living united 2013 issue 4

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LIVING UNITED2013, ISSUE IV

CENTRAL OHIO UNITES TO FIGHT POVERTYUNPRECEDENTED LOCAL MEDIA EFFORT MOBILIZES OUR COMMUNITY

TO HELP PEOPLE BUILD PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTYOn Thursday, October 10, Unite to Fight Povertywas launched. It is an unprecedented collaborationof local media and businesses to raise awarenessabout poverty in central Ohio and to inspire action.Television, print, radio, outdoor advertising and onlinecommunications featured stories of how United Way ishelping people build pathways out of poverty.

From 4:30 a.m. through 11:30 p.m. on October 10, thefour major local television stations newscasts sharedinspiring stories of our neighbors and friends whoare overcoming poverty with the help of United Way-supported programs. From 7-7:30 p.m., the stationsbroadcast a special half-hour television event, whileregularly scheduled shows continued, all commercialbreaks presented stories along with information onthe scope of the poverty issue in our community. Thisbroadcast reached more than 197,000 households.

For the first time ever, anchors Colleen Marshalland Cabot Rea from NBC 4; Yolanda Harris and BobKendrick from ABC 6 / Fox 28; and Kristyn Hartman andJerry Revish from 10TV came together to create a jointmessage inviting everyone to join them in Uniting toFight Poverty that aired on all of the stations to beginand end the event. WOSU generously provided thefacilities where the joint message was produced.

The support we received from local media andbusinesses for the Unite to Fight Poverty effortwas phenomenal, said Dan Bradley, Chair of theCommunications Cabinet for United Way and VicePresident and General Manager of NBC 4.

In addition to media support, many of United Wayscorporate and organized labor partners participated:

The AFL / CIO posted web banners on theirwebsites featuring the United Way partnership

Atlas Butler is featuring Unite to Fight Povertyon the digital board at its headquarters alongInterstate 71

Columbia Gas included United Way inserts in the410,000 customer bills for September

Columbus Blue Jackets players are featured inUnite to Fight Poverty messages

MediaSource produced a Unite to Fight Povertypublic service announcement

White Castle is including United Way informationin take out sacks

The October 10 event built tremendous momentumand awareness and the Unite to Fight Poverty effortis continuing throughout the year as media partnerscontinue to tell the stories of real people buildingpathways out of poverty.

Unite to Fight PoveMedia and Corporate Partn

Television

WCMH NBC 4

WSYX ABC 6 / WTTE Fox 2 WBNS 10TV WOSU TV

Radio

CD 102.5 Clear Channel Radio Columbus Radio Group North American

Broadcasting Company RadioOhio Radio One Wilks Broadcasting

Print

Columbus Alive! Business First Capital Style Columbus CEO The Columbus Dispatch Columbus Monthly Columbus Parent The Columbus Post Outlook Columbus (614) Magazine

Outdoor CBS Outdoor Clear Channel Outdoor

Corporate / Labor

AFL-CIO Atlas Butler Columbia Gas Columbus Blue Jackets Donatos MediaSource White Castle

Online Extra:Watch the Unite to Fight Poverty stories that aired on local television at

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team of volunteers: Jean Nemeti of The Columbus Dispatch, BrianDytko of Clear Channel Radio and Rick Dabrowski of CBS Outdoor.

I cant thank these dedicated volunteers enough for leading what wasthe biggest media event in United Way of Central Ohios history. This

is one more way your United Way is a national leader and one more bigway we are mobilizing our community to fight poverty.

Sincerely,

Janet E. JacksonPresident and CEOUnited Way of Central Ohio

PRESIDENTS UPDATEI hope you were watching one of ourlocal television stations on October10 at 7 p.m. because you witnessedhistory in the making. For the first timeever, all four local commercial stationscame together for the Unite to FightPoverty event that raised awarenessabout poverty in our community andhow United Way is helping peoplebuild pathways out of poverty. Thisunprecedented roadblock was the

centerpiece of a much larger effort that included major media acrosscentral Ohio. It was led by our Communications Cabinet Chair DanBradley, Vice President and General Manager of WCMH NBC 4 and his

$51.8 MILLION GOAL SET FOR 2013United Way of Central Ohio announced the 2013 goal of $51.8 million.It is more than $600,000, or 1.25%, higher than the 2012 campaignsnal result of $51.2 million.

The goal was presented to the United Way of Central Ohio Board ofTrustees by 2013 Campaign Co-Chairs, Anne and Jack Partridge. JackPartridge is President of Columbia Gas of Ohio and Chief RegulatoryOfficer of the NiSource Gas Distribution Companies and a United Wayboard member. The 2013 Labor Co-Chair is Glen Skeen, Secretary -Treasurer of the Communications Workers of America Local 4320.

The level of poverty in our community is simply unacceptable, saidJack Partridge. When we reach our campaign goal we will be ableto invest more in the effective United Way-supported programs in

education, income, health and home that provide people with pathwaysout of poverty to stable, productive lives.

Anne and Jack are passionate about fighting poverty, said Deanna

Stewart, Senior Vice President, Institutional Advancement, at UnitedWay. Under their leadership we are confident we can build awarenessand mobilize our caring community to come together and support UnitedWay.

Most people dont realize the level of need that exists in central Ohio,said Anne Partridge. When we tell them 1 in 5 families with childrenin central Ohio lives in poverty, they are amazed and inspired to help.

The 2013 campaign ends on March 31, 2014. Results will be announcedat the Celebration of Excellence on May 7, 2014.

FRANKLIN COUNTY KIDS LAUNCHESThanks to a generous grant of $454,675 by the Franklin CountyCommissioners, United Way is partnering with the South-Western CitySchool District to launch Franklin County Kids: Ready, Set, Learn. Thisprogram will expand the work pioneered by the first-in-the-nationColumbus Kids effort.

Now in its fourth year, Columbus Kids has been successful in connectingwith almost 11,500 children ages 2 through 4 who will attendColumbus City Schools. The program conducts Learning Checkups everysix months to identify developmental delays. When issues are found, a

child is either referred for services or provided early learning materialsthat their parents can use to increase important school-readiness skills.

Franklin County Kids will use the same successful approach, providingfeedback to parents regarding key developmental milestones and insight

on how they can become even more effective as their childs first teacher

Columbus Kids works with more than 250 community partners, so alchildren can participate, whether they are attending an early learningcenter, an in-home care provider, or are cared for at home. The programhas achieved concrete results with more than 79% of all participatingchildren improving or maintaining the scores from their rst LearningCheckup to their most recent. Even more notable, of the childrenidentied as needing a referral for more intensive services, 74.1%showed improvement on a subsequent Learning Checkup.

United Way is actively reaching out to partners in the South-Western CitySchool District to build a network of support for this crucial work whichwill help children succeed in kindergarten and beyond.


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IN DEPTH:EMPOWERING NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSAn important strategy of United Ways Home Impact Area is empowering neighborhood leaders to strengthen the communities where they live.We take many effective approaches to implementing this strategy, including providing leadership classes and training, bringing leaderstogether to share best practices and providing grants to neighborhood grassroots organizations.

NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP GRANTSThe Neighborhood Partnership Grants program is designed to provide resources to neighborhoodorganizations and resident groups creating positive impact in low- and moderate-income areasof Franklin County. Funded projects are selected on a competitive basis and are designed toincrease resident involvement. Projects support capacity building at the neighborhood level,engage diverse stakeholder groups, and showcase local talent. The program is supported by TheColumbus Foundation, United Way, Bob Evans, and PNC.

The 2013 NPG program awarded 61 grants totaling $209,425. In total, the program has allocatedmore than $1.7 million since 2007 to over 350 neighborhood organizations.

NEIGHBORHOOD BEST PRACTICES CONFERENCE250 people attended the sold-out 4thannual Neighborhood Best Practices Conference on October5. Attendees participated in sessions focused on innovations for creative communities usingholistic approaches to community building. The conference, which is hosted by the City ofColumbus Community Relations Commission and United Way, has become an important learningevent for local neighborhood leaders.

Ian Beniston, Deputy Director at Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation, deliveredthe keynote speech on efforts to fight blight in Youngstowns Idora Neighborhood, highlightingbest practices that can be replicated in central Ohio.

At the conference, grants of $250 each were awarded to ve neighborhood groups to supporttheir ongoing programs. Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman spoke of the important rolethat strong schools play in creating and maintaining strong neighborhoods. And long timecommunity leader Peggy Murphy was awarded the Dan Charles Award, celebrating visionaryleadership in strengthening communities.

Allen Carrel, Betty Saunders and Ken Williams

received a grant to help transform a vacant lot in

Ganthers Place into a thriving community garden

Columbus Community Relations Commissions

Napoleon Bell and United Ways Ryan Edwards

with community leader Peggy Murphy.

The second class of the NeighborhoodLeadership Academy was inducted on October10. The academy is an in-depth eight-month

program which aims to give leaders the toolsand information they need to effectively leadimprovement efforts in their communities.

The focus of the Academy is on advocacy,communication skills, effective collaboration,and consensus building, and places greatemphasis on community assets. It is madepossible by grants from Fifth Third Bank andThe Grote Foundation (Donatos).

NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

Front row (from left) Dale Pyles, Tress Augustine, Robin Watson, Brittany Browne, Becky Walcott

Anne Heidrich, Muriel Ziglar. Back row (from left) Jason Morton, Teresa Ghee, Aaron Hopkins

Kim Campbell, Nicholas Stanich, Candy Carr, Daniel Hansen, Jim Alavi, Brandyn McElroy, Funm

Oladejo-lawal, Kristian Rose Anderson


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THE COLUMBUS VOLUNTEER CHALLENGE BUILDS A LEGACYOF SERVICE, MOBILIZES MORE THAN 6,000 VOLUNTEERSCentral Ohios Premier Volunteering Event Includes United Ways 22ndAnnual Community Care Day

The Columbus Volunteer Challenge mobilized more than 6,000volunteers to work on more than 300 projects over five days of service.

The city-wide volunteer event focused on lifting up and highlightingthe importance of service to others. Led in partnership by the City ofColumbus and United Way of Central Ohio, the 2013 Columbus VolunteerChallenge united the efforts of more than 70 partner organizations toimprove lives and strengthen our community.

We wanted to make the Columbus Volunteer Challenge a lastinglegacy of service from our bicentennial year, said Columbus MayorMichael B. Coleman. And thanks to the more than 6,000 volunteerswho have stepped up to the challenge in 2013, that legacy is goingstrong.

The Columbus Volunteer Challenge is a great example of the caringpower of our community, said Dawn Tyler Lee, Senior Vice President ofCommunity Impact at United Way. The work accomplished over thesefive days of volunteering will strengthen our schools and neighborhoodsand make a concrete improvement in the lives of thousands of peoplein central Ohio.

A wide variety of volunteer projects took place which will have bothimmediate and long-term benefits to our community, including:

Community garden building and maintenance

Training volunteers to become youth mentors

Teaching English to non-native students

Clean up and painting of local nonprot and school facilities

Litter pick up through the City of Columbus Pick It Up program

Stocking food pantries

Assembling baby supply kits, personal care kits for local adults inneed, and school supplies

Assembling care packages for military personnel serving overseas

The key partners that came together to plan and organize the Challenge

were: HandsOn Central Ohio, Keep Columbus Beautiful, Columbus CitySchools, The Ohio State University, and MediaSource.

United Way of Central Ohios 22ndCommunity Care Day is generouslysponsored by longtime United Way supporters Kroger and Bob Evans.

Online Extra:Read volunteer stories at columbusvolunteerchallenge.org
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LEADERSHIP GIVINGUnited Way of Central Ohios Leadership Giving groups offer the opportunity for donors to learn more about how their contributionshelping improve lives in central Ohio, develop meaningful service projects and network with other community and business leader

YLG CELEBRATES 21 YEARS OF GIVING

PRIDE COUNCIL APPRECIATION EVENT

More than 100 YLG members and their guestsgathered at the newly-opened Pizzuti Collection onSeptember 19 to celebrate the 21stanniversary ofthe giving group and kick off the 2013 campaign.In 2012, YLGs generous members raised morethan $2 million.

Jessica Monfort, a longtime YLG member and

former Co-Chair, was honored with The RobertS. Crane Jr. Young Philanthropist Award for heroutstanding service and generosity.

YLG Co-Chairs Steve Driver and Molly Glaser werealso recognized for their leadership of the group.

On October 13, more than 100 PRIDE Council members and their guests gathered at Barcelona for thethird annual Appreciation Event. PRIDE Council Co-Chairs Steve Cooney, Brian Dozer, Matt Hall, SueWhite and Kevin Tyler were recognized for their leadership as was Nationwide Financial for sponsoringthe event. Janet Jackson presented Chief Kim Jacobs with the PRIDE Impact Award which recognizessignicant impact in the LGBT community and central Ohio, and contributions to United Way of CentralOhios mission through leadership and community involvement.

Tom Grote and Kevin TylerDan Alipio, Bo Chao, Tammy Stahler

and Roderick LiptrotMike Maly, Joe Davy, Anne Casto, Sue White

Chief Kim Jacobs and Janet Jackson

Ann Pizzuti and Jessica Monfort

Diane McCloy, Anne Partridge

and Mary Partridge

Oyauma Garrison and YLG Co-Chair

Molly Glaser

Marketta Thomas and Peggy Simmons
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COMMUNITY

BUILDER

On September 23, Tocqueville Society,Cinquefoil Fellowship, and Champion ofChildren donors participated in an exclusiveconversation between nationally renownedpsychiatrist and author Bruce D. Perry,MD, PhD, Senior Fellow of The ChildTraumaAcademy, and Judge Algenon L. Marbley,U.S. District Judge, Southern District ofOhio, Eastern Division and Co-Chair of theColumbus Education Commission. The themeof the thought-provoking conversation wasOur Childrens Brains: The Lasting Effectsof Love, Loss and Neglect. A key pointof discussion was the fact that positivehuman interaction is critical to the healthydevelopment of young brains. Roughly 85%of core brain structures that provide thefoundation for complex feeling, thinking andbehaving are organized by age three.

Key ClubOn October 8, Key Club and Champion ofChildren donors and their guests gathered foran enlightening panel discussion entitled TheSilent Epidemic: The educational needs andchallenges of young African American males.The in-depth discussion explored currentchallenges and served as a call to action forthe audience to become personally involved

in helping young African American males byproviding positive role models and mentoring.The discussion was moderated by Todd Tuney,Executive Director, City Year Columbus.Panelists included Sharon Davies, ExecutiveDirector, The Kirwan Institute for the Study ofRace and Ethnicity; Colon T. Lewis, Principal,Gahanna Middle School West, Former Principal,South High School, and Dr. James Moore III,Associate Provost, Director of the Todd AnthonyBell National Resource Center on the AfricanAmerican Male. Columbus Mayor Michael B.Coleman shared opening remark.

Julie Buzard, Mary Lou Langenhop

and Jane Whyde

KEY CLUB, TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETY AND CINQUEFOIL FELLOWSHIP PARTNER WITHCHAMPION OF CHILDREN FOR EXCLUSIVE DISCUSSIONS BY EDUCATION EXPERTS

Kevin Boyce, Adam Troy and Scott Reeves Carla Williams-Scott, Mysheika WilliamsRoberts, Anthony Landis, Terri Williams

Ifeduba and Tasha Booker

Dr. James Moore III, Sharon Davies, Todd Tuney,

and Colon T. Lewis

T.J. Miller, Qiana Williams and

Hannah Powell-Tuney

Drs. Steve and Pat Gabbe, Dr. Bruce Perry,

Anne Partridge, Judge Algenon L. Marbley

Barbara Siemer and

Ann Pizzuti

Lolita Augenstein, Janelle Simmons

and Ed Cohn

Eydie Garlikov and

Linda Kass

Tocqueville Society and Cinquefoil Fellowship


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LIVING UNITED2014 CHAMPION OF CHILDREN SIGNATURE EVENT

TO FEATURE AUTHOR PAUL TOUGHFEBRUARY 11, 2014 AT THE SOUTHERN THEATREThe 2014 Champion of Children SignatureEvent will feature Paul Tough, author of thebest selling bookHow Children Succeed: Grit,

Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character. In the book, Tough examinesthe effects of adverse childhood experiences on child development,learning and behavior and highlights key character traits that mustbe developed to help children overcome challenges and succeed.Tough identifies parents as the antidote to toxic stress and assertsthat parent engagement is one of the most crucial elements needed toobtain educational success. Paul Toughs first book, published in 2008,was Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canadas Quest to Change Harlem andAmericawhich examined Geoffrey Canadas focus on providing holisticsupport to children in poverty.

Tough is a contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine, where hehas written extensively about education, parenting, poverty, and politicsincluding cover stories on character education, the achievement gap

and the Obama administrations poverty policies. His writing has alsoappeared in The New Yorker, Slate, GQ, Esquire, and Geist, and on theop-ed page of The New York Times.

Tickets to the Signature Event will go on sale to the public beginningDecember 2. For more information, go to liveunitedcentralohio.orgchampion-of-children. If you are interested in a corporate or individuasponsorship please contact Elizabeth Trotman at 614.227.8705 [email protected].

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