Community Initiatives
United Way of Greater Greensboro's Leadership and Collaborative Efforts in the Community
Thriving at Three
Mission
Thriving at Three is a United Way of Greater Greensboro community collaboration with a simple premise: children who are healthy, physically and emotionally, by age three are more likely to be successful in school and in life.
Strategy
- To engage and empower parents and caregivers by providing clear, useful information on child health and development and available services to promote active participation in their children's well being.
- To promote a strong, high-quality system of care that includes community-family partnerships supported by well-coordinated services from public and private agencies working with children.
- To conduct outreach to homes with vulnerable children as close to birth as possible and provide services that link families to community resources.
For more information please visit thrivingat3.org
- United Way of Greater Greensboro thanks IBM for their generous gift of over $12,000 to support the expansion of Thriving at Three.
Success at School
Vision
A parent and community driven system of support and opportunities, with schools as the hub, that will help students excel academically and socially through enrichment activities.
Strategy
Through collaboration with Communities in Schools and Guilford County Schools, the Success at School program now provides after-school enrichment programs in 5 Title I Elementary schools and serves over 500 children and their families. Through ensuring that parents become partners in this process, Success at School supports the community in bringing opportunities to children in schools and increasing their likelihood of long term success.
Partnering to End Chronic Homelessness in Guilford County
Mission
To improve the quality of life for all residents of Guilford County by ending chronic homelessness and reducing all types of homelessness by 2016.
Strategy
The United Way of Greater Greensboro and United Way of Greater High Point were assigned the task of administering the development of the plan, along with the Homeless Prevention Coalition of Guilford County. The Guilford County Task Force to End Homelessness unveiled the 10 Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness in Guilford County to the community in June of 2007. Guilford County leaders gathered in April 2008 to announce new leadership, implementation, and funding plans for Partnering to End Chronic Homelessness in Guilford County.
For more information about Partnering to End Chronic Homelessness in Guilford County or to download a copy of the ten year plan, please visit partnersforhomeless.com