BASIC NEEDS FUND DETAILS
THE BACKGROUND
Serving our Miami County's basic needs is at the heart of United Way’s work. Our work began more than 62 years ago organizing support for those who were hungry, sick, disabled and vulnerable to crisis.
OUR COMMITMENT
United Way is committed to increasing the connectivity of organizations for individuals seeking basic needs’ supports and will maintain efforts to inform and support public policy priorities in this area.
WHAT WE'RE DOING
The Basic Needs Fund will serve to support individuals who need access to shelter and advocacy, mental health awareness and services, direct emergency assistance, feed needs of hungry children, transportation and other basic needs’ supports.
BASIC NEED - DIRECT ASSISTANCE
United Way of Miami County identifies the most critical needs and invest in initiatives that make the most significant impact. The 2019 campaign payable 2020 Funded Partner Agencies are part of the United Way Community Impact. These partner agencies meet strict standards for operation, governance, finance, inclusiveness and more. The organizations are reviewed annually through a Standards Process led by staff and trained volunteers.
Potential and current partner agencies are eligible to apply for funding from United Way of Miami County. Our next opportunity for applying will by November 2019. Funded services must address issues in four impact areas: Education, Food Insecurity, Financial Stability, and Mental Health.
American Red Cross
260-484-9336x205
Emergency: 888-684-1441 Emergency
Director: Katherine Mac Aulay
Website: www.redcross.org
Family Service Association, DV
765-868-3154 DVS
Director: Lindsey Davidson, DVS
765-457-9313 FSA
Director: Tracy Martino, FSA
Website: www.fsahc.org
Mental Health America
765-459-0309
Director: Brandi Christiansan
Website: www.mhanci.org
The Salvation Army
765-473-5498
Director: Major Gerald Smelser
Facebook: www.facebook.com/perucorps
Weekend Meal Deal
765-473-4240
Coordinators: Anna Jo McKaig & Susan Jordan
Website: www. uwmiamip.org
YMCA & YMCA Transit
765-472-1979
Director: Mark Demchak YMCA
765-472-1979
Director: Kathy Brehmer YMCA Transit
Website: www.mcymca.org
Program/initiatives fUND DETAILS
DONATIONS TO THE program/initiative fund WILL SPARK NEW IDEAS AND FUND INITIATIVES THAT LEAD TO COMMUNITY-WIDE SOLUTIONS
THE SITUATION
Miami County's community-based organizations work tirelessly to support our most vulnerable neighbors. With the day-to-day intensity of serving those in poverty, little time and resources are left to test innovative approaches that could expand services to more people in need. Barriers to employment such as lack of job skills, family care responsibilities and lack of reliable transportation need to be addressed in innovative ways in order to achieve long-term, successful outcomes.
THE PLAN
The human services sector is ripe for innovation. While great work is being done on the ground to serve families and individuals in need, poverty is a systemic problem that will not be solved with one magic bullet—policymakers, academics, businesses and social service agencies need to work together to address long-term systemic change and do it with innovative ideas and solutions.
THE SUPPORT
Today’s millennial generation of donors are more interested in approaches to solving problems to which they have a personal connection and in using technology to have a direct effect. Specifically, in the tech sector, there is growing interest in connecting these natural innovators to the problems that plague our community so that new, innovative solutions can be revealed—and scaled for the greater good of the community.
EDUCATION
Imagination Library
Paths to Quality
Preschool Scholarships
Scholastics K-12
Financial Stability
Advantage Housing
Education Awareness
Work Ready Job Skills
Financial Sustainability - Budgeting
Mental Health
Stigma awareness against substance abuse disorder
Stigma awareness against mental illness
TOGETHER WE'RE GREATER THAN ANY CHALLENGE
Community solutions
- United Way of Miami County fights for community solutions improving underlying community conditions and specific place-basedinitatatives to assist in areas of concentrated disadvataged
impact initiatives
- Align set of programs and services to increase efficiency and effectiveness
program solution
- Direct services for individual and families with measurable results
Sustain basic needs - direct assistance
support community wide - solutions
give donors volunteer opportunities
donor engagement opportunities
Campaign Cabinet
Day of Caring
Food Mobile Drives
Inter Agency Fair
Online Volunteer Get Connect Website
Scholastic Library Fair
Senior Expo
Speacial Events
Stamp Out Hunger Day
United Way Board of Directors
United Way Kick Off Event - Monte Carlo Night
Vita Taxes
Weekend Meal Deal - Buddy bags