Newsletter: March, 2006
Youth Matters - Learn how the local high school students chose to allocate their $20,780 during Youth Campaign Allocation Day…
On Thursday, February 9, the allocation phase of United Way of Midland’s Youth Campaign took place. Local high school students learned how donations made to United Way of Midland are invested in programs that meet community needs.
Students from the following schools participated: Midland High School, Midland Freshman, Lee High School, Lee Freshman, Midland Christian School, and Coleman High School. The Youth Campaign Allocation day began with roundtable discussions lead by Program Provider representatives informing the students on United Way funded programs that address each of the following impact areas; helping kids succeed; promoting health, wellness and independence; strengthening and supporting families; and assisting in basic and emergency needs.
Following the Program Provider discussions, the students reviewed the programs, the impact areas, and then decided how to best allocate the $20,780 raised during the fall 2005 United Way Youth Campaign. The allocable amount this year is almost double of last year’s amount ($12,000), thanks to an outstanding 2005 Youth Fundraising Campaign. After the allocations were made, the students made on-site visits to Program Providers representing each impact area.
The students chose to allocate the funds in the following way:
- $5,195 to programs that help kids succeed;
- $7,273 to programs that strengthen and support families;
- $3,948 to programs that assist with basic and emergency needs;
- $4,364 to programs that promote health, wellness and independence.
Above, left: Participating Students from local high schools
Above, right: A visit from a Midland Rape Crisis & CAC Therapy Dog
Below, left: Students talk with Pat Meadows at the Children's Community Clinic
Below, right: Jamie Owen from Community & Senior Services talks to the students
about Meals on Wheels, a United Way funded program
United Way of Midland strongly believes in teaching local youth the importance of investing in their community. The Youth Campaign involves local students in the raising of funds to meet community needs and in the process of investing those funds. The allocation phase gives local high school students a voice in the funding of programs that positively impact our community.
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