Programs

  • Program 1 [2018]

    CCUW provides funding to support the Income Impact area through various nonprofit agencies in Catawba County including Adult Life Programs, Catawba County Volunteer Center, Eastern Catawba Cooperative Christian Ministry, Exodus Homes, Family Guidance Center, and The Salvation Army. These six agencies provided eight programs that focus on promoting financial stability and independence. These programs help to increase financial stability through affordable housing, ensuring basic needs such as food and utilities are met, making adult day care services accessible, and access to 2-1-1 - a health and human services database of local resources available. Crisis financial assistance was provided to 11,816 individuals for utilities, rent, or heating fuel in an effort to keep families intact and in their homes. 149 households that requested financial assistance received crisis financial coaching to assist them to become financially independent. 126 of these households moved from requesting crisis financial assistance to becoming self-reliant and now saving money on a monthly basis. 580 homeless individuals were provided shelter offering them a safe place to sleep during inclement weather and served 2 meals daily to those same individuals. Stipends were provided for 217 individuals who needed assistance with adult day services. This gave their caregivers assurance that their loved-ones were in a safe environment thus they were able to continue to work resulting in the individual avoiding institutionalization. 505 individuals were served through credit counseling sessions in which many avoided foreclosures on their homes. 130 homeless recovering addicts, alcoholics, and/or formerly incarcerated individuals were provided a safe place to stay through transitional housing programs.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $399.5K

  • Program 2 [2018]

    CCUW provides funding to support the Health Impact area through seven programs in five non-profit agencies in Catawba County including AIDS Leadership-Foothills Area Alliance, Catawba County DSS-Senior Nutritional Services, Catawba Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross, Council on Adolescents of Catawba County, and Family Guidance Center. This impact area is focused on improving people's health through access to preventative health care, mental health care, safe and secure environments, or creating healthy lifestyles for youth and adults. The funding provided to these agencies allowed the agencies to improve the general health of individuals by providing assistance to 136 individuals following 47 local disasters and/or community emergencies. 1,739 individuals were either prvided shelter and/or court advocacy following a domestic violence situation. These individuals received shelter, the support of medical/court advocates, counseling in order to aid them in their recovery and support groups are also available to help them understand that they are not alone in their struggle to heal. 442 individuals had access to individual and family counseling without the anxiety about paying for these services which can be very costly. 2,571 Catawba County residents received HIV/AIDS/HEP C prevention education and 593 were tested for HIV and 426 were tested for syphilis. 14,184 elderly Catawba County residents had 149,792 individual meals delivered to their home in an effort to support healthy nutrition, independence, and reduce isolation. Students received Healthy Youth state mandated programs from health educators as follows: 318 5th Graders participated in the "Growing Up" program 1,548 6th Graders participated in the "More About Growing Up" program 1,580 7th Graders participated in the "Entering Adolescence" program 1,799 8th Graders participated in the "Pressures, Decisions, & Consequences" program 1,314 9th Graders participated in the " Relationships" program 209 10th Graders participated in the "Sexual Health & Responsibility" program
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $499.4K

  • Program 3 [2018]

    CCUW provides funding to support the Education Impact area through five programs in five nonprofit agencies in Catawba County including Council on Adolescents of Catawba County, Community Ridge Daycare, Partnership for Children, Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club, and Sipe's Orchard Home. This impact are is focused to help children and youth acheive their potential by being kindergarten ready, assisting in acedemic acheivement, and producing productive young adults. 24 children were provided opportunities to participatte in quality day care programs which enabled their parents to work without concern for their child's safety. 197 school age children were given the opportunity to attend after school and/or summer programs again giving the parents peace of mind that their children were being cared for in a safe and nurturin Over 6,300 children ages birth-to-five received a free book in the mail monthly to encourage reading and ensure kindergarten readiness. 99% of the parents reported that due to this program, their child(ren) is excited about reading and is better prepared for kindergarten because of receiving these books. 27 young adults between the ages of 17-21 had a place to live , received support in looking for a job, continued their education, were taught everyday life skills such as cooking, budgeting, and decision making, and thus increased their feeling of self worth. These teens are primarily children that have aged out of the foster care system and if not for this program would be homeless. 111 "at risk" students benefited from volunteers serving as their mentors.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $211.1K