United Way 2020 by Berkshire Eagle Media

RESPOND. RECOVER. REIMAGINE. REBUILD.

United Way of Windham County

UNITED WAY RESPONDS, RECOVERS, REIMAGINES, AND REBUILDS WINDHAM COUNTY

By Carmen Derby, Executive Director, United Way of Windham County

Will the year 2020 be deﬁned by the shared and individual challenges and traumas we have each endured or will it be remembered by the daily examples of strength, solidarity, and perseverance on display across all of Windham County? In a year of racial and social unrest, where inequitable systems have been laid out to bear, United Way of Windham County believes that 2020 will be remembered for what we have learned during these hard times. We believe this year will be deﬁned by how much we rely on each other, with full knowledge that some in our community are more vulnerable than others, and yet that our community is as connected as ever!

At United Way of Windham County, we know how to connect members of our community to keep it moving forward. It is the task of United Way of Windham County, as it has been for over 60 years, to Respond, Recover, Reimagine, and Rebuild a more resilient and equitable future. You as donors, partners, business leaders, and volunteers are vital pieces of this work. You deﬁne our priorities. United We Fight for the well being of all individuals in our community.

United Way of Windham County responded to the needs of individuals and businesses by rapidly mobilizing the COVID-19 Response Fund. To date, that fund has distributed $70,000.00 to 47 unique businesses across all corners of Windham County. Our Recovery efforts are evident in the work being done to engage the community and address the needs coming out of those talks. We will continue addressing those needs by being present where the voices of our communities most vulnerable need to heard and advocated for – this has never been more important!

As we begin the work of Reimagining a more equitable future in Windham County, in the next few months, you will be hearing from us as we reach out to our community for input. We want to know what your priorities are, so that we can make them our priorities. United Way of Windham County is not working towards “normal,” because we know that normal was just not working for too many people in Windham County. We are working on Reimagining and Rebuilding our community and we hope that you will be part of that conversation and process.

This reimagining and rebuilding will not be easy. Our new systems must withstand future needs. This is a very important time to support United Way of Windham County. The funding is needed to shore up our operations, so when something of this scale happens again, we can respond from a position of strength.

Please make your gift today by scanning the QR code below! We are in gratitude, Thank You!

STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS

HEALTH

Prevent Child Abuse Vermont - Nurturing Parenting Program

Youth Services Inc. – Youth House & Assessment, Intervention & Recovery (AIRS)

Youth Services Inc

– Transitional Living Program: Youth House

PROSPERITY

AIDS Project of Southern VermontFood Program

Groundworks

Collaborative – Great River Terrace Supportive Housing Case Management

Groundworks Collaborative –

Housing Support Case Management

Youth Services Inc – Youth Workforce Development

EDUCATION

Green Mountain Camp for Girls – Launching Leaders

Winston Prouty – Early Learning Express

COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND RECIPIENTS

AIDS Project of Southern Vermont

Bellows Falls Senior Center

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermont Bonnyvale Environmental

Education Center

Boys & Girls Club of Brattleboro

Brattleboro Area

Affordable Housing

Brattleboro Community Justice Center

Chester-Andover Family Center

Distinctive Décor

Easterseals VT

First Proof Press

Food Connects

Gallery in the Woods

Gathering Place

Greater Falls Community Justice Center

Groundworks Collaborative

Guilford Cares

Guilford Central School

Handknits Inc.

Insight Photography

Main Street Hair Salon

Meals and Wheels of Greater Springﬁeld, Inc

Mulberry Bush Independent School

New England Youth Theater

Next Stage Arts

Our Place Drop-In Center

Out in the Open

Parks Place Community Resource Center

Putney Community Cares

Putney Foodshelf

River Gallery School of Art

Rollen Homes

Salon Jacque

Southeastern Vermont

Community Action

Springﬁeld Family Center

The Void

Theatre Adventure, Inc.

Turning Point

Visiting Nurses and Hospice of VT and NH

West Bee Nursery School

Westgate Housing

Westminster Cares

Windham & Windsor

Housing Trust

Winston Prouty Center

Women’s Freedom Center

WVEW

Youth Services, Inc.

THANK YOU

CAMPAIGN PARTNERS

Academy School

AIDS Project of Southern Vermont

Brattleboro Area Middle School

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital

Brattleboro Retreat

Brattleboro Savings & Loan

Brattleboro Union High School

C&S Wholesale Grocers

Chroma Technology

Dead River Oil Company

Dummerston School

Engelberth Construction, Inc.

Faith`s Ford

Green Mountain Power

Green Street School

GS Precision, Inc.

Hannaford`s Supermarket

HCRS

Holstein Association USA, Inc

Key Bank

Oak Grove School

Price Chopper

River Valley Credit Union

Shaws Supermarkets

TD Bank

The Richards Group

Town of Brattleboro

Trust Company of Vermont

United Way of Windham County

UPS Foundation

Vernon School

VtSHARES

Windham County Dental Center

Winston Prouty Center

WSESU Central Ofﬁce

Youth Services

365 BUSINESS CIRCLE

West Hill Energy and Computing, Inc.

Edward Jones

Investments

Elks Lodge #1499

RUDYARD KIPLING LEADERSHIP CIRCLE

Ms. Julie Peterson & Judge John Wesley

Ms. Marcia & Mr. Phil Steckler

Mr Peter B Elwell

Mr John Keiler

Dr Robert and Ms Karen Tortolani

Mr Thomas Prunier

Dr Liz & Mr Peter Richards

Mr Mike Mandracchia

Mr Daniel C. Yates

Ron, Fran & Emma Recchi

COMMUNITY IMPACT COMMITTEE

Andrea Livermore (COVID-19)

Doug Kroc

Elisha Underwood

Emma Recchi (COVID-19)

Emma Stewart (COVID-19)

Etan Nasreddin-Longo

Joshua Davis (COVID-19)

Joshua Roberts

Karen Peterson

Melissa Swim (COVID-19)

Micah Ranquist

(COVID-19)

Shyla Foss

Tom Nunziatta

BOARD MEMBERS

David Harlow

Eilidh Pederson

Etan Nasreddin-Longo

James Gay

Josh Roberts

Karen Peterson

Melissa Swim

Michael Fitzgerald

Rohan Providence

Shannnon Prescott

Stephanie Huestis

VITA VOLUNTEERS

Celina Ayers

David Grady

Doug Kroc

Karen Peterson

Kate John

Linda Tummino

Lynn Herzog

Marie Tattersall

Mary White

Michael Hertz

Valerie Abrahamsen

Rudyard Kipling Leadership Circle Members Emma, Ron, and Fran Recchi of Williamsville, Vermont

COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND

When United Way of Windham County sees unmet needs in our communities, we take on a variety of roles to provide critical immediate assistance, and work to support long-term recovery We could not do this without your help, and as expected, you rose to the challenge with us. These graphs give a brief update of the impact of your donation to our COVID-19 Response Fund.

GRANT CATEGORIES

• Arts & Cultural 5%

• Business 18%

• Food 10%

• Housing 16%

• Vulnerable Populations 50%

During these past few months, we have been shown how connected our community is, and just how much we rely on each other. We have seen how much we want all to see our community alive and thriving, and how all of us are willing to do whatever it takes to ensure that happens.

We stand in great gratitude to all our donors and community partners. With the support of our community, in the last 6 months, we were able to provide $70,000.00 in grants to 47 unique organizations and business in Windham County. The ﬁght to make Wind-

GRANT LOCATIONS

• Barre

• Bellows Falls

• Brattleboro

• Chester

• Putney

• Springﬁeld

• Townshend

• Westminster

ham County a more equitable place to live and work is far from over. There are many people (your friends, family, and neighbors) who are still just making it through Please join us in this ﬁght by making your contribution today!

In May 2019, United Way of Windham County, in partnership with Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, opened the doors to the Windham County Dental Center. Its mission: to provide Windham County residents with compre-

hensive and accessible oral care and education in a supportive, respectful, and compassionate environment, with the goal of improving overall well-being We believe that by connecting oral care to medical care that our patients will have longer, happier, and healthier lives.

With a mission and a place to call home, the Windham County Dental Center has provided services to over 400 Windham County residents; services such as extractions, cleanings, ﬁllings, and other dental needs. We have made great strides to

Kids in Coats this year provided support and assistance to Windham County families to purchase everything they need for the winter season.

Kids in Coats served 154 families and a total of 339 children, with 845 unique vouchers from towns throughout Windham County. The fund paid out $20,958.18 to our partner vendors such as Sam’s Outdoor Outﬁtters, Busy Bees, Whippersnappers, and Northeast Mountain Footwear.

improve the lives of all our patients, yet there are still gaps in service that need to be ﬁlled. By a large margin, one of those gaps is the need for denture assistance. There are currently about 50 patients waiting desperately for this much needed service. Much more than just a medically necessary implement, dentures provide a sense of belonging, esteem, and happiness

United Way of Windham County asks that you support your neighbors and friends in need by contributing to the Windham County Smiles Fund. The Smiles Fund, since its inception, has helped to subsidize the costs of dentures to over 50 patients in Windham County Your contribution today will help provide denture subsidies to our patients. Thank you very much.

Scan Here to Donate to Windham County Smiles

Our goal ever y year is to exceed the amount of families ser ved from the previous year. This year, we hope to serve 200 families in Windham County

Please consider a contribution to the Kids in Coats fund to help us reach our goal.

Scan Here to Donate to Kids in Coats

A partnership of Brattl eboro Memorial Hospitalandthe United WayofWindh am County,Windh am County DentalCenter accepts all types of insurance, including commercial insurers and Medicaid

Serving residents ofWindh am County,the Center provides comprehensivedental care, including examinations, x-rays, preventive care,referrals tooral surgery, oral health education, anddentures.

Online at unitedwaywindham.org: You can make an online donation at our website (www.unitedwaywindham.org)

Mail a check to UWWC: Alternatively, you can mail a check to United Way of Windham County, PO Box 617, Brattleboro VT 05302

Scan this QR Code with your Smartphone’s QR Code Reader: Donating online is quick and secure

Start a Workplace Campaign:

Workplace Campaign The central component of United Way fundraising is the workplace campaign. It gathers hundreds of employees’ gifts of all sizes through payroll deduction. Our United Way then supports Windham County through programs that have a community impact

To run a workplace campaign, please contact info@unitedwaywindham.org or 802-257-4011

Join the 365 Business Circle: Every day of the year United Way of Windham County unites people, organizations and businesses to create positive sustainable change. Our local businesses are also present, 365 days a year, providing services and products. To honor that daily presence, members of the business circle make a contribution of $1 a day = $365 a year.