United Way Of Connecticut

THE MISSION OF UNITED WAY OF CONNECTICUT IS TO HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF CONNECTICUT AND ITS RESIDENTS BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND CONNECTION TO SERVICES.

211, A PROGRAM OF UWC, IS A STATEWIDE 24 HOUR TELEPHONE AND INTERNET INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICE THAT PROVIDES FREE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND COMMUNITY REFERRALS, AS WELL AS CRISIS INTERVENTION TO ANYONE IN CONNECTICUT. FAMILIES SIMPLY DIAL 211 TO GET CONNECTED OR LOG ON TO WWW.211CT.ORG. IN ADDITION, UWC OPERATES SEVERAL SPECIALIZED CALL UNITS: 211 CHILD DEVELOPMENT, EMERGENCY MOBILE CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES, AND 211 HOUSING. IN FY 22, 211 HANDLED 3,063,252 CONTACTS OVER THE PHONE AND ONLINE. 211 MAINTAINS A COMPUTERIZED DATABASE OF 3,843 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES OFFERING 24,554 SERVICES AND OVER 4,000 LICENSED CHILDCARE FACILITIES. 211 OPERATES 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR, WITH MULTILINGUAL CALL SPECIALISTS AND TDD ACCESS AVAILABLE.

CARE 4 KIDS: CONNECTICUT'S CHILD CARE SUBSIDY PROGRAM HELPS LOW TO MODERATE INCOME WORKING FAMILIES PAY FOR CHILD CARE. UWC'S SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY INCLUDES CALL CENTER, INTAKE, ELIGIBILITY, INVOICE PROCESSING, MAILROOM, GRIEVANCE AND MEDIATION, AND PROGRAM OUTREACH. 26,691 CHILDREN ENROLLED IN CARE 4 KIDS RECEIVED 216,915 CALLS, AND PROCESSED 62,000 INVOICES.2-1-1 CHILDCARE: SERVES AS CONNECTICUT'S CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL SYSTEM. ASSISTS PARENTS AND CHILD CARE PROVIDERS IN LOCATING APPROPRIATE RESOURCES AND REFERRALS; EDUCATES PARENTS/PROVIDERS ON QUALITY INDICATORS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS; MAINTAINS A DATABASE OF 5,000 LICENSED AND LICENSE-EXEMPT PROGRAMS IN CONNECTICUT; DELIVERS PROVIDER ORIENTATION TRAINING AND MATERIALS FOR IN-HOME PROVIDERS; PROVIDES INFORMATION TO HELP UNLICENSED PROVIDERS TO BECOME LICENSED; THROUGH 2-1-1 CHILDCARE, OFFERS TRAINING PROGRAMS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROVIDERS, AND DIGITAL FINGERPRINT COLLECTION SERVICES.

UNITED WAY OF CONNECTICUT IS THE STATE ASSOCIATION FOR CONNECTICUT'S 15 LOCAL UNITED WAYS AND SERVES AS THE BACKBONE FOR THE NETWORK'S COLLECTIVE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF RESIDENTS STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. IN ORDER TO BETTER DEFINE THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS FACING ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, THE CONNECTICUT UNITED WAYS PARTNER WITH UNITED FOR ALICE TO PROVIDE RESEARCH ON A DEMOGRAPHIC THAT IS KNOWN AS ALICE; AN ACRONYM FOR ASSET LIMITED, INCOME CONSTRAINED, EMPLOYED. UWC LEADS THE STATE'S NETWORK OF LOCAL UNITED WAYS IN RAISING AWARENESS OF THE 38% OF RESIDENTS THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO AFFORD BASIC NEEDS AND ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES THAT BUILD A BRIDGE TO STABILITY FOR CONNECTICUT FAMILIES AND ESSENTIAL WORKFORCE.