SIOUX EMPIRE UNITED WAY INC
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
MARKETING OVERVIEW 4 VOLUNTEERS SERVED ON THE MARKETING DIVISION. COMMUNICATIONS BUILT ON TWO MAIN MESSAGES. WE HELP CHILDREN, VULNERABLE ADULTS, AND PEOPLE IN CRISIS. SIOUX EMPIRE UNITED WAY IS THE EASY WAY TO DO GOOD. NO PHYSICAL EVENTS WERE HELD: WOMENUNITE, EVOLVED INTO PUBLIC SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO SHARE THE GOOD. KICKOFF, FACEBOOK LIVE/NEWS CONFERENCE THANK YOU EVENT, WEEK LONG CAMPAIGN CELEBRATION AND AWARDS RECOGNITION ON SEUW.ORG AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. 42 SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS WERE SCHEDULED THROUGH OUR SPEAKER'S BUREAU. 28 VIRTUAL | 12 IN PERSON | 2 PRE-RECORDED EMERGING LEADERS HAS 80 MEMBERS. MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN 16 DIFFERENT EVENTS BOTH VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON, DONATING 237 HOURS OF VOLUNTEERISM. ENGAGEMENT DROPPED THROUGH THE PANDEMIC AND WORKING FROM HOME REFLECTING ON LOWER NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER HOURS. CAMPAIGN E-UPDATES WERE EMAILED EVERY FRIDAY AUGUST THRU END OF CAMPAIGN WITH TIPS AND TOOLS FOR VOLUNTEERS, AND FEATURES ON COMPANY CAMPAIGNS. 650+ VOLUNTEERS RECEIVED THE CAMPAIGN UPDATES WITH AN AVERAGE OPEN RATE OF 35%. INFORMATIONAL E-UPDATES WERE DISTRIBUTED YEAR ROUND TO MORE THAN 9,00 SUPPORTERS WITH AN AVERAGE OPEN RATE OF 25%. THESE UPDATES INCLUDED INFORMATION ABOUT FUNDED PROGRAMS, RESULTS, SUCCESS STORIES AND MORE. WITHIN SOCIAL MEDIA: INCREASED FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS FROM 2455 TO 2562. REMOVED OUR TWITTER ACCOUNT DUE TO LACK OF FOLLOWERS AND INTERACTION. INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS FROM 971 TO 1051. ACTIVATING LINKEDIN FOR 2021. FOCUSED ON VIDEOS, FEATURING VOLUNTEERS AND OTHER PEOPLE, CREATING ENGAGEMENT ON POSTS FOR FURTHER REACH. STARTED USING INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK STORIES TO SHARE HIGHLIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE CAMPAIGN. 12 NEWS STORIES ON VARIOUS LOCAL MEDIA.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$150.2KProgram 2 [2020]
COMMUNITY IMPACT DIVISION STRATEGIES DIVISION HAD APPROXIMATELY 60 VOLUNTEERS SERVING WITHIN 6 DIFFERENT COMMITTEES. ONGOING FUNDING PROCESS: OQUICKLY WERE ABLE TO TRANSITION FROM OUR TYPICAL IN-PERSON REVIEW MEETINGS TO ONLINE MEETINGS. VOLUNTEERS REVIEWED THE APPLICATION, MET VIRTUALLY TO DISCUSS EACH PROGRAM, SOUGHT ADDITIONAL FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION (AS NEEDED), AND MADE FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS. OAFTER REVIEWING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, THE VOLUNTEERS RECOMMENDED FUNDING OF APPROXIMATELY 8 MILLION TO 88 PROGRAM AND 42 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. CHANGES: CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PROPOSED CHANGES IDENTIFIED THROUGH OUR MOST RECENT STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS. OONLINE PROCESS: SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONED TO THE ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS. THIS WAS KEY TO THE DIVISION'S SUCCESS IN THE TIMES OF COVID. OTWO-YEAR FUNDING PROCESS: TRANSITIONED TO A TWO-YEAR FUNDING PROCESS. WITH THIS APPROACH, HALF OF THE PROGRAMS WERE NOTIFIED OF FUNDING DECISIONS FOR BOTH 2021 AND 2022. OFOCUS ON ACTUALS VS. PROJECTIONS SUCCESSFULLY MADE DECISIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME WITHOUT UTILIZING PROJECTIONS. FUNDING DECISIONS WERE INSTEAD BASED ON ACTUALS FROM THE PRIOR THREE YEARS. IMPACT OF COVID ON THE NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY OCONDUCTED QUARTERLY COVID-19 IMPACT SURVEYS. 100% OF OUR FUNDED ORGANIZATIONS COMPLETED EACH OF THE SURVEYS. OCREATED AN EXCEPTION PROCESS TO OUR FUNDRAISING POLICIES TO ALLOW FUNDED ORGANIZATIONS MORE FLEXIBILITY. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION OPUT TOGETHER A COMMITTEE TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. O AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF DISCUSSIONS, TOOK STEPS TO FORMALIZE THIS COMMITTEE. OCOMMITTEE CHARTER WAS APPROVED BY THE COMMUNITY IMPACT DIVISION AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$170.3KProgram 3 [2020]
CHILDREN: AVERA MCKENNAN'S SUCCESS BY 6 PARENTING WITH SUCCESS PROGRAMMING INCLUDES RESOURCE BOOKLETS AND TEMPERAMENT PROGRAMMING. THE RESOURCE BOOKLETS ARE PROVIDED TO ALL MOTHERS AFTER BIRTH AND INCLUDE PARENTING INFORMATION AND LOCAL RESOURCES. LAST YEAR, 2,399 BOOKLETS WERE DISTRIBUTED. TEMPERAMENT PROGRAMMING UTILIZES A THOROUGH QUESTIONNAIRE PROVIDED TO PARENTS WHEN THEIR CHILD IS 15 MONTHS OF AGE. THE RESULTS HELP PARENTS UNDERSTAND THE TEMPERAMENT OF THEIR CHILD AND HOW TO PARENT BASED ON THAT. LAST YEAR, 132 FAMILIES COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES. BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE SIOUX EMPIRE'S EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES QUALITY CHILDCARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. LAST YEAR, 454 CHILDREN RECEIVED QUALITY CHILD CARE THAT INCLUDES EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CURRICULUM. BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE SIOUX EMPIRE'S EASTSIDE CLUB SUPPORTS YOUTH AND FAMILIES BY GIVING STUDENTS A SAFE, SUPERVISED, ENGAGING PLACE TO SPEND TIME. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON FIVE CORE AREAS: THE ARTS, EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH AND LIFE SKILLS, CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND SPORTS AND RECREATION. LAST YEAR, 358 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAMMING. AN ANALYSIS OF 68 AFTERSCHOOL STUDIES CONCLUDED THAT HIGH-QUALITY AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS CAN LEAD TO IMPROVED ATTENDANCE, BEHAVIOR, AND COURSEWORK. STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN A HIGH-QUALITY AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM WENT TO SCHOOL MORE OFTEN, BEHAVED BETTER, RECEIVED BETTER GRADES, AND DID BETTER ON TESTS COMPARED TO NON-PARTICIPATING STUDENTS. BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE SIOUX EMPIRE'S THE CLUB PROVIDES A SAFE, ENGAGING ENVIRONMENT THAT HELPS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH TO BUILD HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND PROMOTES ACADEMIC SUCCESS, CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP, CAREER READINESS, AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES. LAST YEAR, AN AVERAGE OF 44 YOUTH ATTENDED THE PROGRAM EACH DAY. CHALLENGE DAY PROVIDES AREA MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH A ONE-DAY PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON EMPATHY SKILL BUILDING. LAST YEAR, CHALLENGE DAYS HAPPENED IN 13 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS ACROSS THE SIOUX EMPIRE. FULL DAY PROGRAMS WERE ATTENDED BY 800 STUDENTS AND 1,884 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A SHORTER ASSEMBLY. STUDENTS COMPLETED SURVEYS AFTER THE EXPERIENCE AND 76% AGREED WITH THE STATEMENT, "I FEEL EMPOWERED TO INFLUENCE CHANGE IN MY SCHOOL, COMMUNITY, AND/OR WORLD." CHARACTER ON TRACK PROVIDES AN EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR TEACHING TRUSTWORTHINESS, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, FAIRNESS, CARING, AND CITIZENSHIP. LAST YEAR, ASSEMBLIES WERE HELD IN 20 AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS. CHILDREN'S CONNECTION, A PROGRAM OF FAMILY CONNECTION PROVIDES WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUPS, FAMILY EVENTS, AND MORE TO CHILDREN WHOSE PARENT OR CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER HAS BEEN INCARCERATED. LAST YEAR, 295 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE WEEKLY GROUPS AT 10 LOCAL ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS. CONNECTING KIDS CREATES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN IN GRADES K-8 TO TAKE PART IN AN ACTIVITY FOR A FREE OR REDUCED RATE. LAST YEAR, 687 USED THE CONNECTING KIDS CERTIFICATE. CHILDREN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A WIDE VARIETY OF SPORTS, CAMPS, CLASSES, AND FINE ART ACTIVITIES THROUGH 25 DIFFERENT PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. A SURVEY OF PARENTS FOUND THAT 98% OF RESPONDENTS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES WITHOUT CONNECTING KIDS. DELTA DENTAL OF SD'S MOBILE DENTAL PROGRAM PROVIDES ORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO CHILDREN WHO DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE. LAST YEAR, 196 LOCAL YOUTH WERE SCREENED, WITH 26% HAVING THEIR FIRST DENTAL VISIT. THE ORAL HEALTH IN AMERICA REPORT ESTABLISHED THE LINK BETWEEN DENTAL DISEASE AND ABSENTEEISM AND REDUCED LEARNING IN CHILDREN AS WELL AS THE LINK BETWEEN DENTAL DISEASE AND OVERALL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT. DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE BOOKS TO CHILDREN IN THE MAIL UNTIL AGE 5. OVER 10,700 CHILDREN RECEIVE BOOKS EACH MONTH. ONE STUDY REPORTS CHILDREN READ TO ONE HOUR PER DAY ENTER SCHOOL WITH A VOCABULARY 3 TIMES LARGER THAN STUDENTS ONLY READ TO 30 HOURS DURING THEIR FIRST 5 YEARS. EMBE'S AQUATICS PROGRAM OFFERS SWIMMING LESSONS, SPECIALTY CLASSES, AND OPEN SWIM OPPORTUNITIES. LAST YEAR, 1,416 INDIVIDUALS TOOK PART IN SWIMMING LESSONS. EMBE'S CHILDCARE PROGRAM SERVES CHILDREN AGES 4 WEEKS TO 5 YEARS. LAST YEAR, AN AVERAGE OF 347 CHILDREN ATTENDED THE CENTERS DAILY. EMBE'S GIRLS ON THE RUN/HEART & SOLE IS A CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM FOR GIRLS IN GRADES 3RD - 5TH AND 6TH - 8TH THAT USES NON-COMPETITIVE RUNNING AND TRAINING TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF PARTICIPATION IN A 5K RUN/WALK. LAST YEAR, 871 GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN GIRLS ON THE RUN OR HEART & SOLE AT 46 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN THE SIOUX EMPIRE. EMBE'S LET ME RUN IS A SEVEN-WEEK AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM WHOSE MISSION IS TO INSPIRE BOYS THROUGH THE POWER OF RUNNING, TO BE COURAGEOUS ENOUGH TO BE THEMSELVES, TO BUILD HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, AND TO LIVE AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE. LAST YEAR, 127 BOYS PARTICIPATED AT 6 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. EMBE'S YOUTH RECREATION PROGRAMMING PROVIDES A VARIETY OF YOUTH ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: VOLLEYBALL, BABYSITTING CAMP, CAMP CEO, CAMP CHANGEMAKER, YOUTH TAEKWONDO, AND FIRST LEGO LEAGUE. LAST YEAR, 1,709 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS. HARMONY SOUTH DAKOTA IS A FREE AFTER-SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN AGES 7 AND UP TO PARTICIPATE IN STRING ORCHESTRA, PERCUSSION ENSEMBLES, MUSICIANSHIP CLASSES, AND PRIVATE INSTRUMENTAL LESSONS. LAST YEAR, 78 PARTICIPANTS SPENT 360 HOURS IN INSTRUCTION THROUGH THE PROGRAM. INTER-LAKES COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP'S SIOUX FALLS CENTER PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME AND SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN. LAST YEAR, 94 CHILDREN WERE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM WHILE THEIR PARENTS EITHER WORKED OR ATTENDED SCHOOL. KIDSTOP PROVIDES A FREE AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8. LAST YEAR AN AVERAGE OF 38 CHILDREN ATTENDED DAILY. 64% OF PARTICIPANTS REPORTED AN IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARDS SCHOOL. LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES' AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS EMPHASIZE HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES TO KEEP CHILDREN ENGAGED IN LEARNING OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS. LAST YEAR, 82 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS. LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES' ARISE YOUTH CENTER/EAST'S EVENING REPORT CENTER IS AN ALTERNATIVE TO JUVENILE DETENTION FOR YOUTH AGES 10 TO 17. IT PROVIDES SUPERVISION AND LEARNING SUPPORT DURING HOURS WHEN YOUTH MAY BE MORE LIKELY TO BE UNSUPERVISED AT HOME AND HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INTO FURTHER TROUBLE. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON LIFE SKILLS, HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE, JOB READINESS, AND GROUP COMMUNITY SERVICE. LAST YEAR, 60 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM, WITH 100% SHOWING AN IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR GRADES AND/OR COMPLETING ASSIGNMENTS ON TIME. LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES' CLIMB PROGRAM PROVIDES YOUTH WHO ARE AT-RISK FOR LOW ACHIEVEMENT SOCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND ECONOMICALLY WITH A MENTOR WHO IS ABLE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, GUIDANCE, AND FRIENDSHIP. MENTOR RELATIONSHIPS ARE DEVELOPED THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED ACTIVITIES. LAST YEAR, 150 MENTOR MATCHES WERE MADE OR MAINTAINED THROUGH THE PROGRAMS. RECENT RESEARCH SHOWS THAT MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS SUPPORT A YOUTH'S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN MULTIPLE AREAS SIMULTANEOUSLY. THIS INCLUDES BETTER DEVELOPMENT OF MORALS AND VALUES, IMPROVED DECISION MAKING, FEELING EMPOWERED TO SUCCEED, AND RECEIVING ENCOURAGEMENT TO ENTER OR FINISH COLLEGE. LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES' EVERY DAY HEROES MENTOR PROGRAM PROVIDES ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH POSITIVE ADULT ROLE MODELS AT THEIR SCHOOLS. LAST YEAR, 1,378 VOLUNTEER MENTORS SERVED WITHIN 11 PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN MINNEHAHA AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. NATIONAL RESEARCH SHOWS THAT STRONG RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MENTORS AND STUDENTS PROMOTE LONG-TERM POSITIVE OUTCOMES THAT INCLUDE ACHIEVEMENT, A STRONGER SENSE OF SELF-WORTH, IMPROVED RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARENTS, AND DECREASED DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE. LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES' HERE4YOUTH PROVIDES OUT OF SCHOOL TIME CARE FOR YOUTH WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR SIBLINGS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH WHO NEED MORE ATTENTION AND SPECIALIZED HELP. LAST YEAR, THEY SERVED 43 YOUTH DURING OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS. LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES' USUCCEED PROGRAM PROVIDES AT-RISK HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH A LONG-TERM VOLUNTEER MENTOR TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. LAST YEAR, 187 MENTORS AND STUDENTS WERE MATCHED. OF THOSE, 97% OF THE STUDENTS PROGRESSED TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL. ONE STUDY FOUND THAT AT-RISK YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAD MENTORS WERE MORE LIKELY TO SET GOALS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION AND WERE MORE LIKELY TO ATTEND COLLEGE THAN NON-MENTORED PEERS. MULTI-CULTURAL CENTER'S AFTER SCHOOL AND OUT OF SCHOOL PROGRAMS SERVES 443 STUDENTS WITH AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMMING LAST YEAR. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE READING ASSISTANCE, MATH HELP, KARATE, AND PROGRAMS TO RECOGNIZE DIFFERENT CULTURES. READY TO START PROVIDES A FIVE-WEEK PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WHO MAY NOT HAVE HAD ACCESS TO PRE-KIGeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$8M
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