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Heart of Florida United WayDr. Nelson Ying Center

1940 Traylor Blvd.Orlando, FL 32804-4714

(407) 835-0900Fax: (407) 835-1959

www.hfuw.org

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Quick FactsDid you know? Heart of Florida United Way…• Is the region’s largest supporter of local health and human service agencies • Serves residents of Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties• Raised or distributed more than $25.2 million in 2009-10 to help local people in need• Is overseen by a local volunteer board of directors • Operates 2-1-1, a free, 24-hour information and referral helpline and crisis helpline• Has served millions of Central Floridians since 1939

Why Give to United Way?• All donations stay in the local community to address local problems.• Your donation, combined with thousands of others, has the greatest possible impact. • Dedicated community volunteers oversee fund distribution, ensuring highest financial standards. • All funded programs are thoroughly reviewed for effectiveness and accountability.

Meeting Urgent NeedDespite signs that the national economy is recovering, Central Florida is lagging behind. With local unemployment and foreclosure rates still at record-high levels, thousands of Central Floridians are losing everything they’ve worked a lifetime to achieve.

In desperation, many are calling 2-1-1, United Way’s free, 24-hour helpline, where requests for basic needs assistance – housing, utilities and food – are breaking all-time records. Last year, nearly 120,000 people called for help. More than half were first-time callers, 68% were unemployed and the majority had children at home. Although many of us are concerned about how the economy is affecting our own families, we must be ready to help neighbors who are struggling to stay afloat. People want to work and support their families, but they need our assistance until jobs return and conditions improve. We are all in this together, and together we will come through. Will you join us to help?

Our Mission To improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of our communitiesHow Your Dollars Help

Your United Way donation helps advance the common good, improve lives and address critical problems throughout Central Florida. Here are a few examples of how your dollars help:

• $1.17 provides one meal for a homeless person. • $32 provides a senior with door-to-door transportation to a doctor’s office, medical therapist or pharmacy. • $68 provides fun, enriching summer programs that help kindergartners enter school eager and ready to learn. • $267 provides financial education for working- poor families who want to improve their income, savings, credit and financial strength.• $555 provides one month of shelter and evening meals for a mother and children who are escaping abuse or homelessness. • $1,200 provides 750 nutritious meals and snacks for at-risk, low-income children enrolled in quality after-school programs.

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Investing In Results

United Way is moving in a bold, new direction focused on prevention. Building on our tradition of helping millions of Central Floridians for more than 70 years, we’re now addressing the root causes of problems that reasearch shows affect people’s lives and our entire community. We know for every dollar spent on prevention, $7 is saved in intervention. Prevention makes smart economic sense – and it’s the right thing to do for people.

Our focus areas include:• Building Safe Communities

• Improving Financial Stability

• Developing Healthy Children and Families

• Alleveiating Hunger and Homelessness

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REACH OUT A HAND TO ONE ANDUnited Way Women’s Leadership Initiative

Domestic violence. Poverty. Access to health care and child care. Women in Central Florida face growing challenges, made worse by the economic downturn. The Women’s Leadership Initiative was launched to help raise awareness, funds and volunteer support to address problems that disproportionately affect women and children.

Regardless of age, income or walk of life, women are vulnerable to a range of issues that can be devastating – to them and their children. In fact, nearly two-thirds of all clients served by United Way funded programs are women – and many have children.

Join us to help make Central Florida a community where women are healthy and safe, and children can thrive.

To learn how you can help us make a difference while networking with other professional, caring women, contact Marta Vargas, United Way Director of Leadership Giving, at (407) 835-0923 or e-mail marta.vargas@hfuw.org.

The United Way Women’s Leadership Initiative is co-chaired by Helen Donegan, Vice President of Community Relations for UCF, and Karen Dee, President/CEO of Fifth Third Bank, Central & North Florida. It is guided by the Executive Council, which is comprised of prominent local female business and civic leaders.

When Her Job Disappeared, Marti, 68, Had Nowhere to Live But Her CarAs a mental health professional, Marti Gitto-Brady, 68, has spent her entire career helping other people survive difficult chapters in their lives. With a master’s degree in community counseling and a 20-year career in the local nonprofit sector, she never imagined she’d be the one needing help.

But when the Orlando agency she worked for announced cutbacks, her job was one of the first to go. Certain that another job was just around the corner, she got by on unemployment benefits and savings. But when those ran out and the job market hit rock bottom, she faced a difficult decision.

Using what little money she had left, Marti stored her belongings and prepared to become homeless. In July, she and her dog Taz moved into her car, which became their home for the next six months. Dealing with the heat, mosquitoes and constant fear for her safety took a terrible toll on her mental and physical health, but she never gave up hope.

Eventually Marti found help through a United Way administered program that helps people recover from homelessness. With ongoing support from case managers, she and Taz moved into a small, comfortable house just before winter arrived.

Rebuilding her life, Marti shares her story in hopes of helping others. “Homelessness steals your sense of self,” she said. “If it wasn’t for the help I received through United Way, I don’t know where I’d be today.”

When you support United Way, you help thousands of local residents, like Marti, who are struggling in these difficult times to pay for housing, utilities, food and other basic needs.

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If You Make the Following$24,999 or less $25,000 – $49,999 $50,000 or moreOne hour of pay per month (If you make $7 per hour, give $1.75 per week.)

1% of annual salary (If you make $25,000 per year, give $4.81 per week.)

2% of annual salary (If you make $50,000 per year, give $19.23 per week.)

Guidelines for Giving

What’s Right for Me to Give?Nobody can tell you the amount that’s “right” for you to give, but sometimes a guideline can be useful as you consider this important question.

Here is a general rule of thumb for giving to local agencies through your United Way.

Want to make a difference? If you have an hour, a Saturday or want to volunteer your time over the next year, the United Way Volunteer Resource Center makes it easy to get involved. From building playgrounds for children and mentoring teens, to helping someone learn to read or delivering meals to seniors, the perfect opportunity to touch someone’s life awaits you. • If you, your family, church or civic group are ready to take action, we’ll find the best match for your interests and time. • If your company is looking to engage a team or your entire organization, we’ll create a turn-key volunteer outing or program that matches your core business values. • Every project benefits local nonprofit agencies and the Central Floridians they serve.

We Make It Easy United Way’s Volunteer Solutions website makes it easy to search for projects by agency name, clients served, date, location and more.

Get Started!To view a full list of local volunteer opportunities, visit www.hfuw.org and click on VOLUNTEER, or simply dial 2-1-1. Meaningful projects are available throughout Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties. For more information, e-mail volunteercenter@hfuw.org.

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Need Help?

Looking for affordable housing, quality day care or utility assistance? Are you struggling with a personal crisis or need help with an aging parent? Simply dial 2-1-1, United Way’s free, 24-hour crisis hotline and information and referral helpline which links people in need with assistance from more than 2,000 local health and human service programs. Staffed by highly trained, multilingual operators, 2-1-1 is your connection to finding help with:

• Housing, utility and food assistance• 24-hour Crisis and Suicide Counseling • Youth and Child Care Issues • Physical and Mental Health Services • Elder Services And much, much more

Last year nearly 120,000 people called 2-1-1 for help. United way 2-1-1 is here for you and your family.