UNITED COMMUNITY CENTERS INC
Programs
Educational Enrichment Program
THE EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM (EEP) IS PROVIDED AFTER SCHOOL AND ALL DAY IN SUMMER TO LOW-INCOME STUDENTS IN INNER-CITY FORT WORTH. IN THIS PROGRAM, UCC PROVIDES THREE CRITICAL LITERACY PROGRAMS YEAR-ROUND: A FOUNDATIONAL PROGRAM FOR EMERGING READERS IN PRE-K AND K, CALLED I CAN READ!, AN INTERVENTION PROGRAM TO ADVANCE THE READING LEVELS OF HIGH-RISK PRIMARY GRADE STUDENTS SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW GRADE LEVEL CALLED LEVELED LITERACY INTERVENTION (LLI), AND OUR CORE EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM (EEP), A BALANCED LITERACY PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTING FORT WORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (FWISD) INSTRUCTION. OUR AT-RISK CHILDREN ATTEND LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOLS IN FWISD. ALL LITERACY PROGRAMS HELP OUR STUDENTS BECOME MORE PROFICIENT READERS. OUR SUMMER READING PROGRAMS NOT ONLY PREVENT THE "SUMMER SLIDE" BUT HELP MANY CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM RETURN TO SCHOOL ON A HIGHER READING LEVEL. IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED, MARCH 31, 2023, UCC PROVIDED LITERACY INSTRUCTION TO 375 STUDENTS. WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE EEP PROGRAM, STUDENTS WERE PROVIDED OVER 98,456 MEALS AND SNACKS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesApr 1, 2022 – Mar 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.3MClient Assistance and Advocacy Program
THE CLIENT ASSISTANCE AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM PROVIDES EMERGENCY FOOD AND CLOTHING, GED PREPARATION, COMPUTER SKILLS TRAINING, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, ASSISTANCE TO SENIORS, INFORMATION, AND REFERRALS. UCC IS A HOST AGENCY FOR SER'S SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (SCSEP). SCSEP IS A COMMUNITY SERVICE AND WORK BASED TRAINING PROGRAM FOR OLDER WORKERS. THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP UCC PROVIDES TRAINING TO SEVEN SENIORS WEEKLY TO UPDATE THEIR SKILLS. UCC ALSO PARTNERS WITH TRANSITIONAL WORK SOLUTIONS (TWS) TO HELP INJURED EMPLOYEES RETURN TO WORK BY MATCHING THEM WITH NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS AS THEY HEAL. UCC COLLABORATES WITH THE TARRANT AREA FOOD BANK TO HOST A MONTHLY MOBILE FOOD PANTRY AT THE WESLEY CENTER. UCC DISTRIBUTED ON AVERAGE 13,750 POUNDS OF FOOD MONTHLY TO ABOUT 250 FAMILIES THROUGH THE MOBILE FOOD PANTRY. DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, UCC DISTRIBUTED 600 THANKSGIVING MEALS TO CIENTS. THROUGHOUT THE 2023 FISCAL YEAR, UCC PROVIDED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO 13,643 PEOPLE AND DISPENSED APPROXIMATELY 350,000 POUNDS OF FOOD AT THREE CENTERS. 83% OF THE CLIENTS SERVED THROUGH UCC HAVE AN ANNUAL FAMILY INCOME UNDER $24,400.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesApr 1, 2022 – Mar 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$654.3K
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