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United Way of Central Maryland Community
Impact Report
July - September 2023
This quarter, we united in our beliefs in promise, potential, and power. Read to see how our commitment to serving Central Maryland strengthened neighbors and neighborhoods in Central Maryland.
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July - September 2023
United Way of
Central Maryland Community Impact Report
PROVIDING WHAT'S NEEDED, WHERE IT'S NEEDED.
PROVIDING WHAT'S NEEDED, WHERE IT'S NEEDED.
$100+
Family Center
graduates
10
volunteers for
Caw to Action
33,860
Highlights
Our promise has always been to meet the needs of people across Central Maryland. Here’s are some ways we delivered on that promise.
211, our free and confidential helpline, is available 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. It exemplifies our promise to connect our neighbors to the services and resources they need. This NPR piece features 211’s role in providing free legal assistance
for those at risk of eviction.
We recruited volunteers from across the state who donated 5.7 million minutes of service to our community during the fifth annual Caw to Action event, in partnership with the Baltimore Ravens. More than 100 sites participated in this year’s “Superbowl of Service,” ranging from schools to other nonprofits in the Greater Baltimore region. Volunteers packed food bags, beautified gardens, and engaged in many other activities, living our promise to engage community members to improve communities.
calls for help
answered by 211
(July - September)
21,083
in rent and utility bill
assistance provided
to 15,000+ people
We’re committed to increasing access and opportunity for those living
as ALICE (Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed). In this
Baltimore Sun op-ed, Franklyn Baker, our President and CEO, articulates the reality of those living as ALICE: they are essential to our everyday lives, but struggle to afford the essentials.
Childcare is one example – and often the most expensive example – of the basics that many parents living as ALICE can’t afford. Read about how, in partnership with the Maryland Family Network, we are helping to increase access to affordable, accessible childcare in this
Maryland Matters commentary piece.
We introduced Beat Boxes in our Poppleton and Brooklyn Neighborhood Zones that include the Baltimore Beat’s biweekly newspaper and have a built-in space for items for those in need. Built by Open Works, the boxes hold a variety of “take what you need, leave what you can” resources for our neighbors. If you see a Beat Box, feel free to add to it!
In our work with community members, we witness our neighbors’ strengths, assets, and innate abilities. Here’s some of that potential that shined through.
Ten student-parents in our Baltimore Family Centers graduated this year:
six from Benjamin Franklin High School in our Brooklyn Neighborhood Zone and four from Excel Academy in our Poppleton Neighborhood Zone. These Family Centers provide free childcare on site at the schools so that student parents don’t have to decide between earning their diplomas or caring for their children.
We couldn’t do what we do without our partners. This quarter:
You may wonder why some people just can’t get ahead—but it has nothing to do with how hard they work or their potential. To raise awareness of just how much it costs to make ends meet in Maryland, we debuted our new interactive “The Price Isn't Right” game at the annual Maryland Association of Counties conference.
Maxim Healthcare and Cushman & Wakefield collected donations for our Veterans Treatment Court participants who are moving into supportive housing.
Constellation packed more than 100 backpacks for Baltimore City students.
Wellpoint packed more than 100 care kits.
Stratosphere Eldersburg collected and distributed backpacks and school supplies for On Track 4 Success students.
(In Partnerships)
This quarter, we released a new episode of our podcast, Barrier Breakers, entitled “Feeding the Solution to End Hunger.” This episode features two of our key partners, the Anne Arundel County Food Bank and Hungry Harvest. United, we are helping to close food gaps in Central Maryland. Listen here.
Impact Story
Jenny, a single mother in Dundalk, lost her job and found herself struggling to pay her bills while raising her 10-year-old son. She was about to be evicted and, in a panic, had packed all her belongings as she searched for a new place to stay. She didn’t know where to turn until her landlord told her to connect with our Family Stability program. When she learned we could provide the housing and other assistance she needed, she immediately took action to help herself, working hard to turn her situation around. She got mental health support and found another job. When she entered the program, Jenny was worried about being homeless and having her son displaced from his school. Today, she remains housed and employed and her son is graduating the 5th grade!
Pictured: Wellpoint volunteers
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$100+
Family Center
graduates
10
Volunteers for
Caw to Action
33,860
This quarter, we united in our beliefs in promise, potential, and power. Read to see how our commitment to serving Central Maryland strengthened neighbors and neighborhoods in Central Maryland.
