UNITED WAY OF SOUTH WOOD AND ADAMS COUNTIES INC
LIVE UNITED
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Learning for Life Reading Mentor Program
The signature initiative of United Way of South Wood & Adams Counties' “Women United” is called the Learning for Life Reading Mentor Program. Our goal is to ensure that all children in south Wood County are reading at the proficient level by the end of third grade. Our schools are doing a great job but they cannot do it alone.
We, as a community, need to wrap our arms around these children and offer them the guidance, support and mentoring that they need. We have mentors working with kindergarten-third grade students at Humke Elementary, Mead Elementary Charter School, Washington Elementary, Port Edwards Elementary and Grove Elementary School. The lives of these students are being impacted every time the mentor enters their classroom.
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to the age of five. UWSWAC partnered with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to provide this program to the children of south Wood County. There are no income requirements for the children enrolled, they just need to be a resident of the following zip codes: 54457, 54469, 54475, 54489, 54494, or 54495.
United Way's Volunteer Center
United Way's Volunteer Center's mission is to mobilize and inspire people to utilize their talents and enhance our community. We serve as a clearinghouse of volunteer opportunities from agencies and people in the community looking for volunteer opportunities.
United Way's 2-1-1
United Way's 2-1-1 is a source of information and referral for people looking for community services and resources, especially for those who need essential services, such as food, shelter, counseling, employment assistance, and more. Callers receive personalized information from a live resource specialist. Additionally, 2-1-1 is able to track those calls and report where the needs are the greatest-and where there are gaps in services. Our local call center serves the following counties: Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Clark, Iron, Juneau, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Washburn, and Wood.
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The mission of United Way of South Wood & Adams Counties is to “united we change and strengthen lives by investing in our community." This is accomplished through 29 partner programs that fall under the building blocks for a good life - Education, Income, Health and Safety Net Services of Emergency Shelter and Food.
The largest constituencies receiving assistance through United Way include low-income families, children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities throughout south Wood and Adams Counties. We aim to serve these - our most vulnerable populations.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Community Impact is engaging the community and partner programs to work together to create change and improve the lives of not just program clients but the community as a whole. We work together with other non-profits, government, schools, businesses and the faith community to create lasting change. At the same time we are leveraging resources that get things done, and engaging volunteers who are passionate about issues. We accomplish this through: our partner programs; community coalitions; our internal programs and projects; and collaborative initiatives.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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UNITED WAY OF SOUTH WOOD AND ADAMS COUNTIES INC
Board of directorsas of 01/18/2024
Brian Hanson
Community Member
Term: 2023 - 2024
Craig Broeren
Wis Rapids Public Schools
Jessica Fox
Aspirus
Brian Hanson
Community Member
Shalina Wollschlager
WestRock
Dale Bikowski
Sentry
Jason Deitz
WoodTrust Bank
Justin Huebner
Solarus
Jada McDougall
WestRock
Shelly Mondeik
Mid-State Technical College
Nathan Quinnell
Prevail Bank
Brian Dewitt
ERCO Worldwide
Daryl Castona
Domtar
Heather Gehrt
Wood County
Greg Hartjes
E-Con Electric
Shawn Johnston
Mead-Witter Foundation
Julanne Ranek-Stoltz
Community Member
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.