United Way News

United Way honored for school project

The United Way of Greater Battle Creek’s efforts to improve reading scores at Verona Elementary made the agency a finalist for a global award.
The local United Way was named a fin

Local Education Collaborative Named Finalist in Worldwide Competition

Battle Creek’s Verona Initiative a Finalist for Top International Award
Nashville, TN (May 4, 2012) – Battle Creek was recognized as a finalist for t

Youth to Battle Creek: WE CARE

Battle Creek Enquirer (April 21, 2012) Written by Nick Garrison for the Enquirer Friday was the fourth annual Youth Day of Caring in Battle Creek, held in conjunction with Global Youth S

Reading improves at Verona as program continues

Battle Creek Enquirer (April 9, 2012) Written by the Enquirer A program to boost literacy at Verona Elementary has yielded strong results, according to the Calhoun Intermediate Schoo

United Way Tackles Local Poverty Issues

Battle Creek, MI – The United Way of Greater Battle Creek will invest $620,000 in 12 income-related initiatives over the next three years to help area residents who struggle with poverty. The

United Way commits $1.86 million to fight poverty in B.C. - Effort to support 12 programs at nine area agencies

Battle Creek Enquirer (March 30, 2012) Written by John C. Sherwood with Justin Hinkley) Human-services organizations and programs in the Battle Creek area will receive $1.86 million over the n

Allocations

United Way of Greater Battle Creek is a community leader – an organization that is essential to improving the health and vitality of the Battle Creek area. The generous, undesignated gifts from donors allow United Way to not only invest in essential services, but also to invest in comprehensive and innovative approaches to some of our community’s toughest problems.

Community Solutions Fund Allocations

•	Through the allocation process 50 programs operated by 35 nonprofit organizations and agencies are being funded by United Way during the ’09-’10 year.
•	Trained volunteers examine all funding requests in detail and make final recommendations to the volunteer Board of Directors.
•	All programs are carefully monitored to ensure they meet stated goals.
•	In June 2009, United Way’s board of directors voted to adopt the national strategic investment model of Advancing the Common Good. Under this new model programs are funded in three priority areas, Education (literacy, education, child development), Income (nurturing youth, strengthening families, preventing teen pregnancy, creating opportunities for the disabled) and Health (fulfillment of basic needs such as food, clothing and health care).