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Impacting Local People 1 in 4 people benefit from United Way’s mission A family member, neighbor, friend or co-worker

United Way Supports 30 Partner Agencies 4-C: Community Coordinated Child Care Adult & Child Therapy Services Association for Individual Development Big Brothers Big Sisters McHenry County Boy Scouts Blackhawk Area Council CASA McHenry County Catholic Charities – Lake County Catholic Charities – Rockford Diocese Child Advocacy Center Community Action Agency Consumer Credit Counseling Service Family Alliance Family Health Partnership Clinic Friendship House Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois Greater Elgin Family Care Center Home of the Sparrow Northwest Center Against Sexual Assault Pioneer Center Prairie State Legal Services Rosecrance McHenry County Sage YMCA of Metro Chicago Samaritan Counseling Center Senior Care Volunteer Network Senior Services Associates The Salvation Army McHenry County TLS Veterans Turning Point United Way 2-1-1 Volunteer Center McHenry County Youth and Family Center of McHenry County

United Way Day Of Caring Projects Volunteers helped clean the McHenry County PADS homeless shelter Pioneer Center provides services for homeless persons including day program, transportation and transitional housing.

United Way Day Of Caring Projects Volunteers painted the basement and bathrooms at Turning Point Turning Point provides domestic violence services including 24-hour crisis intervention, response, and emergency shelter, legal and non-legal advocacy, individual and group counseling and partner abuse prevention.

United Way Day Of Caring Projects Volunteers collected sweaters for Head Start preschool children Head Start provides a comprehensive developmental preschool program for children ages 3-5 years that includes health, dental, nutrition, social services and parental education for low-income families.

United Way Day Of Caring Projects Volunteers created greeting cards for kids served through CASA McHenry County At CASA of McHenry County, volunteers advocate for abused and neglected children to help them find safe, permanent homes where they can thrive, making a life-long difference for children.

United Way Day Of Caring Projects Volunteers help senior residents with their yard work projects Senior Care Volunteer Network assists seniors in maintaining independence by providing no-cost volunteer services including transportation, friendly visits, housekeeping, yard raking, minor home maintenance, shopping, and respite care.

United Way Day Of Caring Projects Volunteers who have applied to serve as Big Brothers Big Sisters Big Brothers Big Sisters of McHenry County provides a youth companion and mentoring program that matches volunteers and at-risk youth to develop positive relationships that have a direct impact on the lives of young people.

United Way Funded Programs Seniors benefit from receiving nutritious meals delivered to their home Catholic Charities provides nutritious meals and a wellness check to homebound seniors and offers group dining to encourage socialization and prevent isolation to those 60 and older.

United Way Funded Programs Local children benefit from daycare programs available in our county A DCFS licensed childcare facility that provides day care in a nurturing environment that is rich in developmentally appropriate activities to children 6 weeks to 12 years.

United Way Funded Programs The team from Child Advocacy serves children who are victims of abuse Child Advocacy Center advocates for children who are victims of abuse help by coordinating the activities of the agencies involved in the investigation, prosecution and treatment referral.

United Way Funded Programs This team provides credit counseling services for individuals and families Consumer Credit Counseling Service promotes financial responsibility through counseling, education, and money management services including financial counseling and advice, debt reduction programs, bankruptcy education, and mortgage foreclosure prevention.

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How Can You Help? Every Dollar Counts United Way of McHenry County has the unique ability to transform small donations into A BIG IMPACT! If every employed individual gave $1 a week, United Way would raise nearly $8,000,000! $1/week 9 hot, nutritious meals for a homebound senior. $2/week 4 ½ hours counseling to help a family with life’s stressors. $3/week 5 days of care for the young child of a single working parent. $4/week 6 hours of assistance to help a senior remain independent in their home. $5/week 13 days of support, counseling and training to assist a person out of homelessness.

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