United Way The Quad Cities Area

UNITED WAY QCA MISSION IS MOBILIZING PEOPLE AND RESOURCES TO IMPROVE LIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY. UNITED WAY QCA IS COMMITTED TO CREATING A STRONGER REGION WHERE KIDS SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND LIFE, ADULTS ACHIEVE QUALITY JOBS AND INCOME AND FAMILIES ARE HAPPY AND HEALTHY - THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF A QUALITY LIFE. UNITED WAY QCA BELIEVES EVERY QUAD CITIZEN DESERVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE THEIR BEST POSSIBLE LIFE. THESE OPPORTUNITIES HAPPEN BY INVOLVING PEOPLE IN VOLUNTEERISM, ADVOCACY AND GIVING.

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT - THE UNITED WAY EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY RAISE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF FUNDS FROM EMPLOYEES, BUSINESSES, INDIVIDUALS, GRANTS, LABOR MEMBERS, AND FOUNDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE QUAD CITIES AREA. IN ADDITION, UNITED WAY QCA IS BUILDING AN ENDOWMENT TO HELP GUARANTEE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY INTO THE FUTURE.

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT AND IMPACT - UNITED WAY WORKS HARD TO ENSURE COMMUNITY IMPACT CONTRIBUTIONS ARE INVESTED IN SEVERAL TARGETED PRIORITIES TO MAKE THE MAXIMUM IMPACT POSSIBLE IN THE QUAD CITIES AREA. ALLOCABLE COMMUNITY IMPACT FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH A VOLUNTEER REVIEW PROCESS, WHEREBY LOCAL VOLUNTEERS ASSESS PROGRAMS AND RECOMMEND FUND ALLOCATIONS TO THE UNITED WAY QCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN THE QUAD CITIES, APPROXIMATELY 150 VOLUNTEERS ARE INVOLVED IN THIS IMPORTANT PROCESS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALSO INVESTS COMMUNITY IMPACT FUNDS IN UNITED WAY QCA OPERATIONS AND UNITED WAY QCA INITIATIVES SUCH AS EMERGENCY GRANT FUND AND COMMUNITY IMPACT ACTIVITIES. CREATE LONG-LASTING CHANGES THAT PREVENT PROBLEMS FROM HAPPENING IN THE FIRST PLACE BY FOCUSING ON CRITICAL ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY IN EDUCATION, INCOME, AND HEALTH. WE STAND TO MAKE THE GREATEST IMPACT POSSIBLE BY CREATING EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPING MEASURABLE RESULTS OF OUR WORK. UNITED WAY QCA HAS THREE IMPACT COUNCILS THAT GOVERN THIS WORK - EDUCATION, INCOME, AND HEALTH. THEY LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT OF INITIATIVES TO ACHIEVE COMMUNITY IMPACT.

UNITED WAY INITIATIVES AND DONOR NETWORKS-UNITED WAY WORKS CLOSELY WITH LOCAL CHANGE MAKERS TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF QUAD CITIZENS THROUGH OUR DONOR NETWORKS. STAFF PROVIDE SUPPORT TO VOLUNTEERS AND WORKPLACE CAMPAIGNS CENTERED ON ONE OR MORE OF THE DONOR NETWORKS. DONOR NETWORKS INCLUDE WOMEN UNITED AND YOUNG LEADERS FOCUSING ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND THIRD GRADE READING PROFICIENCY, RESPECTFULLY. INITIATIVES INCLUDE IMAGINATION LIBRARY, VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA), 2-1-1, QC RESOURCE LINK.

LABOR - DEVELOPS AND SUPPORTS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF LABOR IN UNITED WAY QCA ACTIVITIES SUCH AS RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY INVESTMENT AND COMMUNITY IMPACT. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAMS - MAINTAINS, MAXIMIZES, AND ENHANCES THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AT UNITED WAY QCA, AMONG OUR PARTNERS AND WITH OUR CONSTITUENTS AS VOLUNTEERS AND CONTRIBUTORS.VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT - VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT IS A STRATEGY TO INSPIRE EMPLOYEES IN THE WORKPLACE TO FURTHER UNITED WAY'S MISSION BY COMMITTING TO LONG-TERM, ONGOING PROJECTS THAT MOVE THE NEEDLE IN EDUCATION, INCOME, AND HEALTH. DAY OF CARING, WHERE THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS VOLUNTEER FOR HUNDREDS OF PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, IS ONE OF OUR LARGEST VOLUNTEER EVENTS. CURRENT CORPORATE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ARE: VELLO-ONLINE TUTORING, READING WITH STUDENTS FROM YOUR DESK AND READING FOR TOMORROW - ONE-ON-ONE READING WITH STUDENTS.