Program areas at United Way of Monmouth and Ocean Counties
Health: our school-based nurse practitioner partnership provides enhanced or expanded health services in collaboration with the school nurse. Students are easily able to receive access to primary care health services for their physical, social and emotional wellbeing. This improves student attendance, their ability to learn and affords parents not to miss work for child doctor's appointments.
Basic needs: our basic needs initiative helps struggling families extend their limited income by providing vital household & hygiene items that are distributed through a network of trusted community partners. Each family hygiene bag contains essentials such as soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste and feminine hygiene. This includes the warmest wishes program, that provides coats, back packs and essential supplies to local area schools.
Education: our youth career pathways initiative exposes and connects youth to a diverse array of career options and fields. As part of this work, we partnered with toms river regional schools to create two fully equipped classrooms and prevocational curriculum for students, providing hands-on learning opportunities with many vocational fields including electric, woodworking and plumbing. The project also helps students become eligible for programs with Ocean county vocational technical schools for those interested in pursuing trade or vocational training.
In addition to the programs listed in a, b, and c above, our basic needs initiative provides access to essential hygiene and household products to alleviate the financial strain and stress on families experiencing hardship. Uwmoc distributed a $20,000 grant to nj 211 to support both covid-19 and human service related calls for help.united Way of Monmouth and Ocean Counties allows donors to designate to any 501 (c) (3) health and human service organization. For the current year, donor designations totaled $381,469 to selected agencies.