Thank you for taking a few minutes to learn about the important work being funded by the United Way of the Florida Keys in 2012-13. The programs of these 18 non-profits align with our community investment strategy of building and supporting strong working families in Monroe County. Our focus is on early childhood and youth development, and providing access to nutritious food. For more information, visit www.keysunitedway.org.

1. Thank you for making it possible for the
United Way of the Florida Keys to fund
the work of these non-profit organizations

2. The Red Cross
provided $5
million in
assistance to
Florida Keys
residents after
Hurricane Wilma.

3. Emergency
Response
Vehicles are
on the scene
for disasters,
such as the
Big Pine Key
wildfire.

4. The Red Cross
trains lifeguards
and the public.
You can save the
life of someone
you love,
as Key Largo
resident Debra
Madison did.

5. When a whole
neighborhood is
affected by a fire,
Red Cross
volunteers are
trained and ready
to help, like they
did at this Stock
Island location.

6. Did you know
American Red Cross
can train you to save
your pet’s life?
You can get supplies
for any emergency, and
be prepared to
evacuate, if there is a
hurricane or other
disaster.

7. Anchors
Aweigh in Key
West provides
substance
abuse
education and
rehabilitation
for 200 people
a day, including
teenagers.

8. Over 150 children are part of the Boy Scouts,
in 13 different locations throughout the Keys.

9. Boys & Girls Clubs offer a fun, safe place with a
full schedule of age-appropriate activities.

10. Power Hour at Boys & Girls
Club Makes Learning Fun!
• Academic Mentors
• Homework Help
• Collaboration with
Schools
• Individual Lesson Plans

11. Every week,
50-60 Families
visit the Burton
Memorial Food
Pantry in
Tavernier.
They receive
enough food for
5-7 days.
Burton Memorial
Food Pantry

12. Families in need
can enjoy a free
meal at God’s
Kitchen on
Thursday
evenings.
Burton Memorial
Food Pantry

13. The Domestic Abuse
Shelter is the only
certified emergency
shelter in Monroe
County that provides
refuge for victims of
domestic and sexual
violence and their
children.

14. Florida Keys
Outreach
Coalition
understands
the special
needs of
homeless
young children
and families.

15. The Jelsema Center in Tavernier
is an emergency shelter for children,
open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

16. The Florida
Keys Children’s
Shelter also
operates
Poinciana
Emergency
Home in Key
West, serving
newborns
through age 10.

17. Group homes run by the Florida Keys
Children’s Shelter help homeless,
runaway, abused, abandoned, and
neglected children and teens.

18. The Florida
Keys Children’s
Shelter
provides street
outreach
programs and
counseling for
homeless
children.

19. Did you know
there are 340
homeless
children
attending Monroe
County Schools?

20. The Children’s Corner provides a special place for
kids while their parents heal from the underlying
causes of their homelessness.

21. Girl Scouts Connect to Our Local Community
e

22. Girl Scouts Make a Difference Through Service Projects

23. Celebrating 100 Years of Scouting!

24. Five days a
week, Grace
Jones provides
meals and care
for children
from 100
low-income
families.

25. Because
kids were
still hungry
on the
weekend,
Grace Jones
now
provides
backpacks
stocked with
nutritious
weekend
food.

26. The program has
expanded to other
community centers.
Now Grace Jones Back
Packs 4 Kids provides
13,000 backpacks with
food, at a cost of
$112,092.

27. HELPLINE provides 24-hour crisis intervention,
information and referral services.
Thousands of Monroe County people who need
urgent help call each year.

28. The KAIR
Food Pantry
in Marathon
provides
fresh fruits,
vegetables,
meats and
dairy to our
hungry
neighbors.
KAIR

29. The KAIR
Food Pantry
distributes
more than
12,000 pounds
of food each
month.
KAIR

30. Marathon
Recreation Center

31. “A safe and
positive
place to be”
Marathon
Recreation Center

32. Marathon
Recreation Center

33. “A
place
where
people
know
me”
Marathon
Recreation Center

34. “Building a
Stronger
Community
Together”
Marathon
Recreation Center

35. Every month,
MARC serves
over 2000
nutritious
meals to
adults and
teens

36. MARC clients are
weighed weekly,
with the goal of
decreasing obesity.

37. MARC is
working to
help reduce
poverty,
providing job
training in its
Rainbow
Café.

38. Star of the Seas
provides food
(50,000 pounds
per month),
clothing, and
homeless
prevention.

39. In 2012 alone,
Star of the Sea
will provide
$112,000 in
rental assistance
to Keys residents.

40. Every month in
the Keys,
Wesley House
serves 505
children whose
family cannot
afford day care.

41. The children at
Wesley House
come from
families who are
200% below the
Federal Poverty
guidelines.

42. The United Way’s gift to Wesley house is matched by
the state 16:1 for a total of $1,858,000 to help children.

43. Womankind
offers breast
health services
including
exams for all
women &
vouchers for
mammograms
for uninsured
women.

44. A photo from
Womankind’s
“Pinking of You”
Decorated Bra
Auction!

45. Womankind’s Teen
Clinic provides a safe,
nurturing place for
young people to learn
how to make
responsible choices
about their health.
Most services are free!

46. The YMCA provides
services for over 300
children in the Upper
Keys.
Every child is welcome,
regardless of his or her
family’s ability to pay
program fees.

47. Summer camp
at the YMCA
now includes
programs and
field trips
based on
Marine
Science and
Literacy.

48. Programs at
the YMCA
focus on
building the
values of
caring,
honesty,
respect and
responsibility.