UWKC 101
People have homes
Students Graduate
Families are financially stable
Emerging Leaders
100
What percentage of a donation given to United Way of King County goes directly to helping the community?
96%
100
Outreach workers step out and meet people dealing with homelessness. they assess each individual's situation and use discretionary dollars to help get people on their feet. Which UWKC program does this describe?
Streets to Home (previously called Navigators)
100
What is the United Way program that provides home visits to parents and kids between the ages of 2 and 4 to prepare them for school?
Parent Child Home Program
100
What is the name of our recently concluded summer meals campaign?
Summer Food Invasion.
100
How many ELs are currently in our program?
4674
200
How many United Ways are there in Washington State?
22
200
Which new program has a 16-passenger van which connects people on the streets with transitional housing?
Jobs Connect
200
What's the program for helping young people get mentoring, educational coaching and career navigation support?
Reconnecting Youth
200
What is the Free Tax campaign?
United Way’s Free Tax Preparation Campaign is a free tax preparation service designed to help people keep more of the money they earn by identifying if a family qualifies for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Families that qualify for this tax credit can bring even more money home to take care of their families and even save for the future.
200
What's our engagement goal for FY '17? (%)
45%
300
Which sports figure has spoken on behalf of United Way?
Russell Wilson
300
What is the one day event called where volunteers and community resources are available for people experience homelessness?
Community Resource Exchange.
300
What is the age group of youth in our RY program?
16-21 years
300
How many AmeriCorps VISTA members served 640,000 free meals to hungry kids across King County this summer?
100
300
How many Speaker Series events did we offer FY 16? And what's the FY17 goal?
5 last year, 8 this year.
400
Who is the UWKC President and CEO?
Jon Fine
400
Which "Ending Homelessness" program was inspired by a UWKC donor.
Jobs Connect
400
What is the goal for reaching disconnected youth by 2020?
Engage 7,500 of King County's disconnected youth.
400
In the 2016 tax season, 900 trained volunteers secured almost $X million in refunds for people living paycheck to paycheck. What's X?
30
400
If we reach our goal of 6,000 ELs by end of FY17? what's the exact number of EL donors we'll need to have to reach our 33% fundraising goal?
1,980
500
What is the board development training program geared towards people of color?
Project LEAD
500
What's UWKC's goal towards ending homelessness?
Reduce the number of people on the streets by 50%
500
What is the kindergarten readiness goal for 2020?
80% of kids should be ready for kindergarten
500
What is the Free Tax Prep program?
United Way’s Free Tax Preparation Campaign is a free tax preparation service designed to help people keep more of the money they earn by identifying if a family qualifies for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Families that qualify for this tax credit can bring even more money home to take care of their families and even save for the future.
500
When and where is the Emerging Leaders Day of Caring project this year?
Sept 23, at FamilyWorks, Wallingford