United Way of the Fraser Valley

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United Way of the Fraser Valley

• Fraser Valley Community
• Assessment Project

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Overview of the Project

• Purpose of the Project
• Methodology
• Summary of Findings
• The Highest Priorities
• Criteria for Funding
• New Ways of Working
• Questions Answers

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Purposes of the Project

• To determine community perceptions of social
  issues
• To document new initiatives
• To identify gaps in the service continuum
• To suggest future funding directions
• To determine potential criteria for funding
• To suggest new ways of working

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Methodology

• Statistical Profile of the Fraser Valley
• 24 Key Informant Interviews
• Focus Group with United Way Board
• 4 Focus Groups
• 2 Community Meetings
• Liaison with Community Development Committee of
  UWFV
• Draft and Final Reports

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The Highest Priorities

• Programmes to Support Recent Immigrant Women
• Affordable, Quality Childcare
• Programmes to Address Substance Abuse by Youth
• Youth Mental Health Services

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The Highest Priorities

• Outreach Services for Isolated Seniors
• Community Awareness of Poverty
• Promotion-Co-ordination of Volunteer Programmes
• Accessible Pre-employment Training
• Subsidized Housing for People with Low Incomes

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The Highest Priorities

• Anti-racism Programmes for Students
• Programmes to Link Prisons and Communities
• Detoxification Centres

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Criteria for Funding

• Clear demonstration that the service for which
  the funding is requested is needed
• Demonstration of a Partnered Approach
• Positive record of past achievement and
  organizational efficiency
• Indication of how the service can be sustained in
  the long term

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Criteria for Funding

• Community endorsement of the service
• Clear plans capable of being evaluated with
  outcome measures
• Preference to ongoing initiatives
• Preference to programmes addressing communities
  highest needs
• Demonstration the proposed service is not
  duplicated in the community

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New Ways of Working

• Researcher
• Information Source
• Broker or Catalyst for Partnerships
• Advocate
• Co-ordinator

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Improved Operations/Impact

• Working more closely with business to increase
  corporate participation and donations
• Increasing the Visibility of United Way in the
  Community