WORKING. adults have obtained employment and achieved independence through UWGK member agency programs and Life BRIDGE.
2697 temporarily homeless individuals were assisted with critical shelter, food and clothing needs.
United, we fight to break the cycle of poverty. Seven member agencies and nine programs are working to help 100 people every day who seek jobs, skills, or shelter with United Way of Greater Kingsport’s support. One example of this is Life BRIDGE. A UWGK community impact initiative, in partnership with the Greater Kingsport Alliance for Development, Life BRIDGE brings together education, training, and services to assist individuals who are focused on building responsibility, achieving independence, exercising discipline, and growing personally and professionally with the ultimate goal of securing in-demand careers. Additionally, by leading the effort to make Sullivan County an ACT Work Ready Community, we are helping individuals gain training and experience, and helping to create jobs by attracting employers to our area. Investing $302,690 in selfsufficiency drives and inspires community change for individuals, the business community and the local economy. United we WIN. Join us in removing barriers to employment and breaking the cycle of poverty.
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United Way of Greater Kingsport • 2017
We fight for the health of our most vulnerable neighbors.
HEALTH FOCUS WHY IT MATTERS.
1 in 6 individuals under the age of 65 in Sullivan County do not have insurance.
WHAT’S WORKING. 2769 patients received dental and vision care at Appalachian Miles for Smiles and Friends in Need.
523 seniors had their basic needs met by UWGK member agencies in order to continue living independently.
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United, we confront obstacles to effective healthcare and fight for the health of our most vulnerable neighbors. United Way of Greater Kingsport supports thirteen member agencies and twenty programs working to create a better life for 300 local people every day who have health, safety and stability needs. This means identifying root-cause issues, then bringing the community to the table to solve them together. One such collaborative effort is Appalachian Miles for Smiles, a mobile dental unit providing both emergency and preventative adult dental care to the uninsured at no cost. Another example is the newly-formed Drug Abuse Task Force, which is working to battle the opioid epidemic in our region through education, prevention, and intervention. UWGK invests $900,472 in the health, safety, and family stability of our community, because healthier populations live longer, are more productive, and result in a better community for all. United we WIN. Join us in surrounding the community’s most critical problems and creating a better life for all.
United Way of Greater Kingsport • 2017
We are the hand-raisers. We are the game changers. United Way of Greater Kingsport is driving and inspiring sustainable, positive community change. We fight to improve 1400 lives every day by tacking early grade literacy, breaking the cycle of poverty, confronting access to effective healthcare, supporting the needs of our senior citizens, and battling the opioid addiction in our region. No matter the obstacles. No matter the odds. UWGK supports thirty member agencies and forty-four programs working in the areas of Education, Income, Health, and Seniors, because these are the building blocks for a good quality of life. At United Way, we fight for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in our community. We imagine a better life for all. United we Fight, United we WIN. Together, we can accomplish more than any single group can on its own. To live better, we must LIVE UNITED.
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2018 MEMBER AGENCY PROGRA Helping Children and Youth Succeed
Promoting Self-Sufficiency
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Tri-Cities – Community-Based & Site-Based Mentoring Program ($73,000) provides at-risk children with friendship, guidance, and fun by uniting them with a caring adult mentor--their Big Brother or Big Sister.
Frontier Industries (Frontier Health) – Vocational/Development Services Program ($54,440) offers vocational, employment, residential, developmental, and community integration services to individuals who have developmental, emotional, and/or physical disabilities.
Boy Scouts of America, Sequoyah Council – Youth Development Program ($18,304) teaches participants life-long skills and values so they can become responsible, caring, productive adults are a result of the Scouting comprehensive methodology. Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kingsport – Building Successful Adults Program ($38,800) provides a safe environment helping teens realize their fullest potential by providing quality programs which enhance health, social, and educational development. Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kingsport – Licensed Childcare Program ($127,944) helps children realize their fullest potential by providing childcare programs which enhance their health, social, and educational development. Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kingsport – Satellite Program ($42,060) focuses on building successful adults at satellite sites locations in Greater Kingsport. Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians, Inc. – Leadership Experience Program ($18,304) provides a leadership model specifically designed to help girls develop 21st century leadership skills they need to be successful. Girls Inc. of Kingsport – Core Program ($185,000) provides facility based and outreach programs after school, after hours, off site and during the summer for girls ages 4 – 19 that enhance their educational, occupational and physical development. Holston Children & Youth Services (Frontier Health) – School Based Prevention Program ($35,023) provides clinical services for at-risk students with academic, social, and/or behavioral problems; helps schools maintain safe, disciplined learning environments; and provides consultation for teachers and collaboration with counselors. Kingsport Child Development Center – Sliding Fee Scale/Income-Based Childcare Program ($122,342) provides quality childcare/preschool services implementing developmentally-appropriate programs meeting the social, emotional, and educational needs of all children served at affordable rates for parents/guardians. Small Miracles Therapeutic Equestrian Center, Inc. – Equine-Assisted Activities & Therapies Program ($18,749) enhances the physical, emotional, social, and cognitive growth of individuals with special needs through both mounted and unmounted equineassisted activities and therapies. Small Miracles Therapeutic Equestrian Center, Inc. – Equine-Assisted Positive Youth Development Program ($14,039) enhances the lives of children and youth at-risk of not succeeding by developing character and life skills through a strength-based program utilizing unmounted, experiential equine-assisted activities and therapies.
Hope Haven Ministries – Work Program ($30,000) provides emergency shelter and assistance to individuals so they may obtain gainful employment, build selfsufficiency and break the cycle of homelessness. Hope House – Fresh Start Program ($23,525) offers support through walk-in services for pregnant women, new parents, and extended family members in our community who are in crisis concerning pregnancy, parenting, and providing basic needs for themselves and their young children. Hope House – Restart Program ($23,525) reaches out with love and support to moms and babies in our community with what they need to grow, succeed, and become self-sufficient. Family Promise of Greater Kingsport (formerly Interfaith Hospitality Network) – Family SelfSufficiency Program ($19,000) enhances the lives of homeless in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia by providing families with children temporary shelter and assistance so they may become self-sufficient. John R. Hay House, Inc. – Brown Annex for Males Program ($41,600) provides adult, male offenders who would otherwise be incarcerated, a special needs facility featuring a highly structured residential treatment program. John R. Hay House, Inc. – Hosanna House for Females Program ($40,100) provides adult, female offenders who would otherwise be incarcerated, a special needs facility featuring a highly structured residential treatment program. Literacy Council of Kingsport – Tutoring Program ($31,000) helps adults and children improve their literacy skills and assists students in learning to speak and read English through one-on-one tutoring with trained volunteers. Small Miracles Therapeutic Equestrian Center, Inc. – Horses Empower Heroes Program ($9,500) empowers veterans to gain self-sufficiency, emotional, and social growth through strength-based experiential unmounted equine-assisted activities and therapies.
Ensuring Health, Safety and Stability American Red Cross of Northeast Tennessee – Disaster Response Program ($91,930) serves people affected by disaster and continually strengthens its own capacity and the capacity of communities for disaster, response and recovery. American Red Cross of Northeast Tennessee – Community Resilience Program ($65,847) delivers prevention, preparedness, and education services to individuals and the community with a goal of lessening the impact of emergencies.
RAMS PROPOSED ALLOCATIONS American Red Cross of Northeast Tennessee – Services to Armed Forces ($11,483) provides critical assistance and resources to service members, veterans, and their families.
Legal Aid of East Tennessee –Domestic Violence Legal Assistance Program ($16,500) provides family safety and stability for victims of domestic violence through court orders.
Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Department – Medical First Responder Program ($20,000) provides emergency medical services as licensed First Responders per guidelines set forth by the State of Tennessee & Sullivan County EMS.
Link House (Frontier Health) – Core Program ($43,000) provides food, shelter, crisis intervention, diagnostic and evaluation services as well as counseling to adolescents who are neglected, abused, runaway, unruly, or delinquent.
CASA for Kids, Inc. – Core Program ($46,001) supports and promotes professionally-trained community volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children’s best interest within the Juvenile Court and ensure safe and stable placements.
Mountain Region Speech & Hearing Center – Speech-Language Scholarship Program ($75,000) provides diagnosis and treatment of speech, language, feeding, and hearing disorders to provide the highest quality care for treatment of speech, language, and hearing disorders regardless of the client’s ability to pay.
Children’s Advocacy Center of Sullivan County – Counseling Program ($34,800) provides trauma-focused treatment to the child victims of sexual abuse and severe physical abuse in a child-friendly environment that focuses on the wellbeing of the child.
SAFE House (Frontier Health) – Domestic Violence Shelter Program ($55,000) provides a temporary shelter for victims of domestic violence and their dependent children. The shelter is open 24-hours a day, 7-days a week Other services include information and referral for victims via the 24-hour crisis line, transportation, advocacy, follow-up services, and community education.
Children’s Advocacy Center of Sullivan County Prevention Program ($11,600) works to educate children and adults about the problem of abuse and available resources and provides information on preventative measures that can be taken. Children’s Advocacy Center of Sullivan County – Victim Services Program ($11,000) provides counseling and assistance to the non-offending parents or caregivers of victims. 2-1-1 CONTACT CONCERN of Northeast Tennessee – Information & Referral Program ($44,460) administers a telephone helpline staffed by trained volunteers who provide information and referral, a listening ear to distressed callers, crisis intervention, and daily reassurance calls. Friends in Need Health Center – Dental Services Program ($60,483) provides affordable dental care to the working uninsured of the Greater Kingsport area.
Salvation Army – Social Services Program ($87,051) provides basic human needs-clothing, food, rent, mortgage, utilities, and medicine--without discrimination. Salvation Army – Emergency Shelter Program ($43,400) provides lodging, meals, personal hygiene items, clothing, counseling, job placement, financial planning, and survival skills as well as long-term care to assist individuals/ families in becoming self-sufficient.
Supporting Aging with Choices First Tennessee Human Resource Agency – Personal Support Services Program ($21,429) promotes self-sufficiency and prevents institutional placement by providing cost-effective in-home care for individuals in threat of harm due to abuse or neglect. Meals on Wheels of Kingsport – Core Program ($123,694) provides hot, nutritious meals and human contact to isolated, incapacitated senior citizens and, if appropriate, other home-bound, disabled persons to facilitate safe, independent living.
Friends in Need Health Center – Medical Services Program ($30,000) provides affordable medical care to the working uninsured of the Greater Kingsport area.
Mountain Region Speech and Hearing Center – Hearing Aid Assistance Program ($7,000) provides hearing aids to qualifying seniors who need financial assistance.
Holston Counseling (Frontier Health) – Substance Abuse Counseling Program ($56,197) provides services to individuals who are experiencing interpersonal, family, employment, or legal difficulties due to substance abuse or dependence. Holston Counseling (Frontier Health) – Crisis Assessment Program ($16,720) Mobile Crisis Response Team provides 24-hour crisis intervention counseling and referral services for persons experiencing a psychiatric crisis. Kingsport Lifesaving Crew – Emergency Medical, Rescue and Extrication Program ($50,000) provides emergency first responder and vehicle extrication services to accident and trauma victims in the Greater Kingsport area.
Hope Haven Ministries
Shepherd Center of Kingsport – Assistance to Older Adults Program ($21,915) provides services, such as transportation, medical equipment loan, and minor home repairs, which enable older adults to remain living independently and safely in their homes.
2017 REGIONAL UNITED WAYS AND COMMUNITY CHESTS OF TRI-CITIES TENNESSEE/VIRGINIA
The United Way of Greater Kingsport gives donors the opportunity to designate their contributions to 18 partner United Ways or Community Chests through the annual campaign. Any donor needing additional information on these funding decisions should contact the organization listed below.
accomplishing much.
One of the great things about living and working in this community is being surrounded by generous and caring people. People who volunteer their time and give their money to help those in need and create positive, lasting change for their fellow citizens. The United Way of Greater Kingsport is one of the best ways to continue that tradition. As Chair of this year’s campaign and a member of the Board of Directors, I have seen first-hand how efficient the organization is with the money they receive - a small, but professional staff leverages their skill through many local volunteers, keeping the overhead low while
Doing more than what any individual could do alone, UWGK takes a holistic view and has developed a total community strategy that funds specific initiatives addressing root-cause needs. These initiatives have measurable objectives with accountability for results. This process is facilitated by the UWGK staff, but ultimately decided by citizen volunteers who devote the time and effort to thoroughly investigate each funding decision. You can be assured your money stays local, is well-spent, meets immediate needs, and also solves root-cause issues…creating lasting change. I have been personally blessed and fortunate in many ways with my family, community, job and health. I feel a personal responsibility and almost obligation to help those most vulnerable among us. Similarly, my company has been fortunate to operate in this community and has benefited from the people and resources of the area. Their employees and, in many cases, their customers live here too. I am proud to work for a company that also shares a responsibility to lift up the communities where they operate. This year’s campaign goal is $3.6 million. A challenging but achievable goal that will greatly impact our community. Please join me in giving generously to the United Way of Kingsport. Together we can “Drive and Inspire Community Change”. Live United! Bill L. Trapp 2017 Campaign Chair At United Way, we recognize there are problems in our community, and we are committed to finding new solutions to old problems. Problems that don’t go away by themselves. Problems that, to be solved, require a committed effort from organizations working together. Problems that are too large for any one organization to solve on their own. These are the problems that will define our community for the next generation unless……we commit to work together to Live United against these problems. With your support, we can truly join together and fight for the health, education and financial stability of every person, of every family, in our community. But we can’t do it alone. We need your help. We invite you to be a part of the change. We invite you to invest in the future of our community. We invite you to put tangible hands and resources on large problems to create positive change in our community. Join us as we drive and inspire community change. How does this positive change happen? It happens with you! Donors choose to INVEST in our vision of Drive and Inspire Community Change to create a better tomorrow. Dollars that are raised local, stay local. Please join the thousands of friends, co-workers and neighbors who choose to raise their hands to give each year. We invite you to be a part of the change! I want to express my sincere appreciation to those who choose to support United Way. From the 1400 lives that are being impacted every single day to the vast many to be impacted in the next generation of our community, I say THANK YOU! Live United! Danelle Glasscock Executive Director United Way of Greater Kingsport 301 Louis Street, Suite 201 • Kingsport, TN 37660 Phone: (423) 378-3409 •Fax: (423) 578-4059 To pledge online or to get more information, visit uwaykpt.org • Join us on social media!
ORGANIZATION NAME
CONTACT
PHONE
$ DESIGNATED IN 2016
Baileyton Community Chest Barbara Tilson, Treasurer 423-234-6911 Blountville Community Chest Russell Baker, Treasurer 423-323-7018 Fall Branch Community Chest Richard Bacon, President 423-956-7233 Gray Community Chest Tony Barnes, President 423-913-2695 Greater Indian Springs Community Chest Shane Phelps, President 423-323-3730 Greater West Carter’s Valley Community Chest Stacy Barton, Secretary 423-357-5662 Mount Carmel Community Chest David Jennings, President 423-357-5468 Piney Flats Community Chest, Inc. Carrie Schwartz, Treasurer 423-282-6414 Sullivan South Area Community Chest Ben Wexler, President 423-384-5296 Sulphur Springs Community Chest, Inc. Bruce Bacon, President 423-753-2409 United Way of Bristol TN-VA Inc. Lisa Cofer, Executive Director 423-968-4912 United Way of Elizabethton/Carter County Andrew McKeehan, Board Chair 423-543-6975 United Way of Greene County Wendy Peay, Executive Director 423-639-9361 United Way of Hawkins County, Inc. Carolyn Gardner, Executive Director 423-272-7379 United Way of Mountain City/Johnson County Judy McGuire, Treasurer 423-727-6737 United Way of Southwest VA, Inc. Travis W. Staton, Executive Director 276-628-2160 United Way of Unicoi County Robert Stromberg, Bookkeeper 423-742-2595 United Way of Washington County TN Jerome Julian, President 423-282-5682 Total Designations to Regional United Ways and Community Chests
$10,341 $52,398 $41,368 $91,685 $90,227 $25,818 $31,607 $17,565 $197,724 $26,894 $43,431 $26,573 $15,068 $120,042 $4,983 $164,441 $15,532 $177,980 $1,153,677
An administrative fee of 8.80 percent, compliant with United Way Worldwide standards, is charged to offset the cost of processing designated dollars.
2017 CAMPAIGN DETAIL
(Funds raised in 2016, Based on $1.00) Investment:Comm unity Initiatives, $0.06
Investment: Other Area United Ways and Community Chests, $0.26 In-Kind Donations, $0.07
Investment: Member Agencies, $0.52
Uncollectible Pledges, $0.04
Fundraising and Management, $0.05
HOW YOUR DOLLAR IS INVESTED
Investment by Focus Area (for every dollar allocated) Ensuring Health Safety and Stability, $0.43
Supporting Aging with Choices, $0.09
Promoting Self-Sufficiency, $0.14
Helping Children & Youth Succeed, $0.34