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Slide1

How United Way Works

1

Creating lasting change starts with knowledge, then action!!!Slide2

Community Impact Trivia!

What do YOU know?

2014 Edition, based on 2013/14 resultsSlide3

Community Impact

Trivia!

Divide into

TWO TEAMSSlide4

After the

question and answers

are read out loud, the team that rings the bell first, gets the first opportunity to answer the question.

The “referee” has final call on which team rang the bell first.

One point is awarded for each correct answer.

Each team gets one try to answer the

question (5 seconds to discuss).

An incorrect answer will pass the question to the other team.

Highest Team Score Wins!

Community Impact

TRIVIA

!

RulesSlide5

Round 1

Category: Community Impact & United WaySlide6

Category: Community Impact & United Way

What percent of U.S. inmates are High School Drop-outs?A. 10%

B. 50%C. 75%

6Slide7

Category: Community Impact & United Way

7

Answer: C.

75

% of U.S. inmates are high school dropoutsSlide8

Category: Community Impact & United Way

FamilyWize

FREE Prescription Discount Cards:

The Discount Card has saved Volusia & Flagler County residents how much in just over 5 years?

Half a Million

$1 Million

C. $

2

MillionD. $1 BillionSlide9

Category: Community Impact & United Way

ANSWER!

C.

$2 Million

Over $233,556 in Flagler

Cty

last year alone

You can download a card from UW website. Good in most U.S. Communities.Slide10

Category: Community Impact & United Way

Campaign for Working Families:

CFWF provides which of the following services in both Flagler and Volusia?

Free Money Smart Classes

Free Tax Preparation Services

C. BothSlide11

Category: Community Impact & United Way

ANSWER!

C.

BOTH

Free

Money Smart

Classes

AND

Free Tax Preparation Services which are primarily volunteer based.Fact: Did you know that for every $1.00 of benefit we are able to bring into our community it equates to $1.76 of economic impact. Slide12

Category: Community Impact & United Way

True or False:

United Way’s Women’s Initiative has two Chapters?

A: True B: FalseSlide13

Category: Community Impact & United Way

ANSWER!

A: True

The Volusia-Flagler group became two chapters in 2009 – The WIV and the WIF. The Flagler Chapter started in March of

2009!Slide14

Category: Community Impact & United Way

True or False?

The United Way has office space located in both Flagler & Volusia Counties?

A. True B. FalseSlide15

Category: Community Impact & United Way

ANSWER!

A: True!

In Volusia a building in Daytona on I-95 & I-92 was donated to UW

and in Flagler we work out of Office Divvy locations

(off HWY 100 & Palm Coast PKWY).Slide16

Category: Community Impact & United Way

What number can you call to volunteer and to get FREE information about available area resources and services?Slide17

Category: Community Impact & United Way

ANSWER!

2-1-1

What’s New:

Expanding our Health Access Information

Partnered with local health agencies to upgrade and expand 211live to offer health and wellness resources

Collaborating with local Health Marketplace Navigators to be direct referrals source.

Next Steps:

Funding for database and phone app upgrades, additional helpline staff and Community awareness of services.Slide18

Category: Community Impact & United Way

Which of the following

is not one of the top calls for assistance to 2-1-1?

Housing Assistance

(rent/mortgage & utilities support)

Contact Information for a specific provider

Income & Food/Meal Assistance

(need money for car repair/gas, home repair, etc.)

How to catch the midnight train to Georgia.Slide19

Category: Community Impact & United Way

ANSWER!

D. Midnight train to Georgia

Top reasons to call 2-1-1 include:

Food, Rent/Mortgage and Utility AssistanceSlide20

Category: Community Impact & United Way

True

or False?When you call 2-1-1, we try to interview clients to help uncover other resources or services available to them if they allow us to further help them.Slide21

Category:

Community Impact & United Way

ANSWER!

TRUE

Clients call in for a specific need, but we hope to interview them to help confirm if other resources or services

are available to them.

(we want to teach folks how to fish, not just feed them a fish)Slide22

Category: Community Impact & United Way

Last year how many 2-1-1 referrals for help were given?

Almost 30,000

Over 27,000

C. Over 22,000Slide23

Category: Community Impact & United Way

ANSWER!

C. Over 22,000 referrals

(calls and online)Slide24

Category: Community Impact & United Way

What is United Way’s newer community impact initiative to help increase graduation rates and help children learn to read?

Book-It.

ReadingPals

C. Success By SixSlide25

Category: Community Impact & United Way

ANSWER!

B

.

ReadingPals

This early literacy program pairs volunteers with Pre-K or Kindergarten children for one-on-one weekly reading/teaching sessions.

This program is has been highly successful, so much that all schools has requested the program. However, both volunteers and additional funding is needed to help continue this program.

Fact: reading at grade level is one of the biggest factors to increasing graduation rates.Slide26

Category: Community Impact & United Way

Small efforts make a big difference. Which of the following statements best describes how small efforts can create a big difference in our community?

Volunteering one hour. The estimated national value of volunteer time in 2013 was

 $22.55 per hour

.

Investing small dollars. Investing

$3.00

per week by giving up one (1) fancy cup of coffee a week can provide over 600 meals thanks to food agencies like Second Harvest Food Bank.

Sharing/advocating how to give or get help can change the condition of others.All of the above small efforts can change lives.How United Way Works26Slide27

Category: Community Impact & United Way

ANSWER:

D. All of the above small efforts can change lives and build

a stronger community for all of us.

Volunteering

Investing

Advocating/sharing

LIVE UNITED and Make A Difference!How United Way Works27Slide28

Round 2:

Partner AgenciesSlide29

Category: Partner Agencies

How many United Way Partner Agencies are there?

A. 32 B.14 C. 51Slide30

ANSWER!

32 agencies

(26 agencies supported Flagler County residents)United Way funded 51 programs

(45 funded programs supported Flagler County residents)

Category: Partner AgenciesSlide31

The local Boys

& Girls Club has how many club sites throughout Flagler & Volusia?

Category: Partner AgenciesSlide32

ANSWER!

Eight

Located throughout Volusia and Flagler Counties.http://www.bgcvfc.org/#!

our-clubs/cj97

Category: Partner AgenciesSlide33

Which local agency provides specialized telephone equipment to the residents of Flagler and Volusia counties who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf/blind or speech impaired?

Category: Partner AgenciesSlide34

ANSWER!

Easter Seals of Volusia – Flagler Counties

Category: Partner AgenciesSlide35

True or False:

United Way gives money to any nonprofit that asks for it.

Category: Partner AgenciesSlide36

ANSWER!

False: United Way funds programs via Partner Agencies that have been thoroughly

reviewed and scored by community volunteers.  

We HOPE you become a Funded Allocation Volunteer in the future! Ask us how to get involved

Category: Partner AgenciesSlide37

Round 3:

Community StumpersSlide38

Sometimes people have

“Bad” United Way Stories…Why?

A. Unrealistic Expectations

B. They don’t realize that the services provided by partner agencies that are funded by United Way

C. No such service/programs is available

D. All the aboveSlide39

D. All the above

Category: Community StumpersSlide40

TRUE or FALSE

United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties’ administrative rate is well below 35%Slide41

ANSWER! TRUE

The U.S. Government says that Non-profits that have administrative cost at 35% are doing good. Slide42

TRUE or FALSE

United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties’ president makes over $1 million a year!Slide43

ANSWER! FALSE

Salaries for the highest paid staff can be found on our 990. (And no one makes anywhere near that much, not even a 6 digit figure – we wish!)Slide44

Round 4

Our Community

Final category – two more questionsSlide45

When a child ends up in the Juvenile Justice System, it cost us as tax payers how much annually?

Below $5,000 annually

Over $10,000 annually

Over $20,000 annuallySlide46

ANSWER!

C. Over $20,000 annually

To sponsor a child annually at Boys & Girls Club is appx. $1,200. Let’s be proactive!Slide47

As of last year, what percentage of our school children in both Volusia and Flagler Counties are on the FREE or reduced lunch program?

A

. Almost 30%

B

. Over 40%

C.

Over 60%Slide48

ANSWER!

C.

Over 60%Volusia – over 60%

Flagler – almost 70%Slide49

THE WINNER IS……

Remember….