United Way Of Southeast Louisiana
United Way Of Southeast Louisiana
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Mission
United Way of Southeast Louisiana’s mission is to eradicate poverty in our region. Our vision is for equitable communities where all are healthy, educated, and financially stable. We find expert, local partners who are aligned with our Blueprint for Prosperity and believe in collaboration and accountability. We fund trusted nonprofit service providers through our collective impact model. We advocate for bipartisan policy that drives systems-level change. When you invest in your community through United Way, you help more children succeed in school, more families lead healthy lives, and more people grow their incomes to become financially stable. Together, we make more impact than any one of us could create alone when we work toward a shared goal – eradicating poverty.
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COMMUNITY IMPACT - STRATEGIC PLANNING & FUND DISTRIBUTION: UNITED WAY OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA (UWSELA) HAS A BOLD VISION FOR ERADICATING POVERTY IN SELA. GRANT-MAKING SUPPORTS THE VISION OF "EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES WHERE ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE HEALTHY, EDUCATED AND ECONOMICALLY STABLE." THIS MEANS BOTH A SHARPENED FOCUS ON POVERTY THROUGH SUPPORTING THE CRITICAL PROGRAMS THAT FORM THE BEDROCK OF SERVING OUR POPULATION, AND A SYSTEMS CHANGE APPROACH CENTERED ON COLLABORATION. OUR GRANT-MAKING IS ROOTED IN ADDRESSING THE COMPLEX INTERPLAY OF SYMPTOMS AND DRIVERS OF POVERTY IN THE REGION. IN 2016, UNITED WAY LAUNCHED ITS FIRST CYCLE OF GRANTS TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND GROUPS WORKING TOGETHER IN A COLLABORATIVE WAY TO ADDRESS THE OUTCOMES IN OUR BLUEPRINT FOR PROSPERITY. THIS PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY IMPACT DIVISION, AS DISTINCT FROM THE INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS IT COORDINATES, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANNUAL STRATEGIC GRANTS FUNDING PROCESSES. IT DEVELOPS STRATEGIC PLANS TO GUIDE THE FUNDING PROCESSES AND PROGRAM OR INITIATIVE DEVELOPMENT, AND ESTABLISHES AND MONITORS MEASURES OF PROGRAM SUCCESS AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 1. PROGRAM GRANTS: TOTAL # OF PEOPLE SERVED BY OUR 69 GRANT PARTNERS FROM JULY 1, 2018-JUNE 30, 2019 - 289,581. UWSELA-FUNDED 69 PROGRAMS, FROM JULY 1, 2018 - JUNE 30, 2019 TO ADDRESS PRIORITIES SUCH AS HOUSING, MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE, CHILD AND ADULT CARE AND ACADEMIC SUPPORTS. UWSELA ANSWERED OVER 229,535 APPEALS FOR HELP FROM OUR COMMUNITY.2.COLLABORATION GRANTS: BASED ON THE BLUEPRINT, UWSELA PROVIDED $550,000 IN FUNDING TO SUPPORT SEVEN (7) COLLABORATIONS FOCUSED ON SYSTEMIC CHANGE TO ERADICATE POVERTY.ACCOMPLISHMENTS: ENDING HOMELESSNESS THROUGH SYSTEMS CHANGE COLLABORATIVE - IMPLEMENTATION STAGE- 60 ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN COLLABORATION- 860 BENEFICIARIES DIRECTLY SUPPORTED BY COLLABORATIVE- 1 URGENT ACTION LAB COMPLETED; DEVELOPMENT OF A PILOT PROGRAM ON RAPID RE-HOUSING - 712 ASSESSMENTS OF PEOPLE WITH A HOUSING CRISIS- 2 MEETINGS HELD WITH PUBLIC HOUSING PERSONNEL TO DISCUSS HOUSING THE HOMELESS- 217 CHRONICALLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS HOUSEDNEW ORLEANS TRAUMA-INFORMED SCHOOLS LEARNING COLLABORATIVE - IMPLEMENTATION STAGE- 11 ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN COLLABORATION- 3 TRAUMA-INFORMED INTERVENTION TRAINING AND REFRESHERS TO ALL SCHOOLS- 2 ALL-SCHOOLS CONVENING HOSTED FOR SHARED LEARNING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES- 5 MINI-GRANTS TO PARTNER SCHOOLS DISTRIBUTED- 24 ON-GOING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS AROUND TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICESNEW ORLEANS WORK (NOW) COLLABORATIVE - IMPLEMENTATION STAGE- FUNDERS COLLABORATIVE MADE UP OF 8 FUNDERS THAT IS FOCUSED ON WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS.- 130 JOB SEEKERS AND INCUMBENTS HAVE RECEIVED TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THIS REPORTING YEAR- 70 EMPLOYEES SERVED BY NEW ORLEANS WORKFORCE INNOVATIONS- THE LAUNCHING OF NEW ORLEANS WORKFORCE INNOVATIONS IS A COLLECTIVE EFFORT THAT HAS THE SUPPORT OF VARIOUS NONPROFIT PARTNERS INCLUDING THE ASPEN INSTITUTE, EMPLOY, THE COWEN INSTITUTE, THE NEW ORLEANS BUSINESS ALLIANCE, AND WORKLAB INNOVATIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE EMPLOY COLLABORATIVE FACILITATED THE PROCESS WITH WORKLAB TO HELP IDENTIFY THE BEST-SUITED COMMUNITY PARTNER TO LAUNCH THE MODEL LOCALLY- RENEWED CONTRACT WITH CURRENT EMPLOYER IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR; EXTENDED CURRENT CONTRACT WITH EMPLOYER IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR FOR 3 MONTHS AND ANTICIPATE RENEWAL OF CONTRACT IN OCT. 2019; CONTINUE TO PROVIDE PRESENTATIONS TO EMPLOYERS IN HOSPITALITY AND CONSTRUCTION SECTORS.LOUISIANA PRISONER RE-ENTRY COLLABORATIVE - INFRASTRUCTURE STAGE- 46 ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN PLANNING ON STEERING COMMITTEES (ORLEANS, JEFFERSON, & ST. TAMMANY)- 60 INDIVIDUALS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN PLANNING ON STEERING COMMITTEES - 12 FORMER PRISONERS ENGAGED ON STEERING COMMITTEES (TARGET POPULATION)- DEVELOP COMP. COMM. REENTRY PLAN (CCRP) W/ PERF. MEASURES- DEVELOP AND TRAIN ON CCRP AND CIG INCL. PERF. MEASURES- DEVELOP AND TRAIN ON SPECIFIC PERF. & EVALUATION MEASURES- WORK WITH JEFFERSON AND ST. TAMMANY ON CIG APPLICATION- SUBMIT CIG PROPOSALS FROM JEFFERSON AND ST. TAMMANY- DEVELOP REGIONAL READY FOR WORK (R4W) PROJECT IN REGIONNEW ORLEANS GRADE LEVEL READING CAMPAIGN - PLANNING STAGE- 110 ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN THE COLLABORATION.- 441 OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS INVOLVED THROUGH THE COLLABORATION- MULTIPLE PARTNERSHIPS ESTABLISHED IN TWO OF THE THREE AREAS. PARTNERSHIPS AND THEIR PURPOSE HAVE INCLUDED: EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION FUNDING & POLICY (STAND FOR CHILDREN, LOUISIANA POLICY INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN, UNITED WAY, WOMEN UNITED, WYES, KINGSLEY HOUSE, URBAN LEAGUE OF LOUISIANA, LOUISIANA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, AGENDA FOR CHILDREN, NEW ORLEANS EARLY EDUCATION NETWORK); AND SUMMER LEARNING (NORDC, NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC LIBRARY, URBAN LEAGUE OF LOUISIANA, NEW ORLEANS YOUTH PROGRAM QUALITY INITIATIVE/NOLA YOUTH ALLIANCE, NATIONAL SUMMER LEARNING ASSOCIATION, FIRSTLINE SCHOOLS, ABUNDANCE OF DESIRE, DISCOVERYFEST, COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS, AND ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD). PARTNERSHIPS ARE STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT AN ATTENDANCE PILOT, BUT WILL LIKELY INCLUDE CITY YEAR, COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS, ATTENDANCE WORKS AND A FEW SELECT CHARTER SCHOOL MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS- IN ADDITION TO A SUMMER LEARNING WORKING GROUP THAT DEVELOPED THE KAY FENNELLY SUMMER LITERACY INSTITUTE, THE CAMPAIGN HAS ALSO ACTIVATED ITS SCHOOL READINESS WORKING GROUP, WHICH HAS OUTLINED A DETAILED INTERNAL COLLABORATIVE PLAN TO INCREASE ACCESS TO QUALITY ECE IN NEW ORLEANS; AND THE ATTENDANCE WORKING GROUP HAS BEGUN TO IDENTIFY PLANS TO ADDRESS CHRONIC ABSENCE. - THE EFFORTS ACCOMPLISHED IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE GRANT PERIOD CONTINUED MOMENTUM W/ADDITIONAL CCAP FUNDING ALLOCATIONS IN THE 2019 LA LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT WILL PROVIDE PUBLIC SUBSIDIES VIA CCAP FOR AT LEAST 170 MORE ORLEANS PARISH FAMILIES TO ACCESS QUAITY ECE. THE SUMMER LITERACY INSTITUTE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF SUMMER PROGRAMS AND SITES ENROLLED FROM 12 TO 16 PROGRAMS FROM ITS PILOT YEAR AND MORE THAN DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN SERVED IN LITERACY-RICH SUMMER PROGRAMS TO 1200 (FROM 550 LAST YEAR), BASED ON SUMMER PROGRAM ENROLLMENT DATA (FINAL NUMBER PENDING COMPLETION OF DATA SYNTHESIS). - THE CAMPAIGN PARTNERED WITH THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH PLANNING BOARD AND NOLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO FORM A JOINT SCHOOL ATTENDANCE TASK FORCE TO WORK IN COORDINATION TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS CHRONIC ABSENCE.NEW ORLEANS YOUTH PROGRAM QUALITY INITIATIVE - IMPLEMENTATION STAGE- 86 ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN THE COLLABORATION - 649 COMMUNITY MEMBERS INVOLVED THROUGH COLLABORATION- 7 FUNDERS SUPPORTING THE COLLABORATION- IN TOTAL, NOLA-YPQI ORGANIZATIONS COMPLETED 41 PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT GOALS. AS WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED, NOYA REDUCED THE NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE 2018-2019 COHORT PER THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PREVIOUS CONSULTANTS ON THE PROJECT TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE MODEL AND ENSURE STRONG IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INITIATIVE. THE NOLA-YPQI MODEL HAS CHANGED FOR 2019-2020 AFTER A CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE EXISTING MODEL AND WITH EXTENSIVE FEEDBACK FROM PROGRAM PARTNERS. - 35 PROGRAMS PARTICIPATING IN NOLA-YPQI- 37 YOUTH WORK METHODS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAININGS OFFERED- 438 PEOPLE ATTENDED A YPQI TRAINING- 15 TRAINERS AND 11 EXTERNAL ASSESSORSYOUTHFORCE NOLA - IMPLEMENTATION STAGE- 12 ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN THE COLLABORATION- 5 ACTIVE WORKING GROUPS SUPPORTED BY THE COLLABORATION- 14 FUNDERS SUPPORTING THE COLLABORATION.- $909K NEWLY SECURED/LEVERAGED TO SUPPORT THE COLLABORATION- YOUTHFORCE NOLA'S TARGET FOR THE CLASS OF 2019 IS 250 MEANINGFUL WORK EXPERIENCE COMPLETERS. THUS FAR, 196 MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2019 HAVE COMPLETED THE YOUTHFORCE INTERNSHIPS PROGRAM; AN ADDITIONAL 40 COMPLETED PROGRAMMING WITH PARTNERS, AND ANOTHER 20 SENIORS ARE CURRENTLY IN THEIR MEANINGFUL WORK EXPERIENCE PLACEMENTS.- YOUTHFORCE NOLA'S TARGET FOR THE CLASS OF 2019 IS 400 UNIQUE CREDENTIAL EARNERS. THUS FAR, 211 MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2019 HAVE EARNED INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED, CULMINATING CREDENTIALS; AN ADDITIONAL 300+ ARE ENROLLED IN CREDENTIALING COURSEWORK ACROSS YOUTHFORCE PARTNER SCHOOLS AND TRAINING PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS.- YOUTHFORCE HAS NOW DELIVERED TWO SOFT SKILLS EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS AND RE-BOOTED THE CITYWIDE SOFT SKILLS COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE. PLANNING IS UNDERWAY WITH OUR PARTNERS AT THE NEW ORLEANS YOUTH ALLIANCE FOR A BROADER, CITYWIDE STRATEGY.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is stated in the filing as “United way of southeast louisiana (uwsela) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded in 1952 serving residents of jefferson, orleans, plaquemines, st. bernard, st. tammany, tangipahoa and washington parishes and governed by a volunteer board. uwsela's mission is to eradicate poverty in southeast louisiana. uwsela collaborates with government, businesses, faith groups and other nonprofits in the seven parish region to identify and address serious issues. uwsela raises funds through an annual workplace campaign, individual and corporate gifts, grants and partnerships. uwsela provides grants to support programs and groups working together in a collaborative way that supports our vision of "equitable communities where all individuals are healthy, educated, and economically stable."”.
Their activities were defined as: “To eradicate poverty in southeast louisiana.”.
- As per legal requirements, the non-profit's state of operation is reported as LA.
- The non-profit's address in 2020 as per the filing is 2515 CANAL STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70119.
- The form of the non-profit organization shows 71 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$1,507,678.
- The organization has 19 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1952.
- The organization pays $4,118,452 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $1,710,634 in fundraising expenses.
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