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Offers services such as home visiting, preschool scholarships, crisis care, training and consultation to improve the quality of child care for children ages 0 to 5.

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Education Advocacy Groups

Collects and distributes funds to agencies in various communities in southern Kane and Kendall Counties.

Also provides information and referrals to and about United Way funded agencies.

Funding source for local health and human service agencies improving lives in education, income, and health as well as basic needs. Provides financial oversight and collaboration between agencies.

Provides classroom, program and technological grants, among others.

Offers two scholarships:

- Charles J. Marshall Scholarship - Based on scholastic achievement, participation in school or civic activities.

- 301 Central Education Foundation Scholarship - Based on scholastic achievement, participation in community or school service, and demonstration of leadership in the community or district schools.

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Scholarships
Charities/Grantmaking Organizations

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.

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.
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.
Provides collaborative leadership and fundraising for health and human service programs assisting Jasper County, Iowa, residents. The grant cycle begins each October and funding is awarded in the following March. Full details are available at untiedwayofjaspercounty.org

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Youth Enrichment Programs
Volunteer Recruitment/Placement
Charities/Grantmaking Organizations

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

A project through the Des Moines Register that is administered by Community Action Agencies in the state. Application periods may vary depending on location.

Requests that are considered for this project may include beds, clothing, car repairs, medical expenses (including pharmacy, dental and corrective lenses), furniture, rent, utilities, fees & fines, home repairs, household items, appliances, and miscellaneous other things (computer, etc.). The maximum dollar amount awarded per household is $750.
Partners with individuals and families, businesses and nonprofits, to create and grow charitable gifts that allow donors to address the region's most promising opportunities and pressing needs through grants and scholarships.
A leading voice and catalyst for connecting donors, nonprofit organizations, professional advisors, community leaders and other partners to inspire charitable giving and improve the quality of life in communities across the state.

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.

Provides funding for local organizations, including 211 services.

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Offers a place for individuals, families, businesses, and organizations to invest in the Muscatine County community. Disperses money to any number of different causes through one place. Donors can give to any 501c3 or government entity, avoiding administrative hassle and fees of family foundations.

Funding source for local health and human service agencies. Provides financial oversight and collaboration between agencies.
Provides financial support to 501c3 agencies which serve low income individuals and families and people who are elderly.

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Supports the Shriners Hospitals for Children and works to enhance the quality of life for those children.

Shriner's Hospital for Children is a one-of-a-kind international health care system dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing specialty pediatric care, innovative research and outstanding teaching programs. Children up to the age of 18 with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate are eligible for admission and receive all care in a family-centered environment.

Provides public foundation established to address the needs of girls and women in the Greater Des Moines area. Lead community improvement by assuring the well-being of girls and women through education, grant-making, and philanthropy.

Funding source for local health and human service agencies.

Financial oversight and collaboration between agencies.

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Provides support, coordinates, and funds area agencies that provide a human service. United Way does not provide direct client service, but works with area agencies.
United Way of Winneshiek County raises funds to help meet the funding needs of community organizations and allocates funding to a number of different non-profit agencies. Business contributions accepted.

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Fundraising Campaigns
Federated Giving Programs

Works to raise funds to help meet the funding needs of community organizations and allocates funding to a number of different non-profit agencies. Business contributions accepted.

Implements annual fundraising campaign, works with community partners to help those most in need, acquaints union members with the community's health and human services, makes referrals to services in the community.

Connects volunteers with programs, donors of all types, as well as donations of all types to programs and agencies. Provides comprehensive information and referral service to the community, an education program on human services available in the metro area, and information on volunteerism.

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Charities/Grantmaking Organizations
Volunteer Recruitment/Placement