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About...
United Way of Wayne County...
a
local nonprofit organization serving our community for over 80 years
Governance
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United
Way of Wayne County is a non-profit human service
organization that is governed by a local 30 member
Board of Directors. Community volunteers are the heart
of United Way. They conduct an annual fundraising
campaign, analyze community needs, review local human
service agencies that request United Way
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List
of Board of Directors
Vision, Values, Mission
Funding Strategy
Dollars At
Work
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Every
year hundreds of Wayne County citizens volunteer their
time to the United Way to ensure that 88% of every
dollar goes to programs. Currently United Way funds 12
local nonprofit, human service agencies that provide
25 different programs in Wayne County. |
Areas
of Service
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United
Way of Wayne County is committed to improving the lives of the
people who live in Wayne County. We have been able to fulfill
this mission by providing funding through community support to
the most effective health and human service programming. Each
of the United Way programs fit under an Area of Service,
and the Community Investment Volunteers are
guided by the goals of each of these four areas as they review
each of the programs throughout the year. |
 Nurturing Children and Youth
Provides activities and role models
for youth to develop effective learning skills, positive
relationships and self-esteem.
Strengthening Families
and Individuals
Providing diverse supportive
services that strengthen families and individuals.
 Fostering Self-Sufficiency
Enables people
to achieve
independence and self-sufficiency.
Providing Community Basics
Helps meet the
basic needs of food, safe shelter, clothing and emergency
assistance.
Outcomes Based
Measurements - Funding Accountability
List of Community
Investment Volunteers
United Way
Community Partners & Funded Programs
Areas of Service
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History
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In
1925, a group of community leaders in Goldsboro
gathered to find a more efficient way of supporting
the many philanthropic organizations that needed the
community's support. The result was the establishment
of the Goldsboro Community Chest that would enable
people to make one donation for numerous charity
organizations. By the end of that year, the first
Community Chest drive had surpassed its first goal of
raising $25,000 that funded 10 local human service
agencies.
80 years later, United Way of Wayne County is raising
over $1 million dollars, and is operating under the
same principles of providing a means for the Wayne
County community to make one donation and have a
significant impact on improving the lives of the
people in Wayne County.
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Historical Information
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