Tony Shields Executive Director (414) 732-1377 tshields@uncom-milw.org Board of Directors Sister Patrice Colletti, President Richard Cox, Vice- President Jim Bartos, Secretary Dr. Michele Bria, Treasurer Mac Weddle Tom Schneider Jan Marie Lambert Carol Keintz

Mission Founded in 1995, United Neighborhood Centers of Milwaukee (UNCOM) is a committed citywide force of neighborhood centers working together, serving urban youth and families by providing opportunities to enhance quality of life and solutions for challenges facing Milwaukee's community.

Vision UNCOM is Milwaukee's preeminent collaborative partnership, supporting healthy, wholesome, and empowered neighborhoods. Together we: Implement High Quality, Cost Effective Model Programs By sharing best practices and replicating what works Deliver Programs and Services Effectively          By leveraging our expertise and resources Achieve Citywide Impact for Children, Adults, and Families Empowering residents of all ages and backgrounds to help crate solutions facing Milwaukee's community

Who We Are Over 4 Centuries of combined experience 42,100 Milwaukee residents served 24 neighborhood sites 40 MPS/CLC sites 165 programs focused on prevention and intervention from birth through twilight

$29.8M Local Resource Investment $29.8M in combined annual budgets FY2008 CDBG = $654,000 Safe and Sound = $305,000 Brighter Futures = $415,000 United Way = $1,757,166 MATC = $81,665 plus 19 part-time instructors Wisconsin Technical College System = $320,946

UNCOM Staff Tony Shields, Executive Director Todd Curry, Director of Integrated Data System Sarah O’Connor, Project Manager of Nutrition and Physical Activity for Urban Families Susan Rhinehart, Project Director of Project Respect Initiative Danielle Luer, Cultural Arts Coordinator Ann Bria, Director of Year Round Youth Innovative Workforce Program [MAWIB] Chee Thao, Job Placement/Retention Specialist [MAWIB]

Structure Board of Directors: Executive Directors of the member organizations Committees of the Board Finance Committee Program Committee Affinity Groups: Controllers/HR; Youth Directors

UNCOM Database Developed in 1998 for 8 UNCOM agencies Tracks outcomes and generates reports 2007 contracted services to Community Advocates/Brighter Futures to provide database system for 32 Brighter Futures site

Healthy Partnerships 3-year grant = $450,000 Focus: Child obesity reduction Project Respect (3-year grant) = $449,951 Focus: Dating violence reduction

Cultural Arts Major Sponsor: $450,000 for 3-years of cultural arts programming $25,000 Mary Nohl grant of the Milwaukee Foundation for visual arts programming

Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board $330,523 investment in UNCOM Year-round Innovative Youth Program 58 Out-of School Youth Internships 32 In-School Youth Internships UNCOM is cost effective Proven Result-Producing Track Record Experts in serving In-school and Out-of-School Youth

UNCOM Gets Things Done Commitment to healthy families and neighborhood Passion to get the job done Produces results Positioned to provide mobilization and coordination at citywide level Preparing Milwaukeeans for workforce [Jobs] Preparing Milwaukeeans for K-12 and post-secondary training [Education] Crime prevention through youth and family positive engagement [Anti-crime]

Partnership Organizations

Crime Prevention Partners