United Way Of Middle Tennessee Inc

UWGN UNITES THE COMMUNITY AND MOBILIZES RESOURCES SO THAT EVERY CHILD, INDIVIDUAL & FAMILY THRIVES

THE COMMUNITY IMPACT FUNDING PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING SUPPORT TO 102 NONPROFIT AGENCIES IN DAVISON, WILLIAMSON, ROBERTSON, CHEATHAM AND HICKMAN COUNTIES, TN. THESE PROGRAMS SERVE OVER 116,000 LOW INCOME, VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND ADULTS BY PROVIDING MEASURABLE CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR OR CONDITION IN THREE FOCUS AREAS- EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY AND HEALTH. HIGHLIGHTS OF PROGRAM OUTCOMES IN THESE AREAS ARE: EDUCATION - 95% OF PRE-K CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE READ TO SUCCEED EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM ASSESSED KINDERGARTEN READY. FINANCIAL STABILITY- 6,742 FAMILIES BENEFITTED FROM FREE TAX PREPARATION AND RECEIVED MORE THAN $10 MILLION IN TAX REFUNDS AND EITC CREDITS. HEALTH - MORE THAN 8,391 INDIVIDUALS IMPROVED PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, CASE MANAGEMENT, OR CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT.

UNITED WAY ADMINISTERS TWO FEDERAL GRANTS AWARDED TO STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS THROUGH THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) AND THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL (CDC) THAT ARE FOCUSED ON HIV CARE AND PREVENTION. THE RYAN WHITE/CARE GRANTS FOCUSES ON PROVIDING CORE MEDICAL (MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, ORAL HEALTH CARE, ETC.) AND SUPPORT SERVICES (NON-MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, FOOD BANK/HOME-DELIVERED MEALS, TRANSPORTATION, ETC.) TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN 92 OF THE 95 COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE. OVER 2,500 ARE SERVED ANNUALLY. THE CDC/HIV PREVENTION GRANT FOCUSES ON PROVIDING PREVENTION AND EDUCATION SERVICES TO TARGET POPULATIONS AT HIGH RISK FOR HIV/LIVING WITH HIV. OVER 1,300 INDIVIDUALS ARE REACHED THROUGH SPECIFIC PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS DESIGNED FOR THE TARGET POPULATIONS.

DURING THE ANNUAL UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN, SOME DONORS CHOOSE TO DIRECTLY DESIGNATE SOME PORTION OF THEIR GIFT TO A SPECIFIC NON-PROFIT AGENCY OR UNITED WAY IN ANOTHER COMMUNITY. DESIGNATED GIFTS ARE AGGREGATED AND ARE THEN PAID TO THE AGENCIES OR ORGANIZATIONS AS THEY ARE COLLECTED, SUBJECT ONLY TO A MODEST ADMINISTRATIVE FEE TO HELP SUPPORT THE COST OF THE UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN. THE DESIGNATED GIFTS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE RECIPIENT AGENCIES WITHOUT RESTRICTION, FOR USE AS DETERMINED BY THE AGENCY. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR DESIGNATED GIFTS, AGENCIES MUST BE TAX EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501C3, HAVE A HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOCUS, AND HAVE A PRESENCE IN THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE COMMUNITY.