Overview of Community Impact……………………………………………………………………..….3
Impact Area Descriptions………………………………………………………………………………..4
Instructions for RFP……………………………………………………………………………………...9
Scoring the RFP…………………………………………………………………………………………12
Part I: Proposal Checklist…………………………………………………………………………….. 13
Part II: Organization Coversheet and Information…….…..…………………………………………14
Part III: Program Information…………………………………………………………………………..15
Accountability Map (Logic Model) …………………………………………………………..…attached
Part IV: Collaboration and Coordination of Services………………………………………………..16
Part V: Program Evaluation and Results……………………………………………………………..16
Part VI: Budget...………………………………………………………………………………………..17
Supporting Schedule I…………………………………………………………………………………..18
Supporting Schedule II………………………………………………………………………………….19
Supplemental Fundraising Summary…………………………………………………………………20
Baseline Data Sources…………………………………………………………………………………21
For most of its history, United Way worked to improve lives by mobilizing the financial resources of businesses, individuals and foundations in support of direct service programs—the foundation of our work, now and into the future. However, despite the money raised and all of the services provided, many problems in our community continued and some even grew worse.
While our community had, for example, provided quality childcare that improved children’s lives, too many of our children were not prepared to succeed in kindergarten. While we provided programs to help youth build strong character and valuable skills, too many were not graduating from high school. While adults in the community received job training, too many were unable to attain and retain jobs.
To address these larger, systemic issues, United Way saw a need to deal with the conditions that created them in the first place. Doing so called for a change in how United Way does its work; a change that requires focusing collective action on establishing goals, identifying strategies and measurements and mobilizing the resources—both personal and financial—to find and deliver solutions to the problems keeping our community from being even stronger.
United Way of Fairfield County is committed to distributing resources strategically, measuring specific community goals and outcomes, and investing in sustainable community change. This is a process, evolutionary in naturethat is moved by community contemplation, conversation, and ultimately decisive action. We have engaged stakeholders, community partners and issue experts to identify the results that we hope to achieve in Fairfield County. United Way of Fairfield County will:
- Communicate the meaning of community impact to Fairfield County
- Measure success on the programmatic level, as well as the community level
- Focus on creating lasting change in the areas of Education, Income, and Health
- Foster collaboration among partners funded and not funded
While impact at the program level, or direct service, is essential to community-level change, we must also be looking at systemic change. Systemic change moves beyond the individual and works to influence systems.
United Way’s new model will focus on mobilizing diverse resources and partnerships that go beyond the dollars pledged through the annual campaign. Our partners may include nonprofit human service agencies, schools, government policy-makers and bodies, businesses, voluntary associations, faith communities, and others working together to change conditions and to improve the lives not just of program clients, but of whole populations. This is what we call Community Impact.
Impact is what participants get from what you offer.
The fact that people have completed your program, read your materials, participated in counseling, or attended a workshop is not an impact. This distinction is critical. When completing the application, focus on changes in behaviors and conditions of people—not on their activities in your program or their level of satisfaction. Consider what success means to you and what impact you are committed to achieving. The impact that you have should make sense relative to the entire program and should be realistic given the participants and the nature of the services provided.
The United Way is mobilizing resources to address community conditions in the areas of Education, Income and Health. The following are brief descriptions of the three Impact Areas, Community Bold Goals, Baselines, Indicators, Outcomes, and Targets.
Impact Area: EducationCommunity Impact:Helping Children (Ages Birth - 8) Achieve School Readiness and School Success
Bold Goals:
- Increase kindergarten readiness
Baseline: In 2010, 17% of kindergarten age-eligible children (22 of 127) enrolled in Head Start received individual mental health assessments.[ii]
Baseline: In 2010, 7% of kindergarten age-eligible children (9 of 127) enrolled in Head Start were referred for mental health services.[iii]
- Increase positive familial engagement
Baseline: In Fairfield County in 2010, there were 153 substantiated cases of sexual abuse of a child.[v]
Baseline: In Fairfield County in 2010, there were 112 substantiated cases of emotional abuse of a child.[vi]
Baseline: In Fairfield County in 2010, there were 353 substantiated cases of child neglect.[vii]
Baseline: In Fairfield County in 2010, there were 3620 referrals for child abuse, child neglect, or child maltreatment.[viii]
Baseline: In 2010, 107 parents participated in Family, Adult, and Children First Council’s Active Parenting and Parent Project classes.[ix]
- Increase activities that lead to positive development for children
Baseline: As of May 2011, Lancaster-Fairfield Community Action’s Head Start program was serving 189 income-eligible pre-kindergarten and preschool children.[xi]
Baseline: As of May 2011, Lancaster-Fairfield Community Action’s Head Start program had 76 income-eligible pre-kindergarten and preschool children on the waiting list (in households with income at 100% of poverty). [xii]
Baseline: In 2010, Help Me Grow assisted 153 children who were considered at risk (9 assisted through their home visiting program). [xiii]
Baseline: In 2010, of the 54 full-time childcare centers in Fairfield County, 5 had a one-star rating and 3 had a two-star rating from Ohio’s Step Up to Quality system, Ohio's voluntary quality rating system for Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) licensed child care programs (9% of full-time centers had one star and 4% of full-time centers had two stars).[xiv]
Target Issues:
- Exposure to Enrichment Opportunities
- Mentoring
- Early Childhood Mental Health
- School Success
- Screenings
Impact Area: Education, Cont.
Community Impact: Helping Youth (Ages 9 - 21) Successfully Transition into Adulthood Independence
Bold Goals:
- Decrease risk factors among youth
Baseline: According to the Fairfield County Youth Behavior Survey, in 2010 2.5% of high school seniors, 28 of 1128, were using another person’s prescription drugs monthly for non-medical purposes.[xvi]
Baseline: In 2010, 58.5% of high school sophomores, 872 of 1491, reported having used alcohol for the first time before the age of 21 (9.3% under age 11; 16.3% between ages 12 and 13; 24.7% between 14 and 15; 8.1% between 16 and 17; and .1% after 18).[xvii]
Baseline: In 2010, 79.3% of high school seniors, 934 of 1178, reported having used alcohol for the first time before the age of 21 (7% under age 11; 15% between ages 12 and 13; 28.4% between 14 and 15; 23.4% between 16 and 17; and 5.6% after 18).[xviii]
Baseline: In 2010, 49.4% of high school seniors, 557 of 1128, reported having been bullied or teased daily, weekly, monthly, less than monthly, or in the past year.[xix]
Baseline: According to the Fairfield County Youth Behavior Survey, 9.5% of high school seniors, 107 of 1128, had had thoughts about killing themselves in the preceding month.[xx]
Baseline: According to the 2009 Fairfield County Job and Family Services County Profile, in 2008, 11.2% of the county population under the age of 18, approximately 4,110 children, lived in poverty.[xxi]
Baseline: According to the Fairfield County Profile, prepared by the Ohio Department of Development, 47%, or 731 of the 1,554 households with annual income below poverty, were headed by females with related children and no husband present. Only 7.9% of male-headed households with related children and no wife present, 123 of the 1,554 households, had annual income below poverty.[xxii]
Baseline: According to the Ohio Department of Health, for every 1000 births, there were 14.8 births to teen mothers, ages 15-17 in 2006 in Fairfield County.[xxiii]
- Increase social competencies and protective factors among youth
Baseline: In 2010, 42.7% of high school seniors, 482 of 1128, indicated participation (always or often) in community activities.[xxv]
Baseline: In 2010, 87.6% of high school seniors, 988 of 1128,reported having a trusted adult at home and 67.8% or 765 of 1128, indicated that they had a trusted adult at school in which they could confide.[xxvi]
Baseline: In 2010, 244 children in Fairfield County participated in mentoring programs.[xxvii]
- Increase high school graduation rates and career access
Baseline: On average, 94.3% of high school seniors in Fairfield County graduate from high school.[xxix]
Baseline:In 2000, 12.4% of Fairfield County residents over the age of 25 (11,575 of 93,343) did not graduate from high school or obtain a GED.[xxx]
Baseline: According to the Youth Behavior Survey, 96.1% of high school seniors, 1084 of 1128, had some plans following high school graduation (84.7% or 955 of 1128 for college, 7.4% or 84 of 1128 to get a job, and 4% or 45 of 1128 to go to technical school).[xxxi]
Target Issues:
- Prevention, Education, and Awareness
- Civic Engagement and Citizenship
- Treatment, Intervention and Support Programs
- School Success
- Developmental Assets
Impact Area: Income
Community Impact: Households are Stable and Have Access to Resources
Bold Goals:
- Individuals and families will achieve financial stability
Baseline:As of November 2010, the unemployment rate in Fairfield County was 8% or 11,271 people (79th out of 88 Ohio counties).[xxxiii]
Baseline:According to the 2006-2008 American Community Survey, 32.1% of the Fairfield County population ages 18-24 were enrolled in college or graduate school.[xxxiv]
Baseline:In Fairfield County in 2010, for every 1000 people, there are 453 divorces, therefore, about 45% of marriages in the county end in divorce.[xxxv]
Baseline:In 2010, through the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, volunteers at the United Way of Fairfield County prepared 581 free income tax returns for income-eligible clients.[xxxvi]
Baseline:In 2010, through the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA), Fairfield County residents received $1,004,505 in income tax refunds (on 2009 income tax returns).[xxxvii]
Baseline:In 2010, through the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, Fairfield County residents received $407,449 (an average of $1,526 per claim) in Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC).[xxxviii]
- Increase accessible, safe, permanent, affordable housing
Baseline:According to the Fairfield County Clerk of Courts, in 2010 there were 963 foreclosures.[xl]
Baseline: Of the estimated 51,974 occupied housing units in Fairfield County, the American Community Survey estimates that 3.3%, or 1,709 units, do not have complete plumbing or kitchen facilities or available telephone service (requirements of accepted Housing Quality Standards).[xli]
- People in crisis have access to emergency food and shelter
Baseline: As of September 2010, 16,345 people in Fairfield County had received Community Services Food Assistance from Fairfield County Job and Family Services.[xliii]
Baseline:In 2010, according to the COHHIO Point in Time Count, there were 287 homeless individuals in Fairfield County (compared to 319 in 2009).[xliv]
Baseline: As of June 2008, Fairfield County had 44 emergency shelter beds/units available for individuals and 30 emergency shelter beds/units available for families.[xlv]
Baseline:According to Fairfield County 211, in 2010 there were 551 rental assistance requests and 960 requests for utility assistance.[xlvi]
Baseline:According to the fourth quarter report for 2010, The Lighthouse, domestic violence shelter in Lancaster, sheltered 104 families and 103 children.[xlvii]
- Individuals and families are prepared to respond to disasters and emergencies
Baseline: In 2010, the American Red Cross of Fairfield County trained 124 volunteers to assist in responding to community disasters.[xlix]
Baseline: In 2010, the American Red Cross of Fairfield County spent $39,185 on emergency assistance to victims of disasters.[l]
Baseline: In 2010, Fairfield County Emergency Management and Homeland Security trained 74 new Medical Response Corps (MRC) volunteers to assist in responding to community disasters.[li]
Baseline: In 2010, Fairfield County Emergency Management and Homeland Security trained 47 new Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteers to assist in responding to community disasters, for a total of 149 trained volunteers.[lii]
Target Issues:
- Disaster Preparedness
- Basic Needs
- Safety
- Safe, Decent, and Affordable Housing
- Income
Impact Area: Health
Community Impact: Individuals and Families are Mentally and Physically Healthy and Have Access to Resources
Bold Goals:
- Support services that increase the ability of elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities to complete independent activities of daily living
Baseline:On average, the Non-Emergency Transportation Program (NET) through Fairfield County Job and Family Services makes 1500 trips for Medicaid-eligible recipients attending Medicaid-reimbursable appointments.[liv]
- People who seek care, get care
Baseline: In 2010, 8% of Fairfield County, or 11,269 adults, did not have health insurance.[lvi]
Baseline: In 2007, approximately 24,785 people in Fairfield County were enrolled in Medicaid (approximately 10,705 adults and 14,080 children).[lvii]
Baseline: On average, the Non-Emergency Transportation Program (NET) through Fairfield County Job and Family Services makes 1500 trips for Medicaid-eligible recipients attending Medicaid-reimbursable appointments.[lviii]
Baseline:According to data from 2002, there were 51 family and general practice physicians in Fairfield County serving Medicaid recipients (3923 in the State of Ohio).[lix]
- People maintain healthy nutrition and physical fitness
Baseline: In 2010, 48% of adults reported engaging in physical activity for at least 30 minutes, three or more days per week.[lxi]
Baseline:In 2010, 67% of Fairfield County adults were identified as either overweight (34%) or obese (33%).[lxii]
Baseline: In 2010, 13% of Fairfield County youth were identified as obese according to their age and gender-specific Body Mass Index (BMI).[lxiii]
Baseline:In 2010, Fairfield County Meals on Wheels delivered 140,488 meals to 1,532 low-income seniors.[lxiv]
Baseline:In 2010, 8,049 children or 32.17% of children enrolled in Fairfield County received free or reduced price school lunches.[lxv]
Target Issues:
- Prevention, Education and Awareness
- Drug and Alcohol Services
- Health and Mental Health Services
- Improved Access and Affordability
- Wellness
Instructions for Preparing the Request for Proposal Packet
You must submit a completed request for proposal packet by 3 p.m. on Monday, February 3, 2014 for your project to be considered for funding.In the request for proposals packet, you are asked to provide detailed information regarding your organization’s management, budget, and programs. All proposals must focus on services and program activities that take place in Fairfield County. Each proposal must identify at least one Community Bold Goal (from pages 4 – 8) to which it will contribute. If you have any questions about how to complete any part of the proposal, please do not hesitate to call Brenda Shamblin, Director of Community Impact, at United Way of Fairfield County (UWFC), 740-653-0643.