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TitleJanuary 18, Today’s United Way United Way has been a part of the Mid-South community for over 90 years Outstanding reputation and commitment to the region Our mission has not changed Improving the quality of life for Mid-Southerners by mobilizing and aligning community resources to address priority issues But over the past year, some exciting changes have been taking place at the UWMS…..

TitleJanuary 18, Today’s United Way New leadership at the top – Dr. Kenneth S. Robinson  Dynamic leader with a proven record The organization has been streamlined An increased focus on customer service There is a new vision, renewed energy, new direction

TitleJanuary 18, Today’s United Way Why the changes? We asked and you answered! During meetings with donors, agencies and corporate partners you identified what you needed from us: o Better communications o Improved customer service o More recognition of donors Our goal – to meet your expectations

TitleJanuary 18, Today’s United Way Here’s how we plan to accomplish this through the 3V approach o Viability  Our organization will remain viable with the right people, in the right places, doing the right thing o Visibility  We will become more visible in the community with our donors, our agencies, and our recipients o Value  We will continue to add more value as an organization in the Mid- South region

TitleJanuary 18, Today’s United Way United Way is in a unique position unlike any other organization We sit in the intersection between government, business, nonprofit agencies, community and faith based organizations Uniting everyone to work together on the important issues in the Mid-South Faith

TitleJanuary 18, Today’s United Way Although a part of many programs and efforts, the UWMS has 3 primary focus areas: o Education o Income o Health With priorities in each area

TitleJanuary 18, Today’s United Way Education o Kindergarten Readiness  Increasing parental involvement in day care and early education o Third Grade Reading  The grade that is essential for reading; child learns to move from “learning to read” to “reading to learn” o College / Career  Prepping high school students for next step

TitleJanuary 18, Today’s United Way Income o Family Sustaining Employment o Free tax preparation  2015 tax year, brought in $55 million in refunds to this community o This will be a primary focus for UWMS moving forward

TitleJanuary 18, Today’s United Way Health o Healthy eating and active living o Domestic Violence Prevention o Priority health issues in the community such as infant mortality

TitleJanuary 18, Today’s United Way Serving the Mid-South’s 8 - county service area Crittenden AR Tunica MS Tate MS Desoto MS Fayette TN Shelby TN Tipton TN Lauderdale TN

TitleJanuary 18, Today’s United Way Our Local Nonprofit Partners East Arkansas Youth Services, Inc. Exchange Club - Carl Perkins Center Exchange Club Family Center of the Mid-South Fayette Cares, Inc. Fayette County Citizens for Progress Fayette County Commission on Aging Fayette County Schools Alumni Association Fayette Literacy Feeding Fayette (Moscow Community Food Pantry) Frayser Community Development Corporation Friends For Life Corporation Girl Scouts Heart of the South Girls Incorporated of Memphis Goodwill Homes Community Services, Inc. Grace House of Memphis, Inc. Harwood Center, Inc. Healing Hearts Child Advocacy Center Helen R. Tucker Adult Developmental Center Hernando DeSoto Habitat for Humanity Historic DeSoto Foundation Hope House House of Grace LINC Adult Education Council Alliance Healthcare Services* Alpha Omega Veterans Services, Inc. American Heart Association, Shelby County Chapter American Red Cross, Mid-South Chapter The Arc Mid-South Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Memphis, Inc. Binghampton Development Corporation Boy Scouts of America, Chickasaw Council Boy Scouts of America, West TN Area Council Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis BRIDGES Catholic Charities of West Tennessee, Inc. Children & Family Services, Inc. Coldwater Volunteer Fire Department Collierville Literacy Council DeltaArts DeSoto County Foundation for Excellence in Education DeSoto County Literacy Council, Inc. Dewitt Community Coalition, Inc. District One Volunteer Fire Department

TitleJanuary 18, Today’s United Way Our Local Nonprofit Partners Impact Missions, Inc.. Independence Volunteer Fire Department Jewish Family Service Knowledge Quest, Inc. LaGoshen Family Life Center Latino Memphis Lauderdale County Family Resource Center Le Bonheur Early Intervention and Development (LEAD) Legal Aid of Arkansas, Inc. Literacy Mid-South Lowenstein House, Inc. Madonna Learning Center Memphis Child Advocacy Center Memphis Crisis Center Memphis Jewish Community Center Memphis Jewish Home Memphis Oral School for the Deaf Memphis Recovery Centers, Inc. Memphis Urban League, Inc. Meritan, Inc. Olive Branch Community Food Ministry Poagville Volunteer Fire Department Porter-Leath Sacred Heart Southern Missions, Inc. The Salvation Army Samaritans Search Dogs South Special Olympics, Greater Memphis SRVS Synergy Treatment Centers Tennessee Poison Center The Baddour Center The WORKS, Inc. Tipton County Commission on Aging Tipton County Literacy Council Transformations Autism Treatment Center Tunica County Community Development Coalition, Inc. Tunica County Literacy Council, Inc. United Housing, Inc. Volunteer Mid-South West Tennessee Area Health Education Center, Inc. YMCA of Memphis and the Mid-South Youth Villages YWCA of Greater Memphis

TitleJanuary 18, Today’s United Way Donations and Allocations Your donations stay in the community and help neighbors, co-workers and people just like you The actual amount distributed to each agency/program is determined by volunteers who serve on the Allocations Committee, not the United Way

TitleJanuary 18, THANK YOU…. For your time Mid-South faces many challenges No one organization, agency or group can solve them on their own We have to UNITE. By Living United we can Solve it Together