1. ARE YOU READY...
To Join The Hand-Raisers? To Be A Game Changer? To Give Where You Live?

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

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 2-1-1 Community Help Line
Anyone in McHenry County can dial for access to confidential help & resources from a trained professional 24/7

15. MCHELP App
Download the Free McHelp App for easy access to help through your phone

16. 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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