Program areas at United Way of St Joseph County
Community impact - the focus of community impact is to understand and address the needs of alice (assets limited, income constrained, and employed) populations in St. Joseph County. Guide the investment and award process for initiatives focused on early learning, youth success, stable families and critical needs across more than 25 nonprofit partners. In addition, uwsjc seeks and leverages funding for internal programs focused on utility assistance (team heat,) food insecurity (people gotta' eat and market bucks,) early learning (kindergarten camps,) resource accessibility (ride United, last mile delivery,) and our emergency food & shelter fund.
Southeast neighborhood center - United Way, along with community partners partially opened a new neighborhood center - that will serve as a replicable model in the fields of education, youth, and community development while bringing new resources to the fight against poverty. Anchored by a new high quality early learning center, the new facility will also soon include essential on-site resources for families with children.
Communications impact - oversees the distribution of information for not- for-profit partners, donors, volunteers, corporate partners and the general public. Communications impact also oversees all event coordination and planning, ensuring community engagement at every level.