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United Way of Mat-Su United Way of Mat-Su Community Plan Community Plan

EducationChildren & Youth Achieve

Their Potential

• School Readiness

• Academic Completion

• Career & Life Skills

Preparedness

• Adequate Income

• Essential Services

• Health Promotion & Safety

• Substance Abuse Prevention

• Access to Health Care

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Creating the opportunities for a good life for all by focusing on:Creating the opportunities for a good life for all by focusing on:

Community & Volunteer Engagement

Partnerships

Community Investment

Public Policy

Donor Relationships

Resource Generation

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IncomeFinancial Stability &

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Health Community Wide Health

Inclusion

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United Way of Mat-Su United Way of Mat-Su Community Plan Community Plan

School Readiness

• Physical Well Being, Health & Motor Skills

• Social & Emotional Development• Approaches to Learning• Cognition & General Knowledge• Communications, Language and

Literacy

• Student Ability & Characteristics

• Student Attitudes, Expectations & Motivations

• Academic Support• Supplemental Learning

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Focus Area: Education, Children & Youth Achieve Their PotentialFocus Area: Education, Children & Youth Achieve Their Potential

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Career & Life Skills Preparedness

Academic Completion

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Recognize Youth Success

Year Round Learning Opportunities Internships

Career Planning Mentoring

Quality Child Care Rating System

MAP

Best Beginnings Early Childhood Partnership

Engaging the Business Community

Transportation

Identify Gaps in Services

Family Friendly Awards

• Academic Preparation and Achievement

• Career Development• Workplace Readiness• Life Skills Attainment

Grandparent & Extended Family OutreachParental Involvement

Housing

Parenting Classes Social Marketing

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Adequate Income

• Debt Reduction & Credit Repair• Affordable Housing• Workforce Development• Accessing Public and Employer

Benefits• Outreach to overlooked

populations

• Food• Shelter• Rent & Mortgage Assistance• Utilities• Disaster Support• Primary Healthcare

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Focus Area: Income, Financial Stability & IndependenceFocus Area: Income, Financial Stability & Independence

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Essential Services

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Economic Development

211 Outreach Economic Education in School

Communication

Housing Coalition MAP

Support Regional Planning

Engaging the Business CommunityTransportation

Food Coalition Transportation Coalition

Earned Income Tax Credit

Advocacy for funding

HousingVocational Skills Development Social Service Agencies

ESL Program Support

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Health Promotion& Safety

• Injury Prevention• Regular Exercise• Balanced Nutrition• Chronic Disease Prevention• Child Abuse/ Neglect Prevention• Domestic Violence Prevention

• Education & Skills• Meaningful Healthy Alternative

Activities• Community Based Processes• Information Dissemination• Problem Identification and

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Focus Area: Health, Community Wide HealthFocus Area: Health, Community Wide Health

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Substance Abuse Prevention

Access to Health Care

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•Affordable Health Care- (Medical, Dental & Mental)•Affordable Prescriptions•Adequate Reimbursement Rates•Services for Uninsured •Medicare/Medicaid Access

Advocacy

Communication Coordination of Resources

Recognize Youth Success

Mat-Su Substance Abuse Coalition MAP

Public Policy Advocacy

Community Report Card Transportation

Identify Gaps in Services Behavioral Health Integration Team

211 Outreach

Provider Coalitions

Workforce Development Domestic Violence Task Force

Recruitment of Specialists

Advocacy