2015-2016 Community Report_FINAL
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United Way of<br />
Greater Williamsburg<br />
<strong>2015</strong>-<strong>2016</strong> <strong>Report</strong> to the <strong>Community</strong>
GIVE. ADVOCATE. VOLUNTEER.<br />
LIVE UNITED<br />
Every year, United Way of Greater Williamsburg partners<br />
with over 100 local businesses and hundreds of Greater<br />
Williamsburg citizens to improve lives of our friends and<br />
neighbors in need.<br />
THANK YOU!<br />
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We think differently.<br />
United Way of Greater Williamsburg invests<br />
in our community by funding local programs<br />
serving the most vulnerable populations.<br />
And, our service extends beyond monetary<br />
support to local non-profits. UWGW’s four<br />
programs – Home for Good, <strong>Community</strong><br />
Resource Center, United for Food, and the<br />
Guest House Re-entry Program – address<br />
identified needs of our community.<br />
United Way of Greater Williamsburg’s<br />
Board of Directors and staff look beyond<br />
fundraising and drive efforts to collaborate<br />
and coordinate to create meaningful<br />
change.<br />
Our call to action is to:<br />
Improve lives by<br />
mobilizing the caring<br />
power of people and<br />
community.<br />
HOW WE WORK<br />
Sixteen partner agencies, four programs,<br />
Day of Caring, more than 700 volunteers,<br />
and over 2,500 clients make the United<br />
Way of Greater Williamsburg a force<br />
for improving lives. With your support,<br />
United Way works toward making Greater<br />
Williamsburg a stronger, healthier, and<br />
more connected community. Thank you for<br />
joining us in our call to action!<br />
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COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER<br />
The United Way of Greater<br />
Williamsburg’s <strong>Community</strong> Resource<br />
Center (CRC) provides assistance to<br />
local residents who face significant<br />
financial constraints or burdens that<br />
hinder their ability to provide basic<br />
necesities for themselves and their<br />
families.<br />
The CRC provides direct services and referrals.<br />
Services include direct financial or in-kind assistance for<br />
rent, food, shelter, utility bills, transportation, and medical<br />
needs- to name a few. The CRC acts as an intake center and<br />
provides referrals for services supplied by FISH, Grove Christian<br />
Outreach, St. Bede Catholic Church, Salvation Army, Social<br />
Services Departments, and Lackey Clinic, among others.<br />
The CRC staff work as case advocates for clients seeking<br />
assistance. With help from volunteers, the staff schedules<br />
one-on-one meetings with clients, and coordinates either<br />
direct assistance or referrals to organizations that can provide<br />
assistance. On average, the CRC serves between 200-400<br />
clients a month.<br />
<strong>Community</strong> Resource Center (CRC)<br />
113 Palace Lane, Suite F. Williamsburg, VA 23185<br />
757.229.2222<br />
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The United Way of Greater<br />
Williamsburg’s Home for Good<br />
program serves individuals and<br />
families living in precarious housing<br />
situations like hotels and shelters, in<br />
the Greater Williamsburg community.<br />
The program’s goal is to move families<br />
into permanent homes.<br />
In most cases, poor credit or a past eviction prevents a family<br />
from securing housing. Partnerships with four local landlords<br />
provide access to rental units and then case management<br />
provided by Home for Good staff equips families with the<br />
necessary tools to stabilize their lives and live independently.<br />
According to US Census data, more than 7,800 individuals<br />
live below the poverty line in James City County and The City<br />
of Williamsburg. Thousands of our neighbors face housing<br />
challenges. Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools<br />
reports 425 students as<br />
either living in a hotel,<br />
shelter, doubled up<br />
with friends or family, or<br />
unsheltered.<br />
As of July <strong>2016</strong>, Home for<br />
Good currently houses 19<br />
families totaling<br />
67 individuals, 36 of<br />
whom are children.<br />
Picture: Zoie Z., 4 months<br />
old, Home for Good resident<br />
with her Mom.<br />
HOME FOR GOOD PROGRAM<br />
Home for Good helps clients<br />
out of homelessness.<br />
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UNITED FOR FOOD<br />
United for Food is a monthly food<br />
distribution serving residents in<br />
Greater Williamsburg and West Point.<br />
Food distributions provide healthy<br />
food to low-income households serving<br />
over 200 households or over 550<br />
individuals each month.<br />
The distributions occur on the third<br />
Thursday every month. Twenty to thirty volunteers help<br />
organize, distribute, and load groceries for the clients. A small<br />
business or community group sponsors the food distribution<br />
each month to cover related costs.<br />
According to Feeding America, over 16% of the population in<br />
Williamsburg City are considered food insecure. Similarly, over<br />
10% of King William County, over 9% of James City County, and<br />
over 8% of York County are considered food insecure.<br />
Distributions are made possible through partnerships with<br />
FISH, Virginia Peninsula Foodbank in Hampton, and FeedMore<br />
in Richmond.<br />
Do you know of a family that needs<br />
food? Call us at 757.253.2264.<br />
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GUEST HOUSE RE-ENTRY PROGRAM<br />
The United Way of Greater<br />
Williamsburg’s Guest House Re-entry<br />
Program provides housing and support<br />
services to previously-incarcerated<br />
men. The program enables individuals<br />
to make a successful transition from<br />
incarceration and to reduce recidivism.<br />
In Virginia, three years after release, the<br />
likelihood of re-arrest is 54%,<br />
re-conviction is 42%, and re-incarceration is 23% meaning<br />
that 1 in 5 ex-offenders will return to incarceration within three<br />
years unless they have meaningful support.<br />
The program currently operates one house with the ability<br />
to house three men and one house manager. An overnight<br />
staff member provides structure and guidance for residents.<br />
Each resident must look for and secure employment, perform<br />
community service, work toward resolving any fines, and pay<br />
child support obligations. With a select team of providers,<br />
participants work through issues or challenges that increase<br />
their likelihood of re-incarceration such as addiction or mental<br />
health issues. Residents<br />
can stay in the program for<br />
up to twelve months if they<br />
are actively working toward<br />
a healthy, stable life.<br />
Picture: Guest House Re-entry<br />
managers and residents.<br />
Overall, the cost per<br />
resident in the program is<br />
approximately $10,000<br />
compared to the $26,000<br />
per year cost to taxpayers<br />
to incarcerate one person<br />
for one year in Virginia.<br />
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COMMUNITY INVESTMENT<br />
United Way of Greater Williamsburg invests<br />
in programs serving our friends and<br />
neighbors in need. Programs address:<br />
1. Poverty Alleviation/Financial Stability<br />
2. Education<br />
3. Healthy Lifestyles<br />
4. Emerging Needs<br />
Agency Program <strong>2016</strong> Award<br />
Arc of Greater<br />
Williamsburg<br />
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Avalon<br />
Bacon Street<br />
Youth and<br />
Family Services<br />
Big Brothers,<br />
Big Sisters<br />
Camp Kesem<br />
William & Mary<br />
Center for Child<br />
and Family<br />
Services<br />
Child<br />
Development<br />
Resources<br />
Colonial CASA<br />
Recreational Therapy<br />
Adapted Wellness<br />
Arts & Culture<br />
Lifelong Learning<br />
Emergency Shelter/Client<br />
Services<br />
Clinical Substance Abuse<br />
Treatment Program<br />
School-Based Program<br />
<strong>Community</strong>-Based Program<br />
Camp Kesem William &<br />
Mary<br />
Adult & Youth Violence<br />
Prevention Program<br />
Mental Health Counseling<br />
Parents as Teachers (PAT)<br />
First Steps Child Care &<br />
Development Center<br />
Infant & Parent Program<br />
Court Appointed Special<br />
Advocates<br />
$12,920<br />
$11,400<br />
$9,120<br />
$6,840<br />
$38,000<br />
$10,000<br />
$20,000<br />
$20,000<br />
$4,500<br />
$9,500<br />
$9,500<br />
$9,120<br />
$3,800<br />
$40,000<br />
$12,000
Agency Program <strong>2016</strong> Award<br />
Girl Scout Council<br />
of the Colonial<br />
Coast<br />
Hospice House and<br />
Support Care of<br />
Williamsburg<br />
Housing<br />
Partnerships, Inc.<br />
Literacy for Life<br />
Peninsula Agency<br />
on Aging<br />
Salvation Army<br />
Williamsburg Area<br />
Meals on Wheels<br />
Girl Scouting for $5,000<br />
Under-served Girls in<br />
Williamsburg, James<br />
City County, and Upper<br />
York County<br />
Hospice House & $30,000<br />
Patient Volunteer<br />
Services<br />
Home Repair $57,233<br />
Adult Literacy in Greater<br />
Williamsburg<br />
$10,000<br />
RIDES $11,000<br />
Social Services Program<br />
$22,000<br />
Transitional Housing $24,000<br />
Meal Delivery $10,000<br />
Williamsburg Faith<br />
in Action<br />
Senior Assistance to<br />
Support Independence<br />
$15,000<br />
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Day of Caring<br />
The United Way Day of Caring is a Greater Williamsburg<br />
tradition and represents what it means to LIVE UNITED. The day<br />
supports local non-profit and public service agencies in the<br />
Greater Williamsburg community by linking teams of volunteers<br />
to improvement projects at a variety of locations.<br />
In <strong>2015</strong>, more than 600 individuals volunteered for more than<br />
40 projects including landscaping, painting, cleaning, repair,<br />
and gardening at more than 30 area non-profits and human<br />
service providers.<br />
Day of Caring <strong>2015</strong><br />
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF<br />
Jake Liebler, <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>2016</strong> Board President, LaRS Group<br />
Mark Duncan, Past Board President<br />
Sam Poole, Vice President and Campaign Co-Chair, Chesapeake Bank<br />
Jim Costello, Campaign Co-Chair, Water Country USA<br />
John Lowenhaupt, Finance Chair, John P Lowenhaupt, CPA Pfs Cfp<br />
Adam Kinsman, Governance Chair, James City County<br />
Tucker Edmonds, <strong>Community</strong> Impact Co-Chair, Chesapeake Bank<br />
Carla Brittle, <strong>Community</strong> Impact Co-Chair, James City County<br />
Andrew Roehrle, Sentara Regional Medical Center<br />
Bob Harris, Greater Williamsburg Chamber and Tourism Alliance<br />
Brian Schultz, Henderson Inc.<br />
Felicia Highland, Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools<br />
Hunter Richardson, Planters Grove LLC.<br />
Kathy Kammer, Williamsburg Landing<br />
Kevin Deaver, Ace Hardware<br />
Olivia Hartman, The Virginia Gazette<br />
Pam Frazier, Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools<br />
Richard Durst, Baldwin Wallace University<br />
Scott Richardson, Williamsburg Landing<br />
Tom Cosgrove, Newport News Shipbuilding<br />
Vickie Herrick, City of Williamsburg<br />
United Way Staff<br />
Liz Parman, Interim Director<br />
Amber Martens, Home for Good Program Manager<br />
Charvalla West, <strong>Community</strong> Resource Center Manager<br />
Dianne Saldana, CRC Case Advocate<br />
Evelyn Green, Finance and Office Manager<br />
Jennifer Heidel, Home for Good Case Manager<br />
Katie Schubert, Resource Developement Manager<br />
Mary Mendenhall, CRC Case Advocate<br />
Robert Wright, Re-entry Program Manager<br />
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Stay Connected:<br />
United Way of Greater Williamsburg<br />
5400 Discovery Park Blvd., Suite 104 Williamsburg, VA 23188<br />
Phone: 757.253.2264 Fax: 757.253.2837<br />
www.uwgw.org unitedway@uwgw.org