United Way Galveston County Mainland Inc
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Programs and results
What we aim to solve
United Way Galveston County Mainland's vision is to build a community where residents of Galveston County are healthy, financially stable and empowered to meet their full potential.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Workplace Giving Campaign
Through the workplace giving campaign, United Way Galveston County Mainland combines donor dollars with the donations and resources of others to strategically invest in programs that address our communities’ most critical needs.
UWGCM Training Program
United Way Galveston County Mainland's training program aims at transforming individual lives by bringing long-lasting, systematic change to tough issues in our communities.
VITA Program
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax help to people who generally make $54,000 or less, persons with disabilities and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns. IRS-certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals.
In addition to VITA, the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) program offers free tax help for all taxpayers, particularly those who are 60 years of age and older, specializing in questions about pensions and retirement-related issues unique to seniors.
Fluor Entry Level Craft Training Program
Fluor offers comprehensive entry-level craft training in high demand industrial crafts at Fluor’s U.S. Gulf Coast Craft Training Center.
Training is available for high-demand industrial crafts needed for future employment in the oil and gas, refining, and industrial construction industries.
Upon successful completion, trainees receive industry recognized entry-level credentials in the NCCER Core Curriculum and in one of the following trades: electrical, instrumentation, millwright or pipefitting.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of program graduates
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Related Program
Fluor Entry Level Craft Training Program
Context Notes
Through the Fluor Program, approximately 30 individuals have completed the program and are now employed in life-changing careers.
Number of clients served
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VITA Program
Context Notes
Thousands of underserved households in the Galveston County area have taken advantage of our United Way-led in-person free tax program since its inception.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
United Way Galveston County Mainland fights for the health, education and financial stability of every person in our communities.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
United Way Galveston County Mainland will be a leader in our community by facilitating, promoting, and ensuring the availability of services that meet the needs of our community. We do this by assessing the needs of our communities, raising funds and investing in programs, mobilizing partners to take action and measuring results.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Our work is fueled by the passion of local volunteers and donors who give their time, their money and their voice to improve the lives of others.
Every day, our volunteers, donors and advocates are making a lasting difference in so many ways. That can mean helping a child learn to read, donating money to make sure people have access to quality medical care, speaking out in support of policies that provide training for in-demand jobs and so much more.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Strengthening Galveston County takes time, commitment and resources. Change requires tough choices to be made. Because of the generosity of our volunteers and donors, we have seen critical changes start to take place every day. United Way Galveston County Mainland is truly transforming the lives of residents in our communities.
Through the Fluor Program, approximately 30 individuals have completed the program and are now employed in life-changing careers. These proud graduates now have a much better chance of sustaining a job that pays a livable wage, of staying out of trouble with the law, and of living longer, healthier lives — and that translates into a safer, healthier and more prosperous community for everyone.
Over the past decade, United Way Galveston County Mainland has assisted in preparing nearly 2,000 tax returns for the underserved in Galveston County and the surrounding areas .
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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United Way Galveston County Mainland Inc
Board of directorsas of 04/29/2019