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    United Way of Scott County

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      • OUR WORK
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      • GALLERY
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        • OUR WORK
        • Agencies
        • Big Brothers Big Sisters
        • Allocations
        • Programs
        • CAMPAIGN
        • Online giving
        • Our Year
        • Fundraising
        • ABOUT US
        • Our history
        • CALENDAR
        • GALLERY
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      • Our Mission:

        Empowering Scott County today through leadership and services

        to ensure a brighter tomorrow.

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      • Our Work

        Advancing the Common Good

        Everyone deserves opportunities to have a good life: a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health.

        That’s why United Way’s work is focused on the building blocks for a good life:

        • Education – Helping Children and Youth Achieve Their Potential
        • Income – Promoting Financial Stability and Independence
        • Health – Improving People’s Health

        Advancing the common good is less about helping one person at a time and more about changing systems to help all of us. We are all connected and interdependent. We all win when a child succeeds in school, when families are financially stable, when people are healthy.

        United Way’s goal is to create long-lasting changes by addressing the underlying causes of these problems. Living united means being a part of the change. It takes everyone in the community working together to create a brighter future. Give. Advocate. Volunteer. LIVE UNITED

      • Agencies

      • Scott County Clearinghouse

        Mission - To coordinate crisis efforts in Scott County through a community-wide partnership of caring individuals, organizations, and churches to help those in need and promote self-sufficiency."

        CASA- Court Appointed Special Advocate

        Mission - "Is a Scott County non-profit organization that recruits, screens, and trains volunteer child advocates to work in the court system in collaboration with other key agencies, legal counsel, and community resources to represent the best interest of children in juvenile court proceedings. CASA volunteers make recommendations regarding appropriate protective and rehabilitative services necessary to ensure a safe and permanent home for every child adjudicated as a child in need of services within the county."

        Englishton Park

        Summer Program

        Mission - "To enrich the lives of children through nurturing and relationships and positive experiences."

        Kiwanis Club of Scott County

        Ability to vision screen over 900 Scott County children

        Big Brothers Big Sisters

        Working to provide safe and positive success in Life!

      • Allocations

        Each year, trained volunteers review applications and make the decisions that direct the funds raised through United Way to be invested in human service programs in the areas of education, financial stability and health.

         

        Decisions are based on the merit of organizational and program performance and the resources available for investment. Once the allocation process is finished from the volunteers, they present it to the Board of Directors for approval

      • Programs

        Dolly Parton Imagination Library

        About Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

        Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age five, no matter their family’s income. If you have a child aged Birth to 5 years and live in Scott County Indiana, you are available to receive this program, just contact us @ Nancy.unitedway.scottco@gmail.com or go online at https://imaginationlibrary.com/

        Day of Caring

        Caring Construction

      • Our Campaign

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      • Our Year

      • Fundraising

        Annual Fundraising Activities Support United Way Programs

        Power of the Purse 2022

        Power of the Purse is a United Way of Scott County Fundraiser to bring awareness of our work in the community. Our Impact focus is helping children embrace learning at an early age. Through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, SCUW provides free books to children from birth to age 5.

        Annual dinner

        Annual dinner information

      • About Us

        Director and Board of Trustees

        Nancy Riley

        Director

        Michelle Shelton

        President

        Jonathan Morgan

        Vice-President

        Amanda Hurt

        Treasurer

        Jaiden Herald

        Secretary

        Pam Kirby

        Board Member

        Dave Kinney

        Board Member

        Amanda Bomar

        Board Member

        Tonya Peacock

        Board Member

        Stacey Niccum

        Board Member

        Malina Jeffries

        Board Member

        Bri Herald

        Junior Board Member

        Emma Bracey

        Junior Board Member

      • Our History

        Locally- United Way of Scott County has been serving Scott County since 1992

        The organization has roots in Denver, Colorado, where in 1887 Frances Wisebart Jacobs, along with other religious leaders, began the Charity Organization Society, which coordinated services between Jewish and Christian charities and fundraising for 22 agencies.[2] Many Community Chest organizations, which were founded in the first half of the twentieth century to jointly collect and allocate money, joined the American Association for Community Organizations in 1918. The first Community Chest was founded in 1913 in Cleveland, Ohio,[3] after the example of the Jewish Federation in Cleveland—which served as an exemplary model for "federated giving". The number of Community Chest organizations increased from 39 to 353 between 1919 and 1929 and surpassed 1,000 by 1948. In 1948, Walter C. Laidlaw merged the Community Chest and other Detroit charities to form the United Foundation.[4] Walter Laidlaw's work with the United Foundation became the model for united funds nationally and eventually the United Way organization.

         

        In 1928, a Community Chest organization was established in Cape Town, South Africa. (In 2015, continued neglect by United Way Worldwide, including legal and financial scandals, has led to no active United Way presence in the country and completely severed ties with Community Chest). By 1974, there were enough United Way organizations internationally to demand the kind of support provided by the national organization, United Way of America and United Way International was born (later these organizations were joined together and renamed to United Way Worldwide). Its staff spoke eight languages, with a Board of Directors from more than seven countries, working with member organizations. Amundsen, Chief Administrative Officer, served as interim president during a yearlong search.

         

        By 1963, and after several name changes, the term United Way was adopted, but not everyone chose to use it. After Walter C. Laidlaw fell ill, William Aramony became CEO of the national governing body known as the United Community Funds and Council of America (UCFCA) and in 1970 the organization was renamed United Way of America (UWA). It moved from New York City to Alexandria, Virginia in 1971.

        In May 2009, United Way of America and United Way International were integrated as one global entity, United Way Worldwide.

        Equality Statement

        United Way of Scott County is dedicated to supporting an inclusive culture amongst the entire workforce. We are open to diversity and will not allow discrimination in the workplace. We aim to ensure that all employees and job applicants are given equal opportunity. We are opposed to all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination. All employees, no matter whether they are part-time, full-time, or temporary, will be treated fairly and with respect. When selecting candidates for employment, promotion, training, or any other benefit, it will be based on their aptitude and ability. All employees will be given help and encouragement to develop their full potential and utilize their unique talents. Therefore, the skills and resources of our organization will be fully utilized, and we will maximize the efficiency of our entire workforce.

         

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      United Way

      of Scott County

      60 N Main St.

      Scottsburg, IN 47170

      (812) 752-2586

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