United Way of the Cape Fear Area

A New United Way United Way of the Cape Fear Area

BRINGING LASTING POSITIVE CHANGE TO OUR REGION

IN A UNITED WAY A word from our incoming board chair, Shaun Olsen, current board chair, Lisa Leath, and president and CEO, E. Craig Heim

Shaun Olsen Incoming Board Chair

Lisa Leath Board Chair

E. Craig Heim CEO & President

Sometimes it takes several agencies working together in tandem to take on a local challenge.This was the thinking when our locally operated United Way of the Cape Fear Area (UWCFA) worked with other community institutions to form The Blue Ribbon Commission to address youth violence, or when community leaders came together through UWCFA to develop Home Town Hires (now known as Step Up Wilmington). As we continue to fund vital services like disaster assistance, food, clothing and shelter, we will also work with Coastal Horizons, SEAHEC, and New Hanover Regional Medical Center to support the opiate addiction problem that is rampant here and around the country.

We intend to create a new United Way, not only as an institution funding local nonprofits, but as a process in the community that will operate in a more united way. We cannot become the community we need to be if we approach our problems through a fragmented human service system, no matter how compelling or valid. No community can be most effective in addressing the health and human service needs when its United Way is not strong and vital as a centralized funder and community partner.

If our common mission is to improve the quality of life in our region, then it is our role to help orchestrate this objective in a way that is more united.

The benefits of this way of thinking are self-evident - we can do more, working together with a common vision.

As we turn our focus to strengthening our children, families and neighborhoods, our partners will continue to include; The Brigade Boys and Girls Club, Nourish NC, WARM, Pender Alliance for Teen Health, Brunswick Family Assistance, Good Shepherd, Columbus County DREAM Center, and many others.

But you will continue to be the critical ingredient. Your support is essential to our ability to grow a future in the Cape Fear Region that is better, even greater than the wonderful region that we have inherited.

INCOMING BOARD MEMBERS

2018 – 2019 UWCFA BOARD

Our United Way intends to be more, and we intend to be greater. We welcome your input and feedback. With your help, we can continue to be a profound influence in the lives of the citizens of the Cape Fear Area.

Shaun Olsen Cloudwyze Incoming Board Chair

Judy Budd Greater Wilmington Business Journal/WILMA

Lisa Leath Leath HR Group Board Chair

Jay Dixon PPD

Gina Andrews Atlantic Bay Mortgage Stacy Ankrum First Citizens Bank Michelle Beasley Corning, Inc. Andre Boyd New Hanover Regional Medical Center

April England Duke Energy Lori Feezor Community Volunteer Paul Flake GE – Hitachi Paul Gonka Piedmont Natural Gas

Nancy Guyton Kinkaid & Associates, PLLC Dr. Charlie Hardy UNCW Amanda Hutcheson Brunswick County Dr. Tim Markley New Hanover County Schools Charlie Mattox BB&T Paul McCombie Southern Bank Michael McWhorter Mojotone Outgoing Board Member

Bonnie Nelson Community Volunteer Outgoing Board Member Dr. Chris Prentice UNCW Katrina Redmond Wilmington Housing Authority Michael Reives Victaulic Company Ruth Ravitz Smith New Hanover County Julie Wilsey Wilmington International Airport

Like every United Way, we are owned and operated by our local community and Board of Directors. Although each city and region is faced with many of the same challenges, we believe that local solutions will be better organized and implemented by each local community itself. The board members listed above govern the United Way of The Cape Fear Area.

Andre Boyd Executive Vice President, New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Paul Flake Director of Communications, GE Hitachi

Michael Reives Plant Manager, Victualic Company

OUR FOCUS

Children, Families, Neighborhoods

United Way targets its strategies at those critical passages in life that can present opportunities for individuals and families to dramatically increase their chances for long-term success. This approach maximizes our community’s effectiveness, because it allows us to improve lives not just in the short term, and not just superficially, but in a lasting and meaningful way.

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Preparing Our Children and Youth to Succeed in School and in Life by readying more young people for kindergarten and keeping older children and youth at risk for school failure on track for graduation and finally, from school to work.

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Strengthening Families and Individuals by mobilizing resources to empower local people who are working to lead self-sufficient, healthy lives supported by a community that cares.

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Promoting Strong Neighborhoods and Region by building partnerships with individuals and organizations that can develop safer, more connected communities where people are known and appreciated.

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Children who start kindergarten ready to learn and who stay on track as they grow have the best chances of achieving in school, attaining self-sufficiency as adults and contributing to the economic vitality of our region.

One of the key principles in New Hanover County’s strategic plan is to “develop and nurture partnerships to deliver strategic objectives.” United Way of the Cape Fear Area is a key partner with the county when it comes to meeting the objectives that directly impact our community. It is through this public/private partnership that we can deliver on our desired outcomes and together keep our community safe, healthy and secure.

Chris Coudriet, New Hanover County Manager

Reinforcing the Social Fabric of Our Communities We continue to provide a Strong Safety Net of investments and resources to meet basic needs today. With the right assistance, families and individuals can recover more quickly and completely from setbacks and emergencies. Our support strengthens neighborhoods and our region.

THE SOCIAL

FABRIC is the web of connections

OUTSTANDING PARTNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY: Meet Jimmy Pierce of Kids Making It (KMI) Jimmy Pierce started KMI in his backyard shop in 1994 and left the practice of law in 1996 to develop this service into a full time program. KMI now serves more than five-hundred kids annually; from seven years old to early adulthood, in five programs, all designed to help kids connect work to income. Jimmy is one of many local heroes who serve our community through nonprofit leadership. They are United Way hand raisers and we are proud of them and their staff.

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that binds individuals, families and neighborhoods to one another. A strong social fabric, the hallmark of a healthy society, includes support for basic and emergency needs, a vibrant nonprofit network and a culture of volunteerism and civic engagement.

The American Red Cross and the United Way have partnered for many years to prepare for, respond to, and recover from all kinds of disasters in our community. From collecting blood for area hospitals, supporting military families or providing comfort, care and assistance to families affected by disaster, the strength of this partnership is in many cases, lifesaving.

James Jarvis, The American Red Cross

Our partner agencies serving Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover and Pender Counties help our children in the Cape Fear region GROW STRONG. PREPARING CHILDREN AND YOUTH FOR SUCCESS Blue Ribbon Commission Boys and Girls Homes of NC Brigade Boys and Girls Club Carousel Center Coastal Horizons Center Columbus County DREAM Center Community Boys and Girls Club Community in Schools Brunswick Community in Schools Cape Fear DREAMS Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC Kids Making It Matthew’s Ministry Nourish NC Pender Alliance for Teen Health Pender County Christian Services Smart Start New Hanover County YWCA

Pender County

American Red Cross Brunswick Christian Recovery Center Brunswick Family Assistance Cape Fear Clinic Cape Fear Health Net Cape Fear Literacy Council Coastal Horizons Center Diaper Bank of NC Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Domestic Violence Shelter and Services Families First Good Shepherd Hope Harbor LINC, Inc. Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard New Hope Clinic Step Up Wilmington SCSEP (Senior Community Service Employment Program) The Salvation Army WARM

New Hanover County

Columbus County

Brunswick County

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STRENGTHENING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS

New Hanover

COMMUNITY AND REGION

Corning Incorporated is committed to being a good corporate citizen. One way we demonstrate that commitment is by making a positive impact in the communities where our employees work and live. Our partnership with United Way supports a corporate belief that a strong and vibrant community is important to the families of our employees and the future of our company.

Michele Holbrook Corning, Inc.

UWCFA 2017 Top 25 Contributors* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Duke Energy GE Wilmington Corning, Inc. PPD New Hanover Regional Medical Center Publix Wells Fargo NHCS - New Hanover County Schools United Parcel Service Harris Teeter Stores Enterprise Holdings New Hanover County Victaulic Company Bank of America SunTrust BB&T International Paper City of Wilmington First National Bank AT&T Novella Clinical Wilmington International Airport Atlantic Telephone Membership Co-op TowneBank IBM

$356,658 $355,481 $193,316 $117,623 $97,866 $61,045 $46,860 $40,236 $39,792 $37,925 $31,418 $29,267 $26,030 $22,547 $21,845 $19,976 $17,841 $17,688 $17,256 $13,192 $12,832 $12,001 $10,789 $10,631 $9,860

TOTAL: $1,619,976

*The top 25 businesses above, represent more than 80% of our nearly $2,000,000 campaign in 2017.

Ben David, 2017 United Way General Campaign Chair, congratulates Coastal Horizons staff for their support and partnership with United Way.

2018 United Way Campaign Cabinet Charlie Mattox, Cabinet Chair, BB&T

Honnalora Hubbard Dignity Memorial Dick Jones YMCA

Gina Andrews Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group

Rob Kaiser Greater Wilmington Business Journal/WILMA

Michelle Beasley Corning, Inc.

Lisa Leath Leath HR Group

Chris Boney LS3P

Tim Markley New Hanover County Schools

Judy Budd Greater Wilmington Business Journal/WILMA

Paul McCombie Southern Bank

Chris Coudriet New Hanover County

Michael McWhorter Mojotone

Ben David District Court

Tim Milam Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage

Mike Distelhorst Star News

Brad Neigel First National Bank

Jay Dixon PPD

Shaun Olsen Cloudwyze

Brad Erbes Retired, GE Hitachi

Michael Reives Victaulic Company

Lori Feezor Community Volunteer

Ozzy Santos Enterprise Holdings

John Gizdic New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Ruth Ravitz Smith New Hanover County

Charrise Hart YWCA

Shelbourn Stevens Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

David Helms Community Volunteer

Jay Wileman GE Wilmington

Michele Holbrook Corning, Inc.

Julie Wilsey Wilmington International Airport

United Way Community Impact When you give through United Way’s Community Impact Fund, your contribution is put to work building a better future for individuals, families and neighborhoods in our region. Together, we can achieve results that no one individual or agency alone can accomplsh. Dr. Charlie Hardy chairs the two committees in the Community Impact Fund that make decisions about investments in our community.

UWCFA Planning and Investment Committee Pat Ahern Community Volunteer

Kim Nelson Community Volunteer

Meri Battles New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Susan Penn Susan Penn Health Coaching

Doug Foreman Union Bank

Nick Rhodes Community Volunteer Suzanne Rogers City of Wilmington

Tyler Hustrulid Live Oak Bank Richard McNinch Corning, Inc. Bonnie Nelson Community Volunteer

Billy Smith First National Bank Lynore Young Corning, Inc

Where Do Your Contributions Go? Fundraising Cost %

15

Administrative Cost %

3

82%

Program Investments

Dr. Charlie Hardy Community Impact Chair Founding Dean and Professor, College of Health and Human Services at UNCW

2018 Education Investment Team Andy Almeter Nancy Guyton Susan Penn New Hanover Regional Kincaid and Associates, Susan Penn Health Medical Center PLLC Coaching

Meri Battles David Helms Mary Segars New Hanover Regional Community Volunteer Duke Energy Medical Center

Tyler Hustrulid Ann Stuart Janie Canty-Mitchell Live Oak Bank Community Volunteer Leaders Care, LLC

Mandy Iahn Dwight Willis Allen Feezor Northwestern Mutual Community Volunteer Community Volunteer

Sasha Kammer Doug Foreman PPD Union Bank

WHY UNITED WAY? By entrusting United Way as your charitable investment advisor, you leverage the power of bringing together effective partners, wise investments and committed volunteers to strategically tackle critical issues and create a measurable, relevant and positive difference for the people in the Cape Fear Region.

Under United Way’s investment strategy, success will be measured not only by campaign dollars raised, but by the results we have achieved.

OUR MISSION: UWCFA mobilizes resources to empower local people working toward leading self-sufficient, healthy lives.

BE A HAND RAISER BE A GAME CHANGER

No matter the obstacles. No matter the odds. We wrap our arms around our community’s most critical issues – and we stand up. Stand up with us for our children and youth. Stand up with us for strong families and individuals. Stand with us to build strong neighborhoods and communities in a united way.

Why do we do this? Because we know that change happens when the community comes together.

Every day, people look to United Way for lasting solutions to local challenges.

We are a vehicle for volunteers, contributors and advocates to change lives and communities through service, collaboration and impact. We connect people and organizations with causes that matter to them the most.

We ask you to join us.

Be a United Way volunteer and raise your hand with us!

Become a volunteer

Run a workplace campaign

It feels good when you dig in, get your hands dirty, and get involved. United Way will help make that process easy and fun for you. Contact Phillip Hedgepeth at phillip.hedgepeth@uwcfa.org and he'll pair you with a great opportunity that's just the right fit.

If you already run one, you know how much fun it is to collectively work toward a great community cause. If you haven't run one yet, we're here to help.

Give us a call and let the fun (and competition) begin! For more information contact Hayden Beale at hayden.beale@uwcfa.org.

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