United Way of Central Maryland
COVID-19 STRATEGY
Providing what's needed,
where it's needed.
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211 Helpline
food access
technology
ADDRESS IMMEDIATE NEEDS
Provide Food Access & Essential Supplies
Streamline Community Partner Funding
Protect Children
Ensure Education Continuity
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ADDRESS IMMEDIATE NEEDS
$25K to 211 Helpline fund when 44% of callers requested basic needs
Mobilized 85 volunteers to support 400% 211 call volume increase
Partnership with CareFirst to transfer healthcare calls
$25K to support Pro Bono Counseling Service capacity for mental health needs
PARTNERSHIPS
MENTAL
HEALTH
HOUSING
DIGITAL
ACCESS
JOB CREATION
BREAKING BARRIERS
Data sources for strategies include: Calls to the United Way 211 Maryland Helpline, surveys of 100+ service providers, partnerships with governments and schools, funding applications, and information from our global network.
United Way’s multi-phase response is providing what’s needed, where it’s needed and includes:
A long-term rebuilding strategy
REBUILD
A mid-term recovery focus to address needs that emerge
RECOVER
A short-term rapid response to address critical needs
RESPOND
A short-term rapid response to address critical needs
RESPOND
ENHANCE SERVICE OFFERINGS
EXPAND EMERGENCY FUND
OFFER AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE
ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS
ENSURE SERVICE PROVIDER BUSINESS CONTINUITY
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PROVIDE FOOD ACCESS & ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES
Up to 900% increase in calls 211 Helpline for food
$60K to local food pantries and $100K to Maryland Food Bank to sustain operations
120K lbs of chicken to community and 30K breakfast sandwiches to medical professionals
Diapers, formula, and germ defense supplies to local partners in need
STREAMLINE COMMUNITY PARTNER FUNDING
Fund providers to sustain/deepen/pivot operations
$1.5M through Greater Baltimore and Howard Co. collaboratives for food/home essentials, technology, mental health support
PROTECT CHILDREN
$55K to Baltimore Child Abuse Center for technology, toys, and awareness after reported increase in child abuse
ENSURE EDUCATION CONTINUITY
30% of students lacked technology needed; supplied devices with Internet access
Working with school systems to target students in greatest need
ENHANCE SERVICE OFFERINGS
Virtual service delivery for programs and trainings
Partnerships for financial coaching, mental health support, rental assistance
Connect nonprofits to government funding resources
Additional 211 support to help with benefits review, utilities relief, food resources, COVID-19 relief access
EXPAND EMERGENCY FUND
Up to $500 allocation per caller to pay utilities, rent, and other basic living expenses
Equates to a need of $65K per day
OFFER AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE
Parents returning to work need affordable, quality child care
Provide through United Way family centers in Howard County and West Baltimore (Excel Academy)
ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS
Create immediate access through 211 and connections to counseling services
ENSURE SERVICE PROVIDER BUSINESS CONTINUITY
Coordinate safe volunteer engagement and fund operations to support capacity of nonprofits
A mid-term recovery focus to address needs that emerge
RECOVER
STRENGTHEN FINANCIAL & HOUSING STABILITY
STRENGTHEN FINANCIAL & HOUSING STABILITY
Financial planning support and management of federal relief funding for low-rage earner families
Rent forgiveness program to help people pay rent and avoid eviction
OFFER AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE
Parents returning to work need affordable, quality child care
Provide through United Way family centers in Howard County and West Baltimore (Excel Academy)
A long-term rebuilding strategy
REBUILD
REDUCE BARRIERS FOR LOW-WAGE EARNERS
CLOSE DIGITAL DIVIDE
PROMOTE NEIGHBORHOOD HEALING
SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM
CREATE JOBS
SUSTAIN FOOD ACCESS
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PROMOTE NEIGHBORHOOD HEALING
Build social connectedness and resilience for the future
SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM
Create immediate access through 211 and connections to counseling services
CREATE JOBS
Innovative job creation with neighborhoods through partnerships and boards
SUSTAIN FOOD ACCESS
OFFER AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE
Parents returning to work need affordable, quality child care
Provide through United Way family centers in Howard County and West Baltimore (Excel Academy)
Growth of local food sources/production to increase access to safe, nutritious food
CLOSE DIGITAL DIVIDE
Equal access to virtual classes and training, online workplace applications, telehealth, research, and social interaction
REDUCE BARRIERS FOR LOW-WAGE EARNERS
Advocate for public policy to better support low-wage earners, those in poverty, and undocumented persons
Help close magnified racial, gender, and economic inequities (e.g. SNAP eligibility, benefits cliff)
Trauma recovery from COVID-19 experiences
Focus on green jobs, service industry, startups
A short-term rapid response to address critical needs
Extruded Foods
Forgotten RVA applications
DRY MIXING
RESPOND
Forgotten RVA applications
DRY MIXING
RESPOND
Forgotten RVA applications
DRY MIXING
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United Way of Central Maryland
COVID-19 STRATEGY
Providing what's needed,
where it's needed.
Learn more.
How can you help Central Maryland respond?
Click here to give to the COVID-19 Community Fund.
How can you help Central Maryland respond?
Click here to give to the COVID-19 Community Fund.
How can you help?
Support our efforts to recover and rebuild in Central Maryland
How can you help? Support our efforts to recover and rebuild in Central Maryland
How can you help? Support our efforts to recover and rebuild in Central Maryland
How can you help? Support our efforts to recover and rebuild in Central Maryland