By Bold Goal

Collective community impact through RBA (Results-Based Accountability) begins with common understanding of the problem, a shared vision for change, and an agreement for data collection and measurement.

Together with community leaders and local social service agencies, we identified three Bold Goals for our community and decided on data indicators that will help us measure success.

Every program, collaboration, and initiative we facilitate or fund with donor dollars impacts one or more of these Bold Goals: Successful Children, Healthy Families, & Self-Sufficient Residents.

Bold Goal 1: Successful Children

OHCAC Weekend Backpack Program • Bucyrus Backpack Program LLC • Flying Horse Farms Camper Programming • Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio • Boys & Girls Club Formula for Impact • Girl Scouts of North East Ohio • Marion Voices in the Schools • BPL Music, Movement, & More • ROX (Ruling Our Experiences) • Patchworks House • Black Swamp Area Council Boy Scouts • Camp Fire Sandusky County • Marion Microfarm Project • Seneca County 4-H Youth Development • YMCA Tiffin Backpack Food Program • YMCA Bucyrus 4th Grade Swim • SMYL (Seneca Mentoring Youth Links) • The Tomorrow Center • Tiffin-Seneca Child Care Center • Wyandot Community Connections • Mid-Ohio Youth Mentoring • YWCA Family Learning Labs • Let’s Read 20 • Esther’s Dream • Galion Community Theatre Youth Productions • Imagination Library

Bold Goal 2: Healthy Families

Bucyrus Backpack Program LLC • Turning Point • CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) • Crawford County Arts Center Patronage Program • Morrow County 2-1-1 • American Red Cross Disaster Response Services & Home Fire Preparedness • OHCAC Weekend Backpack Program • Financial Assistance for Cancer Treatment (FACT) • CCSG Food Pantry & Emergency Utility Assistance & Co-Pay Prescription Assistance • Heart of Ohio Homeless Shelter • YMCA Tiffin Backpack Food Program • CCCOA Home Delivered and Congregate Meals • Tiffin-Seneca 2-1-1 • Marion Victim Assistance Program • Marion Voices in the Schools • LifeCare Alliance Meals-on-Wheels and Congregate Meals Program • Big Walnut Joint Fire District Project SAFE • Allen Eiry Senior Center • Mobile Meals of Marion County • NAMI Marion & Crawford • Peace and Freedom Committee • North Central Area Transportation • RSVP (Retired & Senior Volunteer Program) • Patchworks House • Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio • Safety City of Marion, Ohio • Grace Clinic Marion • First Step • Sisters in Shelter • Open Door Resource Center • Tiffin-Seneca Child Care Center • Transformation Life Center • Let’s Read 20 • Marion Microfarm Project • MTC Student Emergency Fund • Tiffin Salvation Army • FISH of Tiffin • Marion County Child Care Coalition • Community Health Improvement Plan • 2-1-1 Pathways • Caledonia Farmers Market • New Washington Community Food Pantry

Bold Goal 3: Self-Sufficient Residents

Getting Ahead Navigation • North Central Area Transportation • Marion Microfarm Project • MTC Student Emergency Fund • Marion County Transportation Coalition • Crawford County Transportation Coalition • Pay It Forward Project • Marion Housing Coalition • Marion County Child Care Coalition • Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio

By Program Name

These projects and programs are funded through donations to United Way of North Central Ohio’s annual Community Campaign. The nonprofit partners who receive grant funding have completed a rigorous RBA application process that includes review by a Community Impact Cabinet made up of local volunteers. Learn more about RBA here.

Allen Eiry Senior Center

419.448.9774

The Allen Eiry Senior Center is Seneca County’s only senior center. The organization is a nonprofit, community-based organization providing activities to help improve physical and mental health for seniors. The Center’s goal is to enrich the lives of the membership through access to quality education, social, recreational and health related activities that enhance their lives, supports their independence and encourages them to remain engaged and active in the community.

Disaster Response Services & Home Fire Preparedness

American Red Cross of East Central Ohio & American Red Cross of North Central Ohio

614.253.2740

The American Red Cross Disaster Cycle services prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. Their Home Fire Preparedness campaign saves lives by installing smoke alarms and educating families about home fire safety. United Way of North Central Ohio is proud to support these efforts in Crawford, Wyandot, Marion, and Seneca counties.

Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)

AxessPointe Community Health Centers, Inc.

859.551.9605
(Seneca & Wyandot)
419.565.8940
(Crawford, Marion, & Wyandot)

The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is one of the largest volunteer networks in the nation for people 55 and over. Volunteers can use the skills and talents they’ve learned over the years, or develop new ones while serving in a variety of volunteer activities within their communities.

Project SAFE

Big Walnut Joint Fire District

567.328.9073

The Project SAFE program provides and installs smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors for households in need.

Scouting

Black Swamp Area Council, Boy Scouts of America

419.422.4356

The Scouting program at Black Swamp Area Council is a journey that instills skills that have a direct impact on youth and the community around them.

Formula for Impact

Boys & Girls Club of Marion County

740.387.3462

Formula for Impact is a program developed by Boys & Girls Clubs of America to encourage positive youth development through a safe, positive environment; fun; supportive relationships; opportunities and expectations; and recognition. It also incorporates high-yield learning activities, targeted programs and regular attendance.

Bucyrus Backpack Program

419.689.9555

The Backpack Program provides weekend meals for food insecure students across Crawford County.

Music, Movement, & More

Bucyrus Public Library

614.253.2740

The Music, Movement, & More program at Bucyrus Public Library allows children to experience the joy of music while practicing physical skills, increasing awareness of literacy and language development, and encouraging social-emotional skills.

Self Reliance, Environmental, & Leadership Education Programs

Camp Fire Sandusky County

419.332.8641

Camp Fire provides unique, focused programs that encourage personal exploration and empower youth to thrive while gaining the skills necessary to succeed and reach their full potential throughout their lives.

ROX (Ruling Our Experiences)

Carey Exempted Village Schools

419.396.7922

The Ruling Our eXperiences (ROX) program is implemented for middle school and high school girls at Carey EVSD. The program works to equip girls with the knowledge and skills to live healthy, independent, and violence-free lives.

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)

CASA of Seneca, Sandusky, & Wyandot Counties

419.209.1442

CASA is a volunteer-based organization that trains people to become volunteer advocates for children. CASA of Seneca, Sandusky, and Wyandot Counties is a non-profit agency and has been serving locally abused and neglected children since 1990!

Emergency Food, Utility, & Prescription Co-pay Assistance

Cooperative Christian Services of Galion

419.462.9305

CCSG provides emergency food boxes to supply struggling households with pantry provisions while they are waiting for their next paycheck or assistance allotment. They also provide emergency utility funds for clients in danger of utility shut off and help with prescription copays. United Way of North Central Ohio is proud to partner with CCSG in supporting this program.

Patronage Program

Crawford County Art Center

419.834.4133

The Art Center’s patronage program ensures community members have access to the resources of the center, including its classes and gallery. CCAC is expanding art outreach and visibility in all areas of Crawford County, including those currently underserved, seniors, and/or differently-abled populations.

Home-Delivered & Congregate Meals

Crawford County Council on Aging

419.562.3050

The CCCOA Home Delivered Nutrition program provides the delivery of nutritious and safe meals to eligible consumers in a home setting for the purpose of sustaining or improving consumer health. The program also provides participants with regular opportunities for face-to-face contact and conversation, and referral to more services if needed.

Explore-It-Torium

MARCA Industries

740.914.6030

The Explor-it-torium is 10,000 square feet of fun located in the historic Carnegie Library here in Marion, Ohio. This children’s museum is a vibrant and interactive space designed for kids to explore, learn, and play. It features hands-on exhibits, creative activities, and educational programs that encourage curiosity and discovery. UWNCO is happy to provide funding to ensure weekend hours of operation and free passes for Marion City Schools students in grades PreK to 2.

FACT

Financial Assistance for Cancer Treatment

419.937.2540

FACT is a local, nonprofit, volunteer agency dedicated to assisting Seneca County and Fostoria residents diagnosed with cancer in need. FACT provides financial assistance with cancer-related expenses including treatment expenses, medications, supplies and transportation (mileage and lodging) not covered by insurance.

Food Pantry

FISH of Tiffin

419.448.0690

Providing food, short term housing, utility help, and personal needs until people can get long term help or are back on a sound financial footing.

Camper Programming

Flying Horse Farms

419.751.7077

Flying Horse Farms makes it possible for children with serious illnesses to heal, grow, and thrive. If an activity does not meet the needs of a single camper, the entire activity is changed so no child is waiting on the sidelines. Program curriculum is developed by outlining the specific program outcomes and skill-building, as well as prioritizing safety and having fun.

Youth Theatre Production

Galion Community Theatre

419.468.2662

The Youth Production program is open to kids age 10 to 20 from Galion and the surrounding community, and fosters creativity, self-expression, and confidence in its young cast and crew. GCT is committed to providing a safe and welcoming space for all young members of our community, and UWNCO is proud to help sponsor their efforts.

Troop Support

Girl Scouts of North East Ohio

800.852.4474

Funding from UWNCO allows GSNEO to offer local troop support in the form of special troop projects including scholarships for memberships, new-troop kits, uniforms, and essential supplies, as well as camperships.

Safety-Net Free Clinic

Grace Clinics of Ohio

740.816.6955

Grace Clinic Marion provides basic, sound, quality medical care to those who would otherwise not have access to it in a loving, compassionate, non-threatening way. Those in need are seen without regard to race, color, national origin, gender or religion.

Empowering Students with JA Programming

Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio

330.433.0063

Programming from Junior Achievement reaches students in Crawford, Marion, and Wyandot, equipping them with vital financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship knowledge.

Safety & Stability for Women

Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio

740.383.2161

LASCO’s program advocates for social and economic stability, advancement, and equity for at-risk women in the region through crisis-centered and long-term civil legal advocacy.

Meals-on-Wheels

LifeCare Alliance

614.278.3130

Provides nourishing food and socialization to older adults and individuals living with a medical challenge or disability in Marion County.

Getting Ahead Community Navigation

Marion Matters, Inc.

740.223.2999

Getting Ahead Community Navigation provides support navigating resources to individuals in Marion County looking for assistance and education on their path to long-term stability.

Marion Microfarm Project

419.631.3719

Marion Microfarm Project is a community engagement effort to launch a sustainable local food system in Marion. The project trains beginner farmers in commercial production and develops partnerships with local businesses and agencies to address food insecurity and health and wellness.

Heart of Ohio Shelter Program for the Homeless

Marion Shelter Program, Inc. serving Crawford, Marion, Morrow, & Wyandot

740.387.4550

Shelter program provides individuals and families safe shelter, basic necessities, and a structured opportunity to regain sustainable self-sufficiency.

MTC Student Emergency Fund

Marion Technical College Foundation

740.386.4203

The Student Emergency Fund at MTC helps remove non-academic barriers for students by providing financial assistance outside of eligibility-driven aid that does not provide funding for these barriers. Assistance can include, but is not limited to, housing, childcare, and transportation.

Marion Victim Assistance Program

740.387.4401

The Victim Assistance Program provides county wide services to victims of any crime. Victim Assistance minimizes the effects of crime in the lives of crime victims, while Victim Advocates offer victims of crime support services which include emergency assistance, emotional support, agency referrals, and assistance with legal filings as well as court orientation and advocacy.

Marion Voices in the Schools

Marion Voices Folklife & Oral History Program

Collaboration between students and Marion Voices’ culture-keepers and artists introduces local young people to folk and cultural arts traditions in our community, & helps to build culturally-sustaining pedagogy & cultivate reparative pride-in-place in Marion County’s diverse cultural traditions & landscapes.

Youth Mentoring

Mid-Ohio Youth Mentoring

419.525.4618

The Youth Mentor program at Mid-Ohio Youth Mentoring provides young people in Crawford County with mentors who support, encourage, and provide opportunities to develop skills that will help them achieve success in life.

Mobile Meals of Marion County

740.382.1818

Mobile Meals of Marion County fills an important gap in food service programs, providing minimal-cost meal delivery for Marion County seniors who have been waitlisted for another food service, individuals in need who do not meet Federal food program eligibility or who have a short term need while recovering from illness or injury, and people requiring special diets or food prep.

Outreach and Education to Schools & Employers

NAMI Marion and Crawford

740.375.0796

The goal of NAMI Marion and Crawford Counties Outreach and Education to Schools and Employers is to provide education to educators, school administration and personnel, and employers for understanding of mental illness and trauma.

Public Transportation

North Central Area Transit

419.617.7191 (Crawford)
419.448.7344 (Seneca)

NCAT helps break down the barriers of accessing affordable transportation in rural Seneca and Crawford County, ensuring that everyone in our community has access to life’s basic needs, including employment, education, health care, and groceries.

Weekend Backpack Program

Ohio Heartland Community Action Commission

419.468.5121

United Way of North Central Ohio supports the Weekend Backpack Program in their efforts to provide accessible, nutritious, and child-friendly food for at-risk children at the weekends and over holidays.

Wyandot Community Connections

419.835.1005

WCC’s largest program is The HUB, an after-school program designed to provide a nurturing and enriching environment for students in our community. We recognize the importance of extending learning beyond the classroom and offering support to help students thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.

Open Door Resource Center

419.209.6736

Open Door supports families in Wyandot County on a case by case basis with assistance for rent, utilities, limited medical needs, transportation, and food.

Safe Parenting Time & Child Access Services

Patchworks House

419.448.0080

Patchworks House provides services to families to help create plans for safe parenting, including the supervised visitation program. The program’s goal is to expand the safety and comfort for families and children who have experienced conflict or family violence.

Promoting Freedom & Equity

Peace & Freedom Committee

740.360.5975

The Peace and Freedom Committee provides events and programming in Marion County to spread the philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and to lift up people from all cultures.

Safety City

Safety City of Marion Ohio

740.387.5019

Safety City uses hands-on role playing to give Marion County kindergarteners knowledge and experience in the 9-1-1 system, fire safety, gun safety, and traffic safety, enabling them to make good choices and help them live long, safe and healthy lives.

Human Services

The Salvation Army Tiffin Citadel

419.447.2252

Every day The Salvation Army assists individuals and families living in Tiffin and Seneca County, including providing food for the hungry through their soup kitchen and food pantry as well as essentials from the hygiene closet.

First Step

Sandusky Valley Domestic Violence Shelter

419.435.7300

First Step addresses intimate partner violence in Seneca and Wyandot counties with community resources, outreach, crisis counseling and advocacy services, with a goal of empowering victims to achieve survivorship.

4-H Youth Development

Seneca County OSU Extension

419.447.9722

4-H Youth Development education creates a positive environment for diverse youth and adults to reach their fullest potential as capable, competent, caring, and contributing citizens.

Transformation Life Center

Seneca County Council on Homelessness

567.804.9284

Transformation Life Center provides nights of temporary emergency shelter stay to homeless women and children of Seneca County.  The overarching goal is to assist person(s) temporarily and help them get back on their feet in approximately 90 days.

Saving Lives through Shelter and Community

Sisters in Shelter

567.205.8771

Sisters in Shelter provides community education and assists adult women who are survivors of human trafficking.

Seneca Mentoring Youth Links

SMYL

419.447.2927

An initiative of Seneca County Family and Children First Council, SMYL connects mentors with Seneca County youth to encourage better choices for a brighter future.

Tiffin-Seneca Child Care Center

419.447.3382

TSCCC is a childcare and preschool program providing high quality childcare/education for infants, toddlers, preschool, and school age children. United Way of North Central Ohio provides funding to subsidize the cost for low income parents who do not qualify for state assistance.

Student Recognition Program

The Tomorrow Center

419.718.4242

The Tomorrow Center is an open enrollment community school in Morrow County serving grades 6 through 12 and focusing on academic, social, and mental health needs, and offering mental health and drug and alcohol counseling services. UWNCO is proud to fund their student recognition program.

Shelter & Advocacy for Victims of Domestic Violence

Turning Point

740.382.8988

Turning Point provides crisis/hotline, shelter, advocacy, information and referral and victims’ rights advocacy to victims of domestic violence in our community.

Crawford Fourth Grade Swim

YMCA of Bucyrus-Tiffin

419.562.6218

Fourth Grade Swim is a youth water safety program.

Seneca Backpack Food Program

YMCA of Bucyrus-Tiffin

419.447.8711

The Seneca Backpack Program addresses food inequities in Seneca County by providing local students who have been identified as food insecure with bags of food for the weekend. The program works in collaboration with local schools.

Mobile Learning Labs

YWCA of Northwest Ohio

419.241.3235

United Way supports the Mobile Learning Labs operated by YWCA of Northwest Ohio. The Mobile Learning Lab program is designed to improve kindergarten readiness by providing activities that engage families and children while developing early learning skills.

Collaborations and Community Initiatives

A Note About Collaborations

United Way of North Central Ohio continues to be committed to using RBA and collective impact throughout our funding process, and gives special consideration to  funding of community collaborations between agencies and organizations.

A collaboration considered for grant funding will be two or more organizations or entities working together to achieve a common goal to improve life for residents in Crawford, Marion, Morrow, & Wyandot counties and Tiffin-Seneca United Way.

Marion County Childcare Coalition

The Coalition brings together local non-profit organizations including to address the barriers to accessible, affordable childcare in Marion County with a goal of removing those barriers and providing families with improved childcare options. Learn more about the Marion County Child Care Coalition here.

Let’s Read 20

Marion Public Library

740.387.0992

Forming the habit of reading at a young age is linked to higher performance and achievement throughout life. Let’s Read 20 is a community-wide initiative that promotes early childhood literacy and is attempting to positively impact the culture of our community and the way it values reading, education and academic success.

Crawford County Transportation Coalition

The Crawford County Transportation Coalition brings together impactful local organizations to implement a comprehensive transportation plan for the community.

Imagination Library

Crawford Partnership, Marion Public Library, Kiwanis Club of Morrow County, Wyandot County Community Foundation, & Tiffin Community Foundation through Gase Family Literacy Fund

United Way of North Central Ohio is proud to help support the efforts of Imagination Library in Crawford, Marion, Morrow, and Wyandot counties. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio provides every Ohio child from birth to age 5 with a free book each month.

Marion Housing Coalition

The Marion Housing Coalition works to bring together community residents and agency partners to address housing and blight issues in Marion County.

Marion County Transportation Coalition

The goal of the Coalition is to streamline transportation efforts, by working together with the regional mobility manager, to create solutions that are viable to all Marion County residents.

Caledonia Farmers Market

The Caledonia Farmers Market is held each Saturday in the Caledonia historic public square from 10 am to 1 pm.

Community Health Improvement Plan

Esther’s Dream

419.948.0028

Esther’s Dream is a Morrow County program administered by United Way of North Central Ohio which provides free special event dresses, accessories, and jewelry to individuals in need.

New Washington Community Food Pantry

St. John’s Lutheran Church

419.492.2182

St. John’s Lutheran Church serves the community of New Washington and its rural environs with a food pantry. Sponsorship by United Way of North Central Ohio helps support the pantry as well as funding for a pavilion that hosts a seasonal community farmers market.

Pay It Forward

Ohio State University – Marion

Pay It Forward is a collaborative effort between Ohio State Marion and United Way of North Central Ohio that provides students with experiential learning as they explore the process of grant writing and approval while increasing their awareness of the funding needs of local organizations.

Comprehensive Information & Referral and Morrow County 2-1-1

HelpLine of Delaware and Morrow Counties, Inc.

800.684.2324

HelpLine is the community’s only comprehensive 24/7 resource for supporting and empowering change. Highly-trained specialists offer compassionate support to anyone in crisis or in need of information through their free, 24/7 hotline, connecting people with the right community resources.

Information and Referral

Tiffin 2-1-1

211 or 800.650.4357

211 is a free and anonymous information and referral service available to anyone in Seneca County with a health or human service need. 211 has a database of hundreds of health and human service resources for residents of Seneca County.

2-1-1 Local Help & Resources

Pathways of Central Ohio

211 or 800.544.1506

This United Way agency partner provides 24/7 services over the phone, connecting callers with the help they need, including mental health services, emergency food and housing, veterans services, health care, and more. Call 2-1-1 or dial 800-544-1601.

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Special thanks to our UWNCO Bold Goal Champions.