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 Leadership Intro
We have a lot of progress at all three offices at River Cities United Way. In this newsletter - I'm proud to share with you milestones in our journey moving forward into the 2013-2014 fiscal year.
I'd also like to use this opportunity to personally send a thank you to our donors. Most recently to Harrah's and Delta Dental for your contribution towards our successes. Please continue to read our newsletter for monthly recaps as we intend to release these the 15th of each month, with focus shifting to all of our coverage areas. You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and now on our YouTube channel - the links are provided at the bottom. |
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HEROs Donates $10,000
A $10,000 generous donation has been awarded by HEROs (Harrah's Employee Reach Out - an employee directed organization) whose goal is to reach out to families, children, and individuals throughout through River Cities United Way to improve the well being of our tri-state communities. This gift is providing much needed access to basic needs, legal, financial and educational assistance.
LEFT TO RIGHT: Tracy Beck, Bill Knowles, Mary Schramm (RCUW - Bullhead), Tami Dials, and Anna Lutes.
Thank you to HEROs and Harrah's for their gift!
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| Kingman Impact Story | |
A woman and her new born baby were referred to Kingman Aid to Abused People (KAAP) by Arizona Child Protective Services (CPS) local agency. The family was involved with CPS due to a prior incident in which she was pregnant and her oldest child, a one year old was removed and placed in foster care following a domestic violence incident with the children's father. The perpetrator was charged and convicted for the crime and currently serving time in prison. CPS had encouraged the family to enter the KAAP shelter and support program in effort to provide safety, to be educated to the effects that domestic violence has on children and to have a collaboration of agencies assisting the family in becoming self-sufficient.
During the client's 120 day stay in the KAAP shelter, the family was provided shelter, food, diapers, clothing, transportation and emergency financial assistance, KAAP's Clinical Coordinator assessed the client's emotional health, provided resources to mental health services and offered and provided one-on-one advocacy as needed for support. The client attended in-house support/education groups which focus on domestic violence education, boundaries, parenting, safety planning and self-esteem building. The client was described as a sponge, as she was absorbing and actively demonstrating in verbal communication and behavior that she was gaining a wealth of knowledge on how to care for and provide a safe, healthy environment for herself and children. The KAAP Clinical Coordinator assisted in and attended Child and Family Team meetings held by CPS, as well as, advocating for visitation with the toddler while residing in the shelter. The visitations were granted and the toddler spent weekends with his family under the supervision of the shelter staff.
Child Protective Services awarded reunification of the toddler back to the client the week of Christmas following the successful completion of KAAP's program, recognition of her accomplishments meeting short and long term goals and growth of knowledge in providing a healthy environment for her and her children.
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Delta Dental Grant
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Ashley Wood, Anthony Wood,
and Rep from Delta Dental
Between August 1st, 2012 - July 30, 2013 RCUW has helped 47 students from kindergarten through high school age within Kingman (9), La Paz (2), and Lake Havasu (36) with exams, x-rays, cleanings, and sealants. 13% of these children were provided with additional dental work.
Thank you Delta Dental!
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Members of the Bullhead Community will now have a face to the United Way office that provides so much to their local residents. Tuesday, July 23rd was a landmark in our progression of raising standards within River Cities United Way.
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Give.
| The workplace campaign is the easiest and most powerful way to invest in our communities. You can direct your contribution to one of the action areas-Education, Income and Health-or choose all three. As always, we will also process a restricted contribution to qualified 501 (c) 3 organizations.
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Advocate.
| You can make change happen with your voice. Tell your friends. Write a letter to the editor. United Way needs people who are passionate about their communities to make some noise. Access our website so you can stay on in the know about advocacy opportunities.
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Volunteer.
| You can advance the common good of your community when you volunteer. Join hands; lend your muscle. Give an hour; give a Saturday. Think of WE before ME. Reach out a hand to one and influence the condition of all. Contact us for volunteer opportunities.
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5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Mohave State Bank
2202 Hualapai Mountain Rd.
Meet representatives from Kingman's funded programs and recognize our partners.
SPONSORS: UniSource Energy Services, Mohave State Bank, and Taco Bell
HAVASU KICKOFF! 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM Nautical Inn Conference Ctr. 1000 McCulloch Blvd. N Meet Havasu funded program representatives and partners. SPONSORS: UniSource Energy Services
BULLHEAD KICKOFF!  5:45 PM at US Bank 2840 HWY 95 #300 SPONSORS: US Bank Sponsorship Open
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