United Way of Northern Utah

Strategic health partnership (alliance) -in october 2018, United Way of Northern Utah entered into a three-year agreement with a goal to improve the well-being of award recipients, reduce healthcare costs, and be a model for change by addressing social determinants of health and promote health equity. The alliance is a demonstration project between local private and public sectors and funding is allocated to community projects to meet the initiative goals. This project has now been extended through 2024.

The student success prgoram (ssp) - in the 2022-2023 school year, americorps and uwnu provided student intervention support to students in box elder, morgan, and ogden school districts. Ssp also provided student intervention support for 3222 students in other school districts across the state. 1451 students saw an increase in acadieance/gpa.

Ogden United partnership - the goal of the ogden United partnership is to ensure all children and youth have access to great schools and strong systems of family and community supports that prepare them for an excellent education and successful college or career outcomes. In 2016 and 2017, uwnu received five-year partnership for student success grants from the Utah state board of education. These grants expand collective impact efforts, and support children and families in ogden and ben lomond high school feeder patterns. To this end, uwnu works with 44 partners to directly assist over 4,000 students in need at these schools.

Donor designated campaign funds United Way of Northern Utah (uwnu) provides funding to local agencies that support the health, education, and self-sufficiency of community members throughout Northern Utah. Donors often designate to specific agencies when they contribute to United Way fundraising campaigns. Additionally, uwnu releases $200,000 in grant funding to local agencies whose missions are to improve the health, education, and financial stability of the community (as well as those who provide basic needs or 'safety net' services). These funds enable uwnu to strengthen partners agencies and serve as an organizing, leading force in collaborations that address long-term solutions to community problems. Welcome baby welcome baby is a free community service that promotes a healthy, secure, and enjoyable beginning for new babies and family members. Volunteers visit parents each month and provide them with age-appropriate information on childhood development and parenting tips. In fy2023, welcome baby had a total of 298 volunteers who served the program. During that time, our home visitor volunteers served over 235 families and conducted over 2246 home visits, putting in over 1265 volunteer hours. Learn with playgroup is a free program where parents and guardians and their children can learn and have fun with other families from the same area. Each weekly 2 hour session includes playtime, circle time, story time, movement time, ar/sensory activities and a parent corner. In fy2023 91 families were served, 133 children enrolled and the program had a total of 3450 volunteer hours.211 information and referral uwnu partners with United ways of Utah to provide the 211 information and referral service and online database to address basic needs. In 2023, there were more than 7200 interactions (calls, texts, chats and emails) received from weber, morgan, and box elder county residents and 6,000 referrals made to local agencies and services in weber, morgan, and box elder counties. 211 made over 62,400 referrals statewide, with the top 3 caller request categories being housing, income support/assistance and utility payment assistance. Resource development serves the organization by building relationships with community leaders, organizing and implementing workplace campaigns, making presentations to employees, assisting with special events, responding to requests from company representatives and donors and representing the organization as needed. It is a hands on in the community program.nonprofit connection center the mission of the nonprofit connnection center is to build the capability and capacity of our local nonprofits by providing knowledge, tools, skills and expert services that these often under resourced organizations need to achieve their mission and most effectively serve the community. One of the programs offered through the nonprofit connection center is project blueprint. This program is designed to address the lack of diversity found within the boards of many nonprofit agencies. This unique program prepares emerging and current leaders in our multicultural community for leadership roles on nonprofit and public sector boards and committees. Weber high school communities that care coalition (weber ctc) weber ctc is a community coalition funded primarily by federal grants. It works to harness community resources to support all youth by engaging families, schools and the community through education and connectedness to prevent youth substance abuse and suicide in the community. Project safe neighborhoods (psn) psn is a nationwide initiative to bring together federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement officials prosecutors, community-based partners, and other stakeholders to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in a community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. Our psn project collaborates with ogden city police and the weber county attorney's office to identify and prosecute violent offenders within ogden city. Rocky mountain homes fund (rmhf) the rmhf was created to provide a path to home ownership for low income families. Presently it focuses on helping teachers access financing and resources to purchase homes where they otherwise wouldn't have the resources to do so.general community resources uwnu engages in a broad array of programs and activities to better the communities we serve. We serve as facilitators bringing together community stakeholders such as governments, nonprofits and businesses to achieve greater things together. We are also heavily involved in coordinating volunteer activities and giving corporate partners opportunities to better serve their communities.

211 information and referral - uwnu partners with United ways of Utah to provide the 211 information and referral service and online database to address basic needs. In 2019, there were 2,802 interactions (calls, texts, chats and emails) received from weber, morgan, and box elder county residents and 4,478 referrals made to local agencies and services in weber, morgan, and box elder counties. 211 made over 46,819 referrals statewide, with the top 3 caller request categories being housing, income support/assistance and utility payment assistance.

Americorps education initiative of Utah (aeiou) - in the 2019-2020 school year, americorps and uwnu provided one-on-one tutoring and mentoring to over 320 students in box elder, morgan, and ogden school districts. Aeiou also provided one-on-one tutoring and mentoring for 3560 students in other school districts across the state