What’s Raised Here,

Stays Here

Overview

99 cents of every dollar raised by United Way of Erie County stays IN Erie County. Your support is helping to break the cycle of poverty and ensure students succeed and families are stable.

 

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INVESTMENT IN ACTION

Here are some examples of your investment in action. 

211 HELPLINE

• 5,377 referrals to assistance
• 6,716 services in 211 database

COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

16 community schools serving 8,000 students *
• 91 partners providing services, donations or programming
• 97 engagement programs offered

ERIE FREE TAXES

• 5,258 in local federal tax returns filed totaling $8.9 million in refunds

 

* In 2022, Grover Cleveland, Jefferson, JoAnna Connell and Lincoln Elementary Schools as well as Woodrow Wilson Middle School became United Way Community Schools

IMAGINATION LIBRARY (since 2013)

• 1,023,296 books distributed
• 28,079 children served

 

2021–2022 UNITED WAY FUNDED IMPACT PARTNERS

United Way’s funding impact partner list will be added to throughout the year as other partnerships are confirmed. This list is reflective of partnerships in place as July 15, 2021.

 

BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY: $3,154,680 TOTAL COMMUNITY INVESTMENT

STUDENT SUCCESS

Children from low-income households face many challenges that keep them from
learning in school. Your support helps break down and remove these learning barriers
so ALL children can be successful. Your support is helping to level the playing field
for student success.

IMAGINATION LIBRARY

Providing FREE, high-quality, age- and developmentally appropriate books monthly to children from birth to their fifth birthday.

Outcome: Children in Erie County enter kindergarten ready to learn.
Total investment: $301,700

COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

Stripping away nonacademic barriers to learning that low-income children face, from basic needs to trauma counseling to dental/vision health supports and much more.

Outcome: Students in Erie County achieve academic success.
Total investment: $2,052,500

FAMILY STABILITY

Children are affected not only by their school environment, but by all that happens out of school. Family stability directly impacts how a child learns and performs in school. Your support provides resources to help families become and stay stable.

ERIE FREE TAXES

Helping hardworking low- to moderate-income families get free tax preparation and take advantage of the earned income tax credit.

Outcome: Families in Erie County are financially stable.
Total investment: $214,230

211 HELPLINE

Connecting individuals and families to the help they need when they need it so that the home environment is stable and supported.

Outcome: Quick connection to help for anyone in Erie County.
Total investment: $114,000

OTHER STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS

Responding in times of emergencies and to priority community needs.

Outcome: Helping the Erie County community with the unexpected.
Total investment: $137,500

2020-2021 United Way of Erie County Community Impact Grants

Grant periods for the below programs and initiatives range for one to three years.

PROGRAM/SERVICE PROVIDER INVESTMENT
211 Helpline PA 211 Southwest $114,000
Behavior Support Services Achievement Center $28,700
Collective Impact Coordination Services United Way Community Schools $353,900
Community School Blended Case Management Services United Way, UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Safe Harbor, Gannon University $268,225
Diehl Elementary Community School Coordination Services Mercyhurst University $60,000
East Middle School Community School Coordination Services UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Safe Harbor $60,000
Edison Elementary Community School Coordination Services Achievement Center $60,000
Edison Afterschool Program Achievement Center $27,000
Elk Valley Elementary Community School Coordination Services Achievement Center $60,000
Emergency Needs Response Various $286,000
Erie FREE Taxes Various $222,000
Harding Elementary Community School Coordination Services YMCA of Greater Erie $60,000
I Can See Union City Area School District Foundation $7,000
Imagination Library Various $309,700
Iroquois Elementary Community School Coordination Services The Susan Hirt Hagen Center for Community Outreach, Research, and Evaluation $60,000
Iroquois Kindergarten Readiness Summer Program Iroquois Elementary School  $10,000
McKinley Elementary Community School Coordination Services Edinboro University $60,000
McKinley Elementary Out-of-School Time Coordination Services YMCA of Greater Erie $11,300
Mental Health Liaison Services Achievement Center $52,500
Mirror Program USCRI International Institute of Erie $85,000
Neighborhood Organization Community Impact Mini-Grants Various $13,000
Perry Elementary Community School Coordination Services Erie Family Center $60,000
Pfeiffer-Burleigh Elementary Community School Coordination Services Family Services of NWPA $60,000
Pfeiffer-Burleigh Out-of-School Time Coordination Services Family Services of NWPA $45,000
PLAYtime Erie Playhouse $20,000
Positive Youth Development The Susan Hirt Hagen Center for Community Outreach, Research, and Evaluation  $80,000
Raising Readers Coordination Services Various $202,200
Strong Vincent Middle School Community School Coordination Services Gannon University $60,000
Strong Vincent Middle School Out-of-School Time Coordination Services Gannon University $45,000
Success By 6 Early Connections $30,000
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at McKinley and Pfeiffer-Burleigh Community Schools Family Services of NWPA $20,000
United Way Scholarships through Erie's Future Fund Early Connections $180,000
Women's Recovery Center Hamot Health Foundation $37,500

TOTAL

 

$3,048,025