United Way of St. Joseph County Nearly Doubles 2009 Campaign Dollars in Community Impact

Aug. 30, 2010 - PRLog -- Thanks to the generous support of the St. Joseph County community, the 2009 United Way annual campaign raised over $3 million. In turn, United Way leveraged nearly $6 million in impact by generating additional revenue and savings through collaborative and volunteer efforts, public service, grant writing, sponsorships, and in-kind gifts.

By supporting the building blocks for a better life--education, income/financial stability and health--United Way continues to be one of the best investment choices.

For more information about United Way of St. Joseph County’s 2010 funding priorities, download the 2009 Community Needs Assessment Report by visiting www.uwsjc.com under the Resource section.

Dollars Raised/Leveraged in St. Joseph County from June 1, 2009 to May 31, 2010:

Dollars Raised/Earned by United Way:
Campaign: $3,036,255
Service fees from other counties: $91,713
Total: $3,127,968

Dollars Leveraged in our Community:
People Gotta Eat (PGE): $115,407
Community Access Network (CAN) 50-50: $50,000
2-1-1 Prescription Cards: $592,532
Emergency Food & Shelter Board   : $207,171
American Recovery Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Mortgage Assistance: $97,770
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA): $1,361,333
Total: $2,424,213

Grants (Money given by organizations for specific purposes): $171,697

In-Kind Donations (Donations of items that would have been purchased otherwise): $23,369

Sponsorships (Various events throughout the year): $2,022

Volunteers (Calculated with the Federal Indicator of value for volunteer help): $104,328

June 1, 2008 to May 31, 2009
Total Raised/Leveraged: $5,322,591
Total Increase from Campaign dollars: 53%

June 1, 2009 to May 31, 2010
Total Raised/Leveraged: $5,853,597
Total Increase from Campaign dollars: 93%

Additional Impact:
People impacted by Agency programs: 65,293
Calls received by 2-1-1: 23,434
Meals provided by PGE: 2,178,489
Households served by CAN: 250
People impacted by 2-1-1 Prescription Cards: 227,637
Households served by ARRA: 125
Households served by VITA: 14,000
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) amount awarded through VITA: $883,333
Tax preparation savings because of VITA: $478,000

United Way would like to thank its generous supporters. Persons interested in contributing to the 2010 campaign are encouraged to visit www.uwsjc.org today or mail a check to United Way at 3517 East Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, IN 46615-2282.

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