United Way Fast Facts – for emailing
There are four Fast Facts in several categories from which you can choose to copy and paste into a company email. These can work well if you are sending out daily communications and just need to make one brief point.OR you may wish to send an email every week, or every 2-3 days, which combines a success story with a Fast Fact related to Education, Income or Health OR combine a general Fast Fact with some service numbers from one of those issue areas. Some have images or icons, so make sure those are copied as well.
GENERAL
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Your pledge really makes a difference to the individuals & families who receive services and help from 38 United Way funded programs!
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Our programs are inter-connected;
Together the impact they have is more powerful than operating alone.
Your pledge helps here, assisting people right here in Southeastern Idaho!
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Your United Way dollars are multiplied by funded programs who are able to access state, federal and private foundation funds through the local support your pledge gives them.
A bigger bang for your buck!
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You can volunteer your time and talents to help locally
Go to “Volunteer” on unitedwaysei.org
Success Stories
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Asrelated by a foster grandma serving in Blackfoot: "A little boy went to his teacher and wanted to read to her. When he was done, she asked him who had shown him the words. He said, 'Grandma taught me'. He was so proud! The teacher came and gave me a hug and thanked me."
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Last July we helped an indigent patient who came into the clinic with a huge knot on the right side of his face get treatment for an abscessed tooth. Using United Way funds and patient medication assistance programs, we were able to help the patient get the treatment and medication needed to help him regain control of his medical issues.
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The family of a 98 year old mother contacted us. She refused to go into an assisted living facility but was not eating properly and her health was failing. We began delivering
Meals-on-Wheels to her and assisted in getting a home health aide into her home to help with daily living activities. The services our program provides has assisted this lady in staying in her own home for two years now. By eating better her health has improved. We also deliver food from the pantry to her. The additional groceries gives her more money to cover her heating and medication expenses.
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Robin and Joe, both disabled and living on a fixed income, have a son in high school. They are not eligible for food stamps and barely make it month to month without falling behind on their bills. Robin has a degenerative eye disease that requires her to go to University of Utah 4-6 times a year. When needed, United Way dollars help Robin with gas vouchers for her doctor’s appoints in Utah. Without this contribution for gasoline from the United Way, Robin’s vision would be dwindling more and more every year.
EDUCATION
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If children are not reading proficiently by 3rd grade, they are 4 times more likely to drop out and not graduate high school?
Our focus on education includes early learning and grade level reading and partnering with experts in the field.
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Local people benefit from support through literacy; youth development; family/parental education; early childhood development; afterschool programs; mentoring; high school graduation.
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$5 per pay period provides 3 scholarships for a youth sports program each year.
$10 per pay period provides 12 days of direct mentoring from a trained adult for a student in a high school after-school program.
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$1 per pay period provides two nights of
after-school programs for a low-income child.
$20 per pay period provides workbooks for up to 52 families to support their development of nurturing parenting techniques.
INCOME
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421 people were provided with emergency shelter locally last year.
Over 86,000 nutritious meals were provided for seniors in our region.
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Local people benefit from support through employment skills training; basic needs support; financial literacy; prescription savings; senior services; homelessness prevention; & emergency shelters.
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$5 per pay period provides 55 meals for an elderly, homebound senior.
$10 per pay period provides food boxes for needy families for three months.
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$1 per pay period provides one pair of winter boots for a child displaced from home.
$20 per pay period provides a daily hot meal for a homebound person for six months.
HEALTH
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$1 per pay period can provide a screening & dental exam, x-rays, fillings or extractions or treatment of an abscess with antibiotics.
$20 per pay period allows an abused child to receive eight individual counseling sessions
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$5 per pay period covers one medical or mental health visit for 12 patients.
$10 per pay period provides on-site advocacy and support in the emergency room for (5) rape victims.
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Our prescription discount program has saved our community over $1/2 Million since program began; $642M nationwide.
Local residents have saved $149,304 on mental health prescription medications they might not have been able to afford otherwise.
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3—5 people are visiting the local ER every day for dental pain?
We have a 2 year initiative that is addressing children's oral health; offering FREE screening, cleaning, fluoride varnish and dental sealants to grade level students.