An update on United Way of East Central Iowa's community progress.

1. United Way of East Central Iowa
Board Update - FY 2012 Results
January 15, 2013

2. Destination: Impact
Phase 1 = Shared vision and measurement
Phase 2 = Build system/sector/team capacity
Phase 3 = Accelerate progress and increase
results in all goal areas

3. Phase 1:
Shared Vision & Measurement
Get Aligned:
• Funding redesign = 100% funding aligned
• 2-1-1 and Volunteer Engagement Integration
• Realign diverse volunteer teams to execute
Complete!

4. Phase 1:
Shared Vision & Measurement
Get Focused
• Research and establish the condition of the
community
• Created shared measurement strategies
• Assessment tools for all indicators
Complete!

5. Five Community Goals!

6. Phase 2:
Build system/sector/team capacity
• Establish learning and sharing practices
• Quantify how much we can do and how much
it costs
• Standardize data collection and reporting
• Build coalitions and workgroups
Complete!

7. The Farmer’s Market Story

8. Phase 3:
Accelerate progress & increase results
in all goal areas
- Design and pilot systemic solutions
- Complete business plans to achieve goals
- Gap analysis
- Targeted investment plans
- Diversified resource development plans
- Report annual progress

9. Timeline
• 2008 Aligned
• 2009 Goals set
• 2010 RFP released
• 2011 funding began
• 2012 Year 1 Results
• 2013 Year 2 Results & new RFP
• 2014 Year 3 results and new investments
begin

10. How will we achieve the goals?
Community Goal Community Goal
Breakthrough or
gap investments
2-1-1
Services, coordinati
Breakthrough or on and needs
gap investments assessment
Coalitions and
2-1-1 Services and other stakeholders
Needs Assessment
Coalitions and other Public Policy
stakeholders
Public Policy
Volunteer Engagement Volunteer Engagement
Traditional Traditional
investments investments
Now 2016

11. Early Childhood

12. Early Childhood Goal:
Increase the number of low-income children who are
ready for kindergarten by 50%
Year 1 Results:
Parents have increased knowledge and skills:
1900 parents took parent education classes (79% increased)
All Linn County parents of newborns received Babies and Books material
Children demonstrate developmentally appropriate skills:
578 children demonstrated on track cognitive skills (93%)
Improved quality in early childhood settings:
302 combined classrooms, home-based providers, and centers received
program quality tools
1,516 children served (duplicated count)

13. RED Ahead Results
• 696 (97.7%) of
respondents reported
they "feel more prepared
to support [their] child's
language development
and pre-reading skills."
• 1,027 (98.3%) of
respondents practiced
skills learned at RED
Ahead at home.
• 1,005 (96.9%) of
respondents practiced
additional activities with
children.

14. Youth Development

15. Youth Development Goal:
Increase the number of low-income youth
with 21st Century skills by 25%
Year 1 Results:
Youth are resilient & sustain caring relationships with others:
• 2163 youth who have improved social-emotional skills (82% of those surveyed)
• 994 youth who report having a positive relationship with an adult outside of their
family (84% of those surveyed)
Youth work collaboratively with others toward a common goal:
• 545 low-income youth at United Way agencies served their community by volunteering
or taking leadership roles in civic projects
Youth make academic progress:
• 412 youth have a positive attitude towards school
• 460 youth are making progress or improvements in academic performance

16. Targeted Gap Strategy
Youth Achievement Corps Results Year One:
Total number of students tutored: 305
•130 Grant Wood
•175 total students at McKinley
Total Number of Hours of Tutoring: 2,136
1,383 hours at Grant Wood
•539 hours 1:1 or 1:2
•844 hours small group
753 hours at McKinley
•680 hours 1:1 or 1:2
•73 hours small group

17. Financial Stability

18. Financial Stability Goal:
Increase the number of financially stable
households by 15%.
Low-income households use a safety net of services.
• 2,296,254 pounds of food distributed to 102 partners.
• 3,269 individuals (1,209 households) accessed homeless prevention services and
1,311 individuals (834 households) were sheltered.
Low-income households use supportive services to stabilize.
• Over 125 individuals with barriers to employment obtained employment with the
support of job preparation and placement services.
• Over 1,200 households improved their financial situation as a result of counseling
and case planning and/or accessed financial mainstream services.
• 34,787 rides were provided to individuals to access education, employment or
community services.
Low-income individuals build work related skills.
• 538 individuals access skill building and/or training services.
• Low-income households use benefits to increase income.
• 1,354 free tax returns files, returning over $2 million to low income
households in our community.

19. KPACE Results
• Cohorts currently available:
1. Health (25 students)
2. Advanced Manufacturing (26 students)
3. Business/Information Technology (16 students)
• Enrollments
o 197 referrals resulting in 46 enrollments for FY 12
o 21 enrollments so far for Fall FY 13
• Logic Model:
o 76% credential rate
o 83% retained in academic plan
o 76% received support services
o 8 GED, 30 National Career Readiness Certificate, 35 certificates awarded
o Of the 46 who have completed so far:
o 5 moved onto credit
o 31 employed (76%)

20. Independence

21. Independence Goal:
Increase the number of older adults able to
meet their daily needs by 25%.
Decrease health risks & isolation
• 2,950 were provided with a nutritious meal.
Maintain/improve safety & mobility
• 477 were provided with volunteer transportation to meet their
medical and daily living needs.
• 237 were provided with chore services that increased their safety.
Increase access to care supports that improve/maintain
independence
• 2,786 received case management services allowing them to remain
in their homes longer.
• 1,641 participated in program s that increased their health and
socialization.
• 847 caregivers received information and support
on caring for their loved one.

22. Health

23. Health Goal:
Increase healthy choices by 10%
Increase healthy behaviors:
• 24,650 substance abuse prevention activities were provided to
youth, teachers and parents.
• 9,236 children and families received fitness memberships to
improve their health.
Increase access to preventative care and screenings:
• 12,216 children and youth received oral health screenings.
• 2,243 women and children received preventative health screenings
to maintain their health.
Improve functioning through treatment and management
• 1,654 received mental health counseling to decrease their level of
crisis, depression and/or anxiety.
• 2,588 persons received substance abuse treatment to help increase
their functioning at home, work and school.

24. Women’s Leadership Initiative Results
• 4,114 prescriptions provided to 1,479 women
• 261 women received medical co-pays
• 116 women received durable medical supplies
• 110 women received eye exams, and 115 received
eye glasses
• 103 received emergency dental services
• 81 women received diabetic testing supplies
• 60 women received preventative healthcare
screenings during “Well Women Week”

25. Successes!
• New initiatives show strong
results
• More promising partnerships and
collaborations
• Cross departmental integration
• Alignment and shared
measurement
• Perceived as a leader on key issues

26. Strategic Considerations
• Are these 5 year goals?
• What is the right mix of investments to
achieve our goals?
– Root cause versus symptom treatment
– Advocacy work to change funding and rules
– Increasing collaborations to do more with less
• Setting effective “sub” goals by population
• With whom do we partner?