Trident United Way Inc.

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2011 to Jun 30, 2012

Signed

Oct 29, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$11,916,937

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Connecting the communitytrident united way creates systems to inform and mobilize the community, with particular emphasis on promoting volunteerism in the tri-county region. The connecting the community program area is anchored by 2-1-1 hotline, which allows residents of the lowcountry to get or give help 24-hours-a-day. Employing the states most comprehensive and up-to-date database of community resources, 2-1-1 hotline is free and confidential, and served more than 50,000 callers in 2011. Most of the calls are for help with basic needs, but 2-1-1 also answers calls about child abuse, suicide and other crisis. The volunteer aspect of 2-1-1 hotline work starts with trident united way day of caring, consistently the largest day of caring in the nation. In 2011, 8,000 people volunteered on sept. 9 at 400 projects around the three counties. That outpouring of support is worth $1 million in labor and supplies and has been documented to incite further volunteerism throughout the year by both companies and individuals. Those interested in other volunteer opportunities can dial 2-1-1, search online, or consult the go volunteer guide, a comprehensive volunteer opportunity compendium published annually by tuw. Trident united way also organizes tri-county youth service day, a day of caring for teens, in april. Roughly 2,700 youth participated in 2011. Research shows that children who volunteer in their community are significantly more likely to continue volunteering into adulthood. Trident united way corporate volunteer council (cvc) already comprises 40 company representatives and boasts a national award from the points of light foundation. Cvc is a robust effort to help local companies make community service part of their corporate culture.

Activity 3

Educationtrident united way education initiatives are aimed at helping young children prepare to succeed in school and graduate high school. These twin goals are the first step in becoming healthy, happy and productive citizens. Trident united way invested $2.2 million in education programs, including nearly $1 million in its innovative links to success, a research-backed school-based academic success initiative that brings academic and non-academic programs into low-performing schools. The initiative has produced impressive results-87% of the children in the programs have improved their reading test scores and 83% improved their math test scores-because multiple partner organizations work closely with the schools themselves to deliver specific services directly to at-risk children. A special service provided by trident united way for the last decade is child care resource & referral (ccr&r), which helps thousands of families find the child care that is right for them and works with child care providers to improve the quality of their services. Ccr&r has helped local child care providers earn national accreditation. Our partners achieved notable quantifiable results. At the big brother big sisters program, operated by carolina youth development center, 73% of at-risk (littles) abstained from anti-social behavior. Nearly all of the girls at florence crittenton residential program improved both their math and reading scores. All of the women in musc family literacy program increased the amount of time they spent reading with their babies.

Filer

EIN

57-0314378