United Way Of San Antonio & Bexar County

THE MISSION OF UNITED WAY OF SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY (UWSA) IS (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)

COMMUNITY IMPACT - WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY MAN, WOMAN, AND CHILD DESERVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A GOOD LIFE. IN 2006, UWSA BEGAN WORK IN FOUR FOCUS AREAS. CURRENTLY, AND THROUGHOUT THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, WE ARE ALIGNING OUR FUNDING RECEIVED THROUGH THE ANNUAL CAMPAIGN AND GRANTS TO FOCUS MORE STRATEGICALLY IN THOSE FOUR AREAS. WE ARE UTILIZING A RESULTS BASED ACCOUNTABILITY (RBA) PROCESS TO CREATE, DEFINE, IMPLEMENT, AND REPORT ON RESULTS, INDICATORS, AND STRATEGIES ACROSS ALL OF OUR WORK AND INVESTMENTS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION

COMMUNITY SERVICES 2-1-1 TEXAS - INFORMATION AND REFERRAL (ALAMO AREA INFORMATION CENTER) GRANT: A FREE, CONFIDENTIAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HOTLINE THAT HELPS PEOPLE FIND LOCAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCES. 2-1-1 TEXAS-ALAMO REGION IS ONE OF 24 AREA INFORMATION CENTERS IN TEXAS OPERATING 24/7/365, WITH BILINGUAL (SPANISH) CALL SPECIALISTS, AND SERVES BEXAR AND ELEVEN SURROUNDING COUNTIES. IN 2020, 2-1-1 HANDLED 286,845 CALLERS/WEBSITE VISITORS. TOP CALLER NEEDS INCLUDED UTILITY ASSISTANCE, FOOD INSECURITY, AND RENT ASSISTANCE.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION2-1-1 CHILDCARE GRANT: THE 2-1-1 TEXAS/UWSA HELP LINE GUIDES FAMILIES TO CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND RESOURCES, LICENSED CHILDCARE FACILITIES, FAMILY CHILDCARE HOMES AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME CARE. CALL SPECIALISTS ALSO INFORM FAMILIES ON CHILDCARE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS. IN FY21, WE HANDLED 1,964 CALLS RELATED TO CHILDCARE, YIELDING A TOTAL OF 2,178 REFERRALS FOR CHILDCARE NEEDS.PROJECT COOL: SINCE 1997, UWSA AND GOVERNMENT/COMMUNITY/CORPORATE PARTNERS PROVIDE HEAT RELIEF TO SENIOR RESIDENTS OVER 60 YEARS OLD, AND RESIDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, THROUGH DONATION AND FREE DISTRIBUTION OF 20-INCH BOX FANS. IN 2020, OUR 2-1-1 HELP LINE HANDLED 843 CALLERS YIELDING 880 FAN NEEDS.SMOKE DETECTOR PROGRAM: A SAN ANTONIO FIRE DEPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR PROGRAM OFFERING FREE SMOKE DETECTORS, INCLUDING INSTALLATION, TO CITIZENS LIVING IN SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES. TENS OF THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED THROUGHOUT SAN ANTONIO SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION. THOSE IN NEED CONTACT THE UWSA 2-1-1 HELP LINE. IN 2020, 162 CALLERS MADE INQUIRIES YIELDING 207 SMOKE DETECTOR NEEDS.2-1-1 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE AND GOLDEN CRESCENT AREA INFORMATION CENTERS GRANTS: OUR ALAMO AREA INFORMATION CENTER ENSURES REGIONAL EXTENDED AFTER-HOURS COVERAGE (EVENINGS, WEEKENDS, AND HOLIDAYS) FOR TWO AREA INFORMATION CENTERS TO ENSURE ALL RESIDENTS IN TEXAS HAVE ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES 24 HOURS A DAY. IN 2020, WE ASSISTED 2,222 CALLERS.MISSION UNITED: HOME TO JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, JBSA-FORT SAM HOUSTON, JBSA-LACKLAND AND JBSA-CAMP BULLIS, SAN ANTONIO IS KNOWN AS MILITARY CITY, USA. OUT OF CONCERN FOR HIGHLY STRESSED AND VULNERABLE MILITARY FAMILIES, UWSA CREATED MISSION UNITED IN 2015 TO HELP MILITARY/VETERAN FAMILIES NAVIGATE THE COMPLEX ARRAY OF COMMUNITY AND MILITARY SUPPORT PROGRAMS. IN 2020, MISSION UNITED RECEIVED OVER 6,925 MILITARY CALLS THROUGH OUR 2-1-1 HELP LINE. IN ADDITION, MISSION UNITED CONDUCTED OVER 403 FOLLOW-UP CALLS CONNECTING ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS, RESERVISTS, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES TO VITAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES. LABOR RELATIONS: UWSA HAS HAD A STAFF LABOR LIAISON TEAM SINCE THE MID-1970S. THESE STAFF MEMBERS EDUCATE AND ENGAGE LABOR LEADERS AND UNIONS AND SHARPEN THE FOCUS FOR SUPPORTING THE UWSA COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN THROUGH WORKSHOPS, TRAINING SESSIONS, EVENTS, AND AWARDS. THEY EMPHASIZE THE 2-1-1 HELP LINE FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REFERRALS AND INFORMATION.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTWOMEN UNITED (WU): THE WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP COUNCIL WAS CREATED IN 1999 AND LATER REBRANDED AS WOMEN UNITED. WU MEMBERS ENGAGE IN THE WORK ON UWSA BY VOLUNTEERING, PARTICIPATING IN WU EVENTS, SEMINARS, DISCUSSIONS ON WOMEN'S HEALTH AND COMMUNITY ISSUES. IN FY21, WU HAD OVER 4,000 MEMBERS. WU SIGNATURE CAUSE, THE UNITED WAY CHILDCARE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, ENABLES PARENTS AND CHILDREN TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION AND ULTIMATELY REDUCE THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. IN FY21, WU AWARDED AND FUNDED 56 SCHOLARSHIPS AND PROVIDED QUALITY CHILDCARE FOR THEIR 76 CHILDREN. NINETEEN SCHOLARS GRADUATED WITH EITHER AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE OR BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR COMPLETED A JOB TRAINING PROGRAM. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATIONWU HOSTS AN ANNUAL PURSE AUCTION AND PROGRAM TO BENEFIT THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. MENTORING CIRCLES WERE LAUNCHED IN 2017 TO OFFER GUIDANCE/RESOURCES TO SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS. EMERGING LEADERS COUNCIL (ELC): FOUNDED IN 2014, UWSA'S EMERGING LEADERS COUNCIL (ELC) ENGAGES YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IN UWSA'S WORK TO STRENGTHEN THE GREATER SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY. EMERGING LEADERS SUPPORT UWSA THROUGH PHILANTHROPIC EFFORTS, NETWORKING, VOLUNTEERISM, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2020, ELC HAD OVER 3,100 MEMBERS AND OVER 70 MEMBERS THAT LOGGED 500+ VOLUNTEER HOURS AT FOUR (4) VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON COMMUNITY EVENTS. ELC MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES PROFESSIONAL/EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAMS WHERE ELC DONATIONS ARE MAKING AN IMPACT.THE VOLUNTEER CENTER AT UNITED WAY: BEXAR COUNTY'S LARGEST RESOURCE DEVOTED SOLELY TO THE PROMOTION AND NURTURING OF VOLUNTEERISM AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. THE CENTER MOBILIZES THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS FOR COMMUNITY-WIDE CIVIC EVENTS AND UWSA SIGNATURE EVENTS.SAN ANTONIO VOLUNTEER ADMINISTRATORS (SAVA): A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR VOLUNTEER ADMINISTRATORS WHO HAVE VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES OR INTERESTS. MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN BI-MONTHLY MEETINGS AND LUNCH-AND-LEARNS, TRAINING WORKSHOPS, AND MAKE VALUABLE CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS.UNITED WAY THANK-A-THON: AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE A SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR SOMEONE WHO IS PROVIDING SUPPORT AND CARE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. UWSA THEN PROVIDED THE THANK YOU MESSAGE TO LOCAL HOSPITALS, FIRST RESPONDERS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, GROCERY RETAILERS, FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY, CHILDCARE CENTERS, RESEARCHERS/SCIENTISTS, AND SMALL BUSINESSES. WE HAD A TOTAL OF 2,285 MESSAGES THAT WERE SUBMITTED TO GIVE THANKS TO SAN ANTONIO FRONT LINE WORKERS.DO GOOD FROM HOME: THROUGH UNITED WAY DAY OF ACTION, UNITED WAY OF SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY HOSTED A VIRTUAL/REMOTE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES TO PARTICIPATE IN, WHERE VOLUNTEERS WERE INVITED TO ENGAGE IN PRE-PLANNED VOLUNTEER PROJECTS TO GIVE BACK TO THE SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY. VOLUNTEERS HAD FIVE FAMILY-FRIENDLY PROJECT OPTIONS TO CHOOSE FROM FEATURING FREE AND LOW-COST OPTIONS.SHOEBOX PROJECT: THE 6TH ANNUAL SHOEBOX PROJECT, UNITED WAY'S SHOEBOX PROJECT, KICKED OFF IN APRIL, WAS SIDELINED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AND THEN RELAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER. IT WAS CLEAR THE NEED WAS EVEN GREATER THAN BEFORE. IT WAS ALSO CLEAR THAT SMALL ITEMS IN A SMALL BOX, MAKE A BIG IMPACT ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. AND WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THE BOX! IN ALL, 6,566 BOXES BENEFITTED THE CLIENTS OF 69 NONPROFIT AGENCIESBEXAR NECESSITIES: AN "ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD" ALLOWING NONPROFIT AGENCIES TO POST REQUESTS FOR DIFFICULT-TO-LOCATE RESOURCES AND ACCESS INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICE AVAILABILITY OR CHANGES. THE PROGRAM NETWORKS NONPROFITS, UNIVERSITIES, HOSPITALS, PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS AND THE FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY VIA AN EMAIL LIST-SERVE. BEXAR NECESSITIES COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO FILL THE NEEDS OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SEEKING HELP. IN 2020, THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 1,748 MEMBERS, 491 OF WHICH WERE ADDED DURING THE 2021 YEAR, BRINGING OUR TOTAL TO 2,239 TO DATE.COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS SPIRIT OF SA AWARDS: RECOGNIZES AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE VOLUNTEER EFFORTS HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, DEMONSTRATING "ABOVE AND BEYOND" COMMITMENT IN ANY ONE OF UNITED WAY'S FOUR IMPACT AREAS:1) STRONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES2) READY CHILDREN3) SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS4) SAFETY NET