TABLE OF CONTENTS Our Mission, Vision, and Core Values
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President’s Letter
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Executive Director’s Letter
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Major Highlights
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Community Impact: Helping Children and Youth Succeed
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Community Impact: Promoting Self-Sufficiency
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Community Impact: Health, Safety, Stability, and Seniors
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UWGK Improves Lives
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Community Volunteer Fair
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Eastman and Community Retiree Luncheon
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Week of Caring 2016
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UWGK Agency Allocations
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Campaign Chair’s Letter
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Campaign Awards
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Top Giving Companies
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Financials 22 Board of Directors and Staff
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MISSION To Improve Lives
VISION A Better Life for All
CORE VALUES Caring • Collaboration • Excellence • Integrity • Service
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issues in our community, we are creating positive, long-lasting change. Looking back at 2016, I cannot help but reflect on the impact made by UWGK and our community.
This year, the United Way of Greater Kingsport continued its work of mobilizing the caring power of the community to Drive and Inspire Community Change. When we come together to impact the root-cause
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S LETTER
Drive and Inspire Community Change has been more than just our theme for this year. These words encapsulate the core mission of the United Way of Greater Kingsport: to improve lives.
With your support, UWGK supports 30 member agencies, 44 programs, and 3 community impact initiatives that all work to meet the mission of UWGK: to improve lives. How many lives? UWGK is improving the lives of 1400 local people every single day. These are over 700 children and youth; 100 people seeking jobs, skills, and shelter; 300 people seeking health, safety, and stability; and 300 seniors able to stay in their homes. Our Vision Councils, made up of members of the community, continue to identify root-cause issues to tackle in order to make this the best place to live, work, and raise a family.
Drive Community Change is what happens day after day in our Greater Kingsport community as the incredible staffs of our member agencies, along with countless volunteers, work to improve the lives of their friends and neighbors. From a warm meal delivered to an elderly shut-in, to a bright room of preschoolers receiving quality education, your United Way donations are impacting over 1400 lives daily in our community. Inspire Community Change is our value-add of United Way. We bring together the people, organizations, and resources from all across our community to create new solutions to long-standing, pressing social issues. From our third grade reading initiative to our recently launched
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Change is driven one act at a time. In a challenging year, our volunteers, board, staff, and donors showed us what can be accomplished when we all work together toward the vision of a better life for all. You will read about many of those accomplishments throughout this issue. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as this year’s President of the Board of Directors for the United Way of Greater Kingsport. As we look ahead to the coming year, I want to say thank you to all who GIVE, ADVOCATE, and VOLUNTEER. Because YOU Drive and Inspire Change, WE Live United for a better tomorrow! Craig Denison President, 2016 Board of Directors
mobile dental unit, your United Way donations are truly inspiring our community for a better tomorrow. It is with huge gratitude to our generous Kingsport community that I say thank you. 2016 was a year where our community was impacted by a challenging global economy. Yet, once again, the exemplary generous giving of our community shined through. Thanks to each of you who played a part in the tremendous accomplishments shared in this annual report. Truly, working together and living united, we are achieving our mission to improve lives! Live United! Danelle Glasscock Executive Director
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MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS 2016 Funding Impact • • •
Allocated $2.24 million to member agency programs, community initiatives, and grants. Distributed approximately $1.15 million in donor designations to area Community Chests and United Ways. Convened Emergency Food and Shelter Local Board to award $71,750 in Phase 33 funding for emergency food, shelter, rent/mortgage, and utility assistance in Sullivan County.
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Raised $3.67 million in cash and pledges and secured $257,428 in gift in-kind media services—a total of over $3.9 million. Drive and Inspire Community Change. Our 2016 campaign theme spoke to the caring power of the community to create positive, lasting change in our campaign video, vignettes, print materials, billboards, and radio and television spots.
Volunteers • •
Benefitted from 12,416 hours of service with an estimated value of $292,538.63 from community volunteers. Coordinated the 24th Annual Week of Caring sponsored by Regions Bank. More than 1035 volunteers completed 124 community service projects in the Greater Kingsport Area.
Community Impact • •
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Completed the Citizen Review Process, with volunteers reviewing the 44 programs administered by our 30 agencies. Addressed the root causes of pressing health and human services issues in our community through United WE READ, Life BRIDGE, and Appalachian Miles for Smiles. Distributed $25,000 in Community Partnership grants to Rock Springs Elementary School, the Kingsport Community Foundation, Healthy Kingsport, Help Our Potential Evolve (H.O.P.E.), and the American Red Cross (Sevier County).
Internal Operations • • • •
Continued the use of the highest standards for financial policies and internal controls. Awarded Best in Show and the Award of Excellence by the Public Relations Society Association: Tri-Cities Chapter for 2015’s campaign collateral. Launched e-CImpact, an online module for streamlining the member agency allocations application process. Partnered with MobileCause to launch a new and improved “Give” page and a text-to-give program for faster and easier donating.
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make our children college and career ready. When the library at Rock Springs Elementary flooded on February 8, 2016, the school lost 2,000 books and suffered over $20,000 in damages. The school turned to the community to help in restoring the library. That’s where United Way of Greater Kingsport and United WE READ stepped in. A community impact initiative of UWGK, United WE READ is a collaborative partnership model aimed at advancing the common good by raising visibility, deepening connections, and engaging supporters to build a literacy-rich community with a vision of seeing 100% of area 3rd graders reading proficiently by 2020. The program, which is in its third year, encompasses eight city and eight county schools and promotes reading year-round through: the distribution of literacy kits to over 1,200 2nd graders, a fast-growing community volunteer reading program, collaborations with community partners, and joining efforts with Tennessee’s “Read to be Ready” initiative. Following the flood, the UWGK Board of Directors approved a $7,500 Community Partnership grant from United WE READ for library books, with an additional match of up to $2,500 for local community chest funds. This match was met by the Sullivan South Community Chest, bringing the UWGK grant total to $10,000, and the total from both organizations to $12,500 – over half the funds needed to rebuild. United WE READ is invested in our community’s children year-round. In June, we hosted an Olympic-themed Field Day to kick-off the Fourth Annual Summer Book Club. The book club is intended to counter summer learning loss that can 6
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erase literacy gains made during the school year. Over 680 K-3rd grade students registered to participate in the book club. At the event, students received a packet with an age-appropriate, Olympic-themed book, activities, worksheets, a calendar, and incentives to earn extra books. Ten organizations that serve children worked in close collaboration to ensure our children’s success in reading and in this event. These organizations include: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Tri-Cities, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kingsport, Boy Scouts of America, Sequoyah Council, Girls Inc. of Kingsport, Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians, Inc., Greater Kingsport Family YMCA, Kingsport Public Library, Kingsport Parks and Recreation, Lee Family Learning Center, Small Miracles Therapeutic Equestrian Center, and the YWCA of Bristol. Additionally, over 50 volunteers assisted at the event. United WE READ relies on these volunteers to help with events, read to children in schools, and to further the innovative work of United WE READ through leadership positions. United WE READ is one aspect of the work being done by the UWGK Children and Youth Vision Council. Through the work of this group, comprised of community leaders and various UWGK member agencies, the lives of over 700 children and youth are being improved every day. 7
Change can‌
be the beginning of a productive livelihood.
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In 2016, over 175 people obtained employment or saw an increase in their income. 1,000+ people were helped to improve their basic life skills and employability. These are only some examples of positive change in the lives of individuals created through the work of United Way of Greater Kingsport member agency programs and initiatives in 2016. One example of this work is Life BRIDGE. A UWGK community impact initiative, in partnership with the Greater Kingsport Alliance for Development, Life BRIDGE is a comprehensive coaching program that assists individuals to develop necessary and essential life skills to become self-sufficient. The program brings together education, training, and services to assist individuals who are focused on building responsibility, creating independence, exercising discipline, and growing personally and professionally with the ultimate goal of securing in-demand careers. By investing in their future careers and goals, participants in the program are able to obtain the necessary life skills that enable them to decrease their reliance on government assistance, improve their educational status, and develop or improve their job skills. Another way UWGK is impacting long-term lasting change in our community’s job market is its work in making Sullivan County an ACT Work Ready Community. UWGK identified ACT Work Ready Communities as a way to potentially provide a skilled and educated workforce to community employers. We brought community partners to the table, including Sullivan County government, colleges, area businesses, industries, school systems, and other nonprofit organizations, to establish the first ACT Work Ready community in Tennessee east of Nashville. The aim of the program is to create more jobs by attracting new employers to our area. This is done by providing evidence-based skills testing and training that leads to adding certified workers to the workforce. The National Career Readiness Certificate™ (NCRC®) assesses an individual’s skill level in three critical areas: Applied Mathematics, Locating Information, and Reading for Information. This certification enables employers to hire qualified individuals in an efficient and effective manner. As individuals gain training, education, and job experience, they may take the NCRC again to seek higher levels of certification. United Way of Greater Kingsport knows that pursuing in-demand careers is vital to economic independence. By investing in programs like Life BRIDGE and ACT Work Ready Communities, UWGK’s efforts drive positive change for individuals, the business community, and the local economy. 9
Change can‌ bring health, safety and
It started with recognizing the problem: a lack of access to quality dental and vision care for many adults in our region. But how to change it? By providing free, accessible dental care to those most in need. The Appalachian Miles for Smiles Mobile Dental Unit began as a collaborative effort on behalf of many community partners to address this root-cause issue. Spearheaded by Bruce Sites, Executive Director of Friends in Need, Dr. Joe Smiddy, Frank Waldo, community businesses, civic clubs, and individuals came together though the United Way of Greater Kingsport Health, Safety, and Stability Vision Council to create a plan for a mobile dental unit that would be modeled on the Remote Area Medical clinics. What came out of this collaboration is a five bay, state-of-the-art dental and vision clinic equipped to be operational at any remote location within a half hour of arrival. The AMS Mobile Dental Unit hit the road this year, and has already worked with over 900 patients. They anticipate serving up to 2,000 patients in 2017. The unit will remain in Kingsport permanently, and will also be available at all major Remote Area Medical events in East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. This innovative idea has expanded across the region. The AMS Mobile Dental Unit is now being viewed as a pilot program for other areas experiencing similar lack of access to dental and vision care. Part of the reason other communities are looking to model what’s happening in Kingsport is the volunteer component of the project. Most of the materials and labor for the unit were donated by area businesses and individuals, reducing the cost of construction to a tenth of what it would have been from a custom design manufacturer, and making for a more flexible and adaptable design. The unit is also staffed with volunteer dentists, dental assistants, and hygienists.
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stability to our most vulnerable neighbors.
This investment in the health of our community extends beyond dental needs. The health, safety, and stability of over 300 people every day is improved because of the UWGK. In the last year, 336 individuals were helped out of abusive situations, 2,475 received counseling, and over 4,900 individuals were helped to meet their basic needs in the last year. This includes our senior community. Member agencies such as Meals on Wheels, Shepherd Center, and First TN Human Resource Center are enabling 2,200 seniors to stay in their own homes by delivering 230 meals a day, transporting seniors to doctor appointments, and delivering medical equipment. United Way of Greater Kingsport knows that ensuring health, safety, and stability for individuals, families, and our most vulnerable neighbors is important to economic progress, because healthier populations live longer and are more productive, resulting in a better community – and a better life – for all.
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driven one act at a time.
700
Over children and youth
EDUCATION 300
seniors staying in their homes
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INCOME
1400
lives improved every day
100
seeking jobs , skills, or shelter
HEALTH
300
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COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER FAIR United Way of Greater Kingsport hosted its inaugural Community Volunteer Fair at the Toy. F. Reid Eastman Employee Center on April 21, 2016 in conjunction with National Volunteer Month. The fair championed volunteerism as a means of networking within the community, developing or leveraging skills, engaging in professional development, and taking on leadership roles, all while giving back to the community. The fair showcased four community volunteers in different walks of life who serve in leadership roles with the United Way and other organizations, and gave attendees the opportunity to learn more about the various volunteer opportunities in the community. The fair featured various leadership and board opportunities, as well as more “hands-on” and one-time options. Eight UWGK committees, four Vision Councils, and other UWGK initiatives such as United WE READ, the Citizen’s Review Panel, and Week of Caring, were represented. Also present were fourteen UWGK member agencies: 2-1-1 Constant Contact, American Red Cross, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boy Scouts of America, Sequoyah Council, Boys & Girls Club, CASA for Kids, Children’s Advocacy Center, Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians, Girls Inc., Literacy Council of Kingsport, Meals on Wheels, Mountain Region Speech and Hearing Center, Salvation Army, and Small Miracles. A volunteer consultant was on hand to help match skill sets with needs in the community. Four community volunteer speakers took the stage throughout the event. Brett Sago, Tianna Storey, Cherie Boykin, and Edd Baldock represented a professional, a PEAK member, a stay-at-home mom, and a retiree. Each speaker shared how volunteering with UWGK in leadership roles, as well as volunteering with other nonprofit organizations and churches, had helped shape them personally and professionally. “No matter what faith you are, serving your neighbor is a tenant of your beliefs,” shared Sago. “Volunteering allows you to do something for others, and there’s a sense of pride and satisfaction that accompanies that.” Craig Denison, UWGK Board President, summed up the event, saying, “Most of us know volunteerism is important to the community, but what we don’t always consider is how important volunteering is for ourselves. Volunteering is a way to give back, to serve our community, but it is also a means of bettering ourselves.” 14
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EASTMAN AND COMMUNITY RETIREE LUNCHEON The United Way of Greater Kingsport hosted the inaugural Eastman and Community Retirees Luncheon on September 28, 2016 at the V.O. Dobbins Douglass Room. The purpose of the luncheon was to connect retirees with opportunities to GIVE ADVOCATE VOLUNTEER in the community and thank them for all they have done to drive and inspire community change. Before and after the luncheon, representatives from UWGK impact initiatives and member agencies were on hand to inform attendees about volunteer opportunities. These groups represented each of UWGK’s four impact areas: Education, Self-Sufficiency, Health, and Seniors. Attendees were welcomed by John Perdue and asked to discuss their favorite UWGK agency, initiative or committee. The keynote speakers for the event were Eastman’s Mark Cox, Senior Vice President, Chief Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Engineering Officer and Steve Crawford, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. Cox and Crawford thanked the retirees for the legacy they had built at Eastman and throughout the community, before discussing some of the latest innovations taking place at Eastman. Cox stated, “We are building on the foundation you constructed.” Retirees then had the opportunity to see UWGK’s 2016 campaign video and four vignettes, each presenting a community member impacted by UWGK. Member agency directors and program staff followed with a brief “commercial” for their agency, describing their work and reiterating available volunteer opportunities. Norris Sneed and Jim Dickert both spoke as representatives from the Eastman retiree community. They talked about the importance of continuing to stay involved with UWGK, and how giving to United Way is in the “Eastman DNA. The luncheon closed with door prizes and a thank you to all retirees for what they have done to create A BETTER LIFE FOR ALL in our community.
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WEEK OF CARING United Way of Greater Kingsport held the 24th annual Week of Caring June 20 – 24 2016. The event was sponsored by Regions Bank. Regions Bank has served as the sponsor of Week of Caring since its inception in 1992, helping numerous local health and human service agencies and communities. Week of Caring kicked off on June 20th with the traditional regional event. Hosted by United Way of Bristol TN/VA with Regions Bank, the event included local United Ways and volunteers from companies and organizations coming together to improve the lives of program participants of Bristol Regional Counseling center (a division of Frontier Health). As a collective group, the volunteers assisted with cleaning, painting, blacktopping the parking lot, and landscaping projects. The remainder of the week was filled with 124 service projects involving over 1,000 volunteers. Local companies and organizations (Appalachian Power, Bank of Tennessee, Brock, Brown Edwards, Domtar, Eastman, Eastman Credit Union, Indian Path Medical Center, Jacobs, Kingsport Chamber of Commerce, Kingsport City Waste Water, PEAK, Rodefer Moss, TEC Industrial, Trane, Tri-Summit Bank, Wellmont, and more) provided light construction and maintenance services, landscaping, painting, and several other projects, including interactive events for youth. Thank you for all who worked to Drive and Inspire Community Change for another year!
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Volunteers completed
136
projects
Total financial impact of
$146,306.60
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2017 Member Agency of not succeeding by developing character and life skills through a strength-based program utilizing unmounted, experiential equine-assisted activities and therapies.
HELPING CHILDREN AND YOUTH SUCCEED Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Tri-Cities – Community-Based & Site-Based Mentoring Program ($73,000) provides at-risk children with friendship, guidance, and fun by uniting them with a caring adult mentor--their Big Brother or Big Sister.
PROMOTING SELF-SUFFICIENCY Frontier Industries (Frontier Health) – Vocational/ Development Services Program ($54,440) offers vocational, employment, residential, developmental, and community integration services to individuals who have developmental, emotional, and/or physical disabilities.
Boy Scouts of America, Sequoyah Council – Youth Development Program ($18,304) teaches participants life-long skills and values so they can become responsible, caring, productive adults are a result of the Scouting comprehensive methodology.
Hope Haven Ministries – Work Program ($30,000) provides emergency shelter and assistance to individuals so they may obtain gainful employment, build self-sufficiency and break the cycle of homelessness.
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kingsport – Building Successful Adults Program ($38,800) provides a safe environment helping teens realize their fullest potential by providing quality programs which enhance health, social, and educational development.
Hope House – Fresh Start Program ($23,525) offers support through walk-in services for pregnant women, new parents, and extended family members in our community who are in crisis concerning pregnancy, parenting, and providing basic needs for themselves and their young children.
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kingsport – Licensed Childcare Program ($127,944) helps children realize their fullest potential by providing childcare programs which enhance their health, social, and educational development.
Hope House – Restart Program ($23,525) reaches out with love and support to moms and babies in our community with what they need to grow, succeed, and become self-sufficient.
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kingsport – Satellite Program ($42,060) focuses on building successful adults at satellite sites locations in Greater Kingsport.
Family Promise of Greater Kingsport (formerly Interfaith Hospitality Network) – Family Self-Sufficiency Program ($19,000) enhances the lives of homeless in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia by providing families with children temporary shelter and assistance so they may become self-sufficient.
Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians, Inc. – Leadership Experience Program ($18,304) provides a leadership model specifically designed to help girls develop 21st century leadership skills they need to be successful. Girls Inc. of Kingsport – Core Program ($185,000) provides facility based and outreach programs after school, after hours, off site and during the summer for girls ages 4 – 19 that enhance their educational, occupational and physical development.
John R. Hay House, Inc. – Brown Annex for Males Program ($41,600) provides adult, male offenders with recovery and rehabilitation services in a highly structured residential treatment program. John R. Hay House, Inc. – Hosanna House for Females Program ($40,100) provides adult, female offenders with recovery and rehabilitation services in a highly structured residential treatment program.
Holston Children & Youth Services (Frontier Health) – School Based Prevention Program ($35,023) provides clinical services for at-risk students with academic, social, and/or behavioral problems; helps schools maintain safe, disciplined learning environments; and provides consultation for teachers and collaboration with counselors.
Literacy Council of Kingsport – Tutoring Program ($31,000) helps adults and children improve their literacy skills and assists students in learning to speak and read English through one-on-one tutoring with trained volunteers.
Kingsport Child Development Center – Sliding Fee Scale/Income-Based Childcare Program ($122,342) provides quality childcare/preschool services implementing developmentally-appropriate programs meeting the social, emotional, and educational needs of all children served at affordable rates for parents/guardians.
Small Miracles Therapeutic Equestrian Center, Inc. – Horses Empower Heroes Program ($9,500) empowers veterans to gain self-sufficiency, emotional, and social growth through strength-based experiential unmounted equine-assisted activities and therapies.
Small Miracles Therapeutic Equestrian Center, Inc. – Equine-Assisted Activities & Therapies Program ($18,749) enhances the physical, emotional, social, and cognitive growth of individuals with special needs through both mounted and unmounted equine-assisted activities and therapies.
ENSURING HEALTH, SAFETY AND STABILITY American Red Cross of Northeast Tennessee – Disaster Response Program ($91,930) serves people affected by disaster and continually strengthens its own capacity and the capacity of communities for disaster, response and recovery.
Small Miracles Therapeutic Equestrian Center, Inc. – Equine-Assisted Positive Youth Development Program ($14,039) enhances the lives of children and youth at-risk
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Program Allocations Kingsport Lifesaving Crew – Emergency Medical, Rescue and Extrication Program ($50,000) provides emergency first responder and vehicle extrication services to accident and trauma victims in the Greater Kingsport area.
American Red Cross of Northeast Tennessee – Community Resilience Program ($65,847) delivers prevention, preparedness, and education services to individuals and the community with a goal of lessening the impact of emergencies.
Legal Aid of East Tennessee –Domestic Violence Legal Assistance Program ($16,500) provides family safety and stability for victims of domestic violence through court orders.
American Red Cross of Northeast Tennessee – Services to Armed Forces ($11,483) provides critical assistance and resources to service members, veterans, and their families.
Link House (Frontier Health) – Core Program ($43,000) provides food, shelter, crisis intervention, diagnostic and evaluation services as well as counseling to adolescents who are neglected, abused, runaway, unruly, or delinquent.
Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Department – Medical First Responder Program ($20,000) provides emergency medical services as licensed First Responders per guidelines set forth by the State of Tennessee & Sullivan County EMS.
Mountain Region Speech & Hearing Center – SpeechLanguage Scholarship Program ($75,000) provides diagnosis and treatment of speech, language, feeding, and hearing disorders to provide the highest quality care for treatment of speech, language, and hearing disorders regardless of the client’s ability to pay.
CASA for Kids, Inc. – Core Program ($46,001) supports and promotes professionally-trained community volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children’s best interest within the Juvenile Court and ensure safe and stable placements.
SAFE House (Frontier Health) – Domestic Violence Shelter Program ($55,000) provides a temporary shelter for victims of domestic violence and their dependent children. The shelter is open 24-hours a day, 7-days a week Other services include information and referral for victims via the 24-hour crisis line, transportation, advocacy, follow-up services, and community education.
Children’s Advocacy Center of Sullivan County – Counseling Program ($34,800) provides trauma-focused treatment to the child victims of sexual abuse and severe physical abuse in a child-friendly environment that focuses on the well-being of the child. Children’s Advocacy Center of Sullivan County – Prevention Program ($11,600) works to educate children and adults about the problem of abuse and available resources and provides information on preventative measures that can be taken.
Salvation Army – Social Services Program ($87,051) provides basic human needs--clothing, food, rent, mortgage, utilities, and medicine--without discrimination. Salvation Army – Emergency Shelter Program ($43,400) provides lodging, meals, personal hygiene items, clothing, counseling, job placement, financial planning, and survival skills as well as long-term care to assist individuals/ families in becoming self-sufficient.
Children’s Advocacy Center of Sullivan County – Victim Services Program ($11,000) provides counseling and assistance to the non-offending parents or caregivers of victims. 2-1-1 CONTACT CONCERN of Northeast Tennessee – Information & Referral Program ($44,460) administers a telephone helpline staffed by trained volunteers who provide information and referral, a listening ear to distressed callers, crisis intervention, and daily reassurance calls.
SUPPORTING AGING WITH CHOICES First Tennessee Human Resource Agency – Personal Support Services Program ($21,429) promotes selfsufficiency and prevents institutional placement by providing cost-effective in-home care for individuals in threat of harm due to abuse or neglect.
Friends in Need Health Center – Dental Services Program ($60,483) provides affordable dental care to the working uninsured of the Greater Kingsport area.
Meals on Wheels of Kingsport – Core Program ($123,694) provides hot, nutritious meals and human contact to isolated, incapacitated senior citizens and, if appropriate, other homebound, disabled persons to facilitate safe, independent living.
Friends in Need Health Center – Medical Services Program ($30,000) provides affordable medical care to the working uninsured of the Greater Kingsport area. Holston Counseling (Frontier Health) – Substance Abuse Counseling Program ($56,197) provides services to individuals who are experiencing interpersonal, family, employment, or legal difficulties due to substance abuse or dependence.
Mountain Region Speech and Hearing Center – Hearing Aid Assistance Program ($7,000) provides hearing aids to qualifying seniors who need financial assistance. Shepherd Center of Kingsport – Assistance to Older Adults Program ($21,915) provides services, such as transportation, medical equipment loan, and minor home repairs, which enable older adults to remain living independently and safely in their homes.
Holston Counseling (Frontier Health) – Crisis Assessment Program ($16,720) Mobile Crisis Response Team provides 24-hour crisis intervention counseling and referral services for persons experiencing a psychiatric crisis.
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UWGK CAMPAIGN CHAIR LETTER
2016 CAMPAIGN CABINET Chair: Joel Mears Vice Chair: Michelle Bacon
In 2016, the United Way of Greater Kingsport asked our community to join us as we endeavored to “Drive and Inspire Community Change” through our efforts in this year’s campaign. We are convinced that we have accomplished that together. Our campaign goal this year was $3.75 million. We reached 98% of that goal in cash and pledges. We raised over $3.6 million in cash and pledges, and over $257,000 in gift in-kind media contributions. In total we have raised $3.9 million in a campaign that saw many challenges from the global economic times we have faced.
Alexis de Tocqueville Society Chairs.................................. Mark and Karen Cox, Eastman Vice Chairs............... Steve and Shawna Crawford, Eastman Signature Club Chairs..................... Larry and Teresa Estepp, Citizens Bank Vice Chairs..... Jim and Betty Dickert, Community Volunteers
Rising to meet the challenges of a very difficult year was an impressive feat that was accomplished through the dedication of our board, staff, volunteers, businesses, member agencies and the great citizens of our community. All of you have joined together to make it possible for this team to impact the lives of over 1400 people every single day in our community in a lasting and positive way. Thank you!
Industry I Chair........................................ Todd Kinley, Brock Services Eastman Liasion............................ Ronda Straley, Eastman Industry II Chair......................... Derwin Cartmel, Day and Zimmerman Vice Chair......................John Perdue, Community Volunteer Commercial Firms Chair.................................. Shawn Porter, HomeTrust Bank Co-Vice Chair................................ Mike Bailey, Lake Pointe Co-Vice Chair.............................. Katie Prendergast, KOSBE Community Business Chair................................... Brent Mullins, TriSummit Bank Vice Chair.......................... Tianna Storey, East Coast Wings
It has brought me great joy to serve this year as the Campaign Chair for our campaign. Our community has proven this year that by joining our efforts and talents together we can accomplish much toward driving lasting change in our community. Thank you for driving and inspiring community change. Our community truly demonstrates what it means to Live United.
Healthcare Chair............................................ Janessa Sokol, Wellmont Vice Chair........... Haley Shipley, Indian Path Medical Center Professional Chair............................... Jenny Dugger, Bank of Tennessee Vice Chair....... Meredith Humbert, Hunter, Smith, and Davis Public Service Chair.............................. Corey Shepherd, City of Kingsport Vice Chair..... Emily Merritt, United Way of Greater Kingsport
Joel Mears 2016 Campaign Chair
Events Committee Co-Chair.......................... Julie Byers, Community Volunteer Co-Chair...................................... Lori Anne Jones, Eastman Campaign Communications Chair...........................Jeannie Miller, Jeannie Miller Design Vice Chair..................................... Candy Eslinger, Eastman
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2016 CAMPAIGN AWARDS The awards program is designed to recognize companies in a public format for their excellence in philanthropic giving by recognizing four levels of achievement based on participation rates, percentage of Leadership Giving, and average gift size. Platinum Gold Citizens Bank Bank of Tennessee Eastman Day & Zimmerman Wellmont Health Systems Eastman Credit Union Hunter, Smith, and Davis First Tennessee Bank Kingsport Chamber of Commerce TriSummit Bank
Silver
Bronze
Appalachian Power Company Brock Services Domtar City of Kingsport Edwards Tipton Witt HealthSouth Kingsport Housing and Redevelopment Authority Jacobs Field Services Primester Kingsport City Schools TEC Industrial Regions Bank Trane Toyota of Kingsport Wilson Worley PC
UWGK Member Agencies Platinum Bronze United Way of Greater Kingsport Silver American Red Cross Friends in Need
2-1-1 Contact Concern Boys & Girls Club of Greater Tri-Cities CASA for Kids, Inc. Frontier Health John R. Hay House Literacy Council of Kingsport Mountain Regions Speech and Hearing Small Miracles Therapeutic Equestrian Center
TOP GIVING COMPANIES Appalachian Power Company BAE Systems Bank of Tennessee Brock Services Citizens Bank City of Kingsport Day & Zimmermann Domtar Eastman Eastman Credit Union First Tennessee Bank Frontier Health Health South Rehabilitation Hospital
Holston Valley Med. Center/Wellmont Hunter Smith & Davis Indian Path Medical Center Jacobs Field Services Kingsport Chamber of Commerce Kingsport City Schools Primester Regions Bank TEC Industrial Trane TriSummit Bank Wilson Worley PC 21
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
As of December 31, 2016
For Year Ended December 31, 2016
Assets
Revenue
Current Assets Cash and Cash Equivalents Accounts Receivable Pledges Receivable, Net Other Receivables
Campaign Revenue
$ 633,869
In-Kind Contributions
YTD
Budget
$2,555,309
$2,779,216
362,428
240,000
Interest/Dividends
33,551
27,926
$2,929,230
Gain/(Loss) on Investments
60,569
50,000
Other Revenue
687
2,929,917
Short Term Investments
209,622
Other Current Assets
5,972
Total Current Assets
$3,779,380
Total Revenue
37,856
27,350
3,049,713
3,124,492
Expenditures
Agency & Other Chest Allocations $ 1,965,556 $ 2,144,861
Long Term Assets
Campaign Expenses
219,604
103,810
Fixed Assets, Net
$ 11,720
Employee Compensation
437,758
525,306
Endowment Fund
186,960
Building
21,538
21,000
Long Term Investments
1,993,876
Public Relations & Advertising
173,679
174,740
Total Long Term Assets
$2,192,556
Annual Meeting
2,720
7,000
Total Assets
$5,971,936
Dues and Subscriptions
48,681
46,890
Insurance
6,330
6,715
Liabilities and Net Assets
Office Supplies
3,827
6,700
Current Liabilities
Postage and Delivery
3,857
4,000
Accounts Payable
$ 20,458
Printing and Reproduction
Accrued Expenses
12,054
Professional Fees
16,574
16,750
233,755
249,585
3,403
3,350
5,324
11,000
25,116
35,750
Custodian Accounts
906,225
Program Expense
Agency Allocations Payable
2,154,427
Telephone
Total Current Liabilities
$3,093,164
Depreciation & Amortization
Other Expenses
Net Assets
Total Expenditures
Unrestricted $1,917,921 Board 1995 Endowment
948,444
Board 2008 Endowment
110,300
Permanently Restricted Operating Income
Excess Revenue (Expenditures)
-
3,167,722 3,357,557.00 $ (118,009) $ (233,065)
20,115 (118,009)
$2,878,772
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
$5,971,936
Data from 2016 unaudited financial records. The copies of the 2016 audit and 990 will be available June 2017. Copies of current audits are available at the United Way of Greater Kingsport office.
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United Way of Greater Kingsport 2016 Annual Report
UNITED WAY OF GREATER KINGSPORT 2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President....................................................... Craig Denison, Bank of Tennessee Vice-President..................................................................... Brett Sago, Eastman Secretary...................................................Shannon Stewart, Day & Zimmerman Treasurer/Finance Chair................................................. Ron Nussman, Domtar Assistant Treasurer/Finance Vice-Chair.............................................Lori Payne, Mountain States Health Alliance Administration Committee Chair....................................... Ken Walker, Eastman Administration Committee Vice-Chair.......Michelle Clark, Eastman Credit Union Audit Committee Chair....................Andy Hatfield, Blackburn, Childers, Steagall Audit Committee Vice-Chair............................... Jonathan Bailey, General Shale Communications Chair............................... Jeannie Miller, Jeannie Miller Design Communications Vice-Chair......................................... Candy Eslinger, Eastman Community Assessment/Planning Chair....... Jane Henry, Blue Ridge Properties Community Assessment/Planning Vice-Chair.......Mary Beth Oxendine-Woodby, Northeast State Community Investment Chair..................................... Tom Whittemore, Eastman Community Investment Vice-Chair ................................... Jeff Hooker, Eastman Human Resources Chair.............. Kevin Smith, Mountain States Health Alliance Human Resources Vice-Chair......................................... Roger Parker, Eastman Leadership Development Chair........................................Keith Parker, Eastman Leadership Development Vice-Chair.....................................Selina Hall, Domtar Quality Chair.................................................Edd Baldock, Community Volunteer Quality Vice-Chair..........Tweety Clark, Holston Valley Medical Center/Wellmont Resource Development Chair................................... Joel Mears, TEC Industrial Resource Development Vice-Chair.................... Michelle Bacon, Brock Services Strategic Planning Chair.............................Cherie Porter, Community Volunteer Strategic Planning Vice-Chair...................................... Bill Fortenberry, Eastman
2016 ADVISORY COUNCIL
SERVING AS AT-LARGE MEMBERS
STAFF
Tim Attebery,................................... Holston Valley Medical Center/Wellmont Melody Taylor,................................................................. IntelliHARTx /PEAK Marvin Cameron,............................................................ First Baptist Church Cathy Combs,...................................................................................Eastman Lyle Ailshie,.................................................................Kingsport City Schools Jeff Fleming,.........................................................................City of Kingsport
Executive Director – Danelle Glasscock Office Manager – Brenda Overbey Director of Finance and Administration - Joe Fleming Director of Community Impact – Becca Sutphen Director of Communications and Resource Development – Mandi Cambre Resource Development Coordinator – Lori Miller United WE READ Manager – Emily Merritt Initiatives Manager – Susan LaGuardia
Jeanette Blazier Greg Boehling Doris Bush Etta Clark
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Ted Fields Charlie Floyd Jim Harlan Rick Johnson
Greg W. Nelson Fred Wallin Rick Witt Cari Parker John Perdue Norris Sneed
United Way of Greater Kingsport 301 Louis Street, Suite 201 Kingsport, TN 37660 Phone: (423) 378-3409 Fax: (423) 578-4059
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