Childcare & Early Childcare:
United Way of Greater Toledo will advocate on behalf of children and their right to early childhood education resources and / or childcare. This is done by communicating with local, state and national officials on the importance of childcare as an educational and economic issue: Kids need childcare to academically succeed, while parents look to childcare providers as a resource to go to work.
United Way of Greater Toledo will advocate on behalf of early childhood educators and childcare providers, so that these important community entities have the tools they need to prepare kids for kindergarten or the grade ahead.
United Way of Greater Toledo will leverage data and help increase community collaboration in this space, to ensure that appropriate funding is given to early childcare / childcare programs as a way to uplift kids during their most formidable learning years.
United Way 211:
United Way of Greater Toledo seeks to leverage local, county, and when applicable, statewide support to strengthen 211 services in Lucas, Ottawa and Wood County.
United Way of Greater Toledo will continuously leverage 211 as a support system for our partners and emergency response / management entities. Additionally, we will advocate for other specialized 211 programs and initiatives that better connect community members to the services they deserve.
United Way of Greater Toledo will advocate for 211 services as a way to improve local / state digital infrastructure, strengthening connectivity to health and human services no matter where a person lives.
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United Way of Greater Toledo, Collective Impact Model
As United Way of Greater Toledo moves to a collective impact model with our lead funded partners (LISC Toledo, Lucas Metropolitan Housing, Healthy Toledo Lucas County and Lucas County Homelessness Board*), staff will support and help advocate for the policies imperative to health, education, financial stability, housing and basic needs resources, as a way to ensure the collaboratives’ success.
*The “Collective Impact Model” brings together various community partners to devise solutions for our region’s most-difficult health and human service issues. The purpose of this model is to create a shared-community-vision, which will leverage funding, resources and expertise from business, philanthropic and academic partners.