Inland Southern California United Way
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What we aim to solve
Inland Southern California United Way fights for the education, financial stability, health, and housing of all people in our community.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Born Learning
We know what happens in a child’s early years matters – for school readiness and success in life. Yet many parents and caregivers don’t know how to prepare young children for school, or feel like they don’t have time to do what’s needed. It's easier than you might think. Everyday moments are teaching moments!
Born Learning provides practical tips and tools to help parents and care-givers provide quality early learning opportunities for young children.
BORN LEARNING IS BUILT ON THREE CORNERSTONES: AWARENESS, EDUCATION, AND ACTION.
It is necessary for parents and caregivers to realize the opportunities available each day to teach their children valuable lessons, without having to change their routine. Born Learning takes early learning research and translates it into activities and educational tools for parents and caregivers.
The educational materials for Born Learning are user-friendly and designed to help parents and caregivers understand how to prepare their children for school.
Current Born Learning initiatives include Born Learning Trails and publications
Where we work
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Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of school districts participating in GEMS (Girls Excelling at Mathematics with Success)
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Women and girls, Adolescents
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
As of 7/1/2019, we are currently serving 11 public school districts and 2 charter school districts.
Number of 7th Grade Girls participating in the GEMS STEMFest
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Women and girls, Adolescents
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
In 2017, there were two separate STEMFests in Riverside, CA and one in Temecula, CA. However, in 2018, there were only two Fests, located in Riverside, CA and Temecula, CA.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Inland Southern California United Way’s Vision:
We envision a caring community, an extraordinary place to live, learn, work, and grow. We work towards this vision by focusing on the education, financial stability, health, and housing of all people in the Inland Southern California region.
A thriving and resilient community has:
A high sense of purpose and wellbeing
Shared & accessible resources for all
High post-secondary educational attainment
High employment with thriving wages
Healthy savings rate
Housing for all
Access to whole-person healthcare
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
EDUCATION: Success in life begins with a quality education. And yet, millions of children and youth lack the support they need to strengthen their literacy, stay on track in school, graduate high school and find a career.
We’re fighting to shift the odds so tomorrow’s leaders can build a better foundation today. With an approach to education that spans from cradle to career, we are ensuring every child gets a strong start in life, teenagers have the tools to learn and grow, and young adults thrive in the job market. We do this through early learning, developing reading skills, and inspiring girls in the field of math and sciences.
FINANCIAL STABILITY: Chronic unemployment. Financial illiteracy. In communities throughout Riverside County, individuals and families are facing financial obstacles that prevent a good quality of life.
We’re fighting to put every person, in every community, on a path toward financial empowerment. That starts with access to services, job training, credit counseling and money management programs. This is demonstrated through our financial stability training for foster youth, corporate partners, and the community.
HOUSING: 36% of families in Riverside County are unable to cover basic needs and spend more than 45% of their income on housing, which means they may be one or two paychecks away from homelessness. In addition to chronic homelessness, individuals and families, including veterans, face challenges in attaining effective housing.
We’re fighting to ensure that every person has the ability to live in affordable housing in Riverside County. This includes advocacy for affordable housing, wraparound services for the homeless, and incidental assistance.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Inland Southern California United Way has been uniting people, ideas, and resources to empower our community to improve lives since 1931. Throughout its history, in partnership with business, government, schools, other nonprofit organizations, and community volunteer groups, ISCUW has developed, implemented, and maintained successful programs to support the education, financial stability, health, and housing of people through portions of Riverside County, San Bernardino County, Los Angeles County, and Imperial County.
With a proven track record of developing resources to support the community, millions of dollars have been distributed to local agencies, in-kind donations distributed to thousands of individuals, and hundreds of agency collaborations resulting in community development, ISCUW demonstrates continued dedication and expertise in supporting communities throughout the inland region.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Most recently, a Born Learning Trail has been added in the city of Jurupa Valley.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Inland Southern California United Way
Board of directorsas of 02/24/2022
Tiffany Gomez
Babcock Laboratories, Inc.
Term: 2023 - 2021
Jiji Abraham
Kaiser Permanente
Julianna Adams
Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
Ellie Bennett
Retired
Benita Byrd
Abbott Vascular
Jennifer Fuller
County of Riverside Human Resources
Orion Goe
The Toro Company
Tiffany Gomez
BABCOCK Laboratories, Inc.
Dr. Martinrex Kedziora
Moreno Valley Unified School District
John Lapke
Jeff Lewis
US Bank | Inland Empire
Johnny Meneses
AT&T Inc.
Micah Tokuda
Edward Jones
David Wahlquist
Human Resource Consultant
Ali Ara
Bank of America
John Bibeau
ThoughtTrace, Inc.
Roger Crawford
Best, Best, & Krieger
Patricia Dantzler
QTC Management
Jim Gaynor
Nolan Gouveia
California Baptist University
Steve Hemenway
La Sierra Church
Randy Hord
Raincross Financial
Ruby Huey
Citizens Business Bank
Michael Kouyoumdjian
Roorda, Piquet, Bessee Inc.
Rudy Lovato
Riverside County Probation
Elia Luna
UPS
Rob Lurkins
Murrieta Valley Unified School District
Cara Molina
Ontario-Montclair School District
Aaron Norris
The Norris Group
Edward Ornelas Jr.
IE Regional Chamber of Commerce
Gracie Torres
Riverside County Flood Control & Water Conservation District
Kurt Von Steinberg
US Bank
Joann Young
UC Riverside
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? No
Organizational demographics
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Equity strategies
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- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.