Community Impact
The Heart of Missouri United Way (HMUW) Board of Directors unanimously voted to adopt and implement a new strategy, called Community Impact, which beginning in 2013 will focus its work on supporting strategies that help at-risk mid-Missouri youth to succeed in school and life. For the complete Community Impact Report and Executive Summary, click here or the report cover on the right.
For more than 60 years, Heart of Missouri United Way has mobilized the caring power of community resources to serve people in need in mid-Missouri. Now, Heart of Missouri United Way is embarking on a transformational change through a new service model called Community Impact.
The Community Impact model takes us far beyond our traditional fundraising model. While helping people with their needs today through Safety Net services, it also creates deep and lasting changes by addressing the underlying elements that are the building blocks for successful lives and communities: Education, Income, Health, and Safety Net.
Education
Helping children succeed in school.
Income
Increasing financial stability and workforce readiness.
Health
Improving people’s health and wellness.
Safety Net
Responding to immediate emergency needs and promoting volunteerism.
A coordinated investment strategy that focuses on these underlying elements is the most effective way to reduce poverty and change conditions in our community.
But we cannot reach our goals with dollars alone.
We will promote and provide opportunities for community engagement, foster collaborations of businesses, non-profits and community leaders, and mobilize the full breadth of our community’s assets - people, knowledge, relationships, technology and money - to implement our Community Impact plan.
Through Community Impact, we will improve the lives of people facing the greatest challenges and ultimately our entire community. Together, we will see change. We will see Community Impact.
For more information about Community Impact, contact Alexa New, Community Impact Director, by phone (573.443.4523) or e-mail (anew@uwheartmo.org).
Community Impact Partnership Opportunities for Community Organizations
Community Impact Strategic Planning Process Timeline
Community Impact Strategic Planning Process Narrative
