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Raises and distributes funds to support education, financial stability, health, and basic needs in the community.

Offers free books to children age 0-5.

Provides funding for human service agencies in South Central Illinois.

Provides financial assistance to individuals with disabilities and the agencies that serve them in Jo Daviess. The foundation requires the submission of grant applications in order to disburse funds. Immediate need funding requests may be submitted directly to the Executive Director or the Grant/Gifting Chair of the Hope Foundation of Jo Daviess County.

Requests for grants must be related, but not limited to:

- Health.

- Housing.

- Transportation.

- Education.

- Employment.

Brings community leaders and organizations together to identify and solve the communities' human service problems. Directs funds so that twenty programs and initiatives can provide a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health.

United Way of Illinois Valley is a volunteer-led organization that invests in critical health and human service programs, coordinates community initiatives to improve lives and strengthen communities.

A listing of local services can be found on the website.

Raises funds via workplace giving for member health charities.

Public education on behalf of member agencies.

Information and referral.

MEMBER CHARITIES:

The ALS Association

Alzheimer’s Association Nebraska Chapter

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Nebraska

American Lung Association in Nebraska

Angels Among Us

Arthritis Foundation Nebraska

Autism Action Partnership

Blood Cancer United

Brain Injury Association of Nebraska

Breakthrough T1D Nebraska and Iowa (Formerly JDRF)

Crohn's and Colitis Foundation, Nebraska/Iowa Chapter

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Nebraska Chapter

Epilepsy Foundation Nebraska

Heart Heroes, Inc.

March of Dimes, Nebraska and Western Iowa Market

National MS Society, Mid-America Chapter

Nebraska AIDS Project

Nebraska Chapter of the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation

Nebraska Health Care Foundation

Nebraska Hospice and Palliative Care Association

Nebraska Kidney Association

Susan G. Komen

Team Jack Foundation

United Cerebral Palsy of Nebraska

Does not offer programs; only refers callers to community-wide programming.

Funds raised in the community are distributed to programs based on United Way focus areas:

- HEALTHY COMMUNITY: Invests in strategies that promote access to preventive and ongoing healthcare, recovery, and wellness supports across the lifespan. This includes maternal and child health, substance misuse prevention and recovery, and partnerships with CHAD agencies that deliver essential health services.

- YOUTH OPPORTUNITY: Focuses on ensuring every child and youth has access to equitable opportunities for growth, learning, and success. Strategies include childcare and early childhood education, in-school, after-school, and summer learning, youth literacy development, college and career readiness, and youth behavioral health.

- COMMUNITY RESILIENCY: Strengthens community resilience by ensuring individuals and families can meet their most basic needs while building pathways to stability. Strategies include homeless outreach and emergency shelters, housing stabilization through emergency rental and utility assistance and transitional living assistance, disaster relief and recovery, food access, and victim safety and recovery.

- FINANCIAL SECURITY: Focuses on increasing economic stability and upward mobility for individuals and families. Strategies include adult education and literacy, job training and career pathways, and financial education and coaching.

Encourages local philanthropy to meet local needs.

Foundation has more than 200 component funds for individuals, families, and non-profit organizations.

Funds include endowments, scholarships, agency and project funds, and donor advised funds. Foundation is working to build strong field of interest endowments in five

- Arts and culture.

- Health and wellness.

-Education.

- Youth.

• Environment. - Jewish education and life.

Provides funds for other local organizations.

Brings people and resources together to create lasting change and positive impact for the community. Volunteers and issue-focused experts work with the organization year-round to help assess the community's most pressing needs and distribute resources to programs that will positively impact the area. Organizations must apply for program funding.