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COMMUNITY IMPACT
Hurricane Recovery and Collective Impact
HURRICANE RECOVERY COLLECTIVE IMPACT
Voluntary Organizations Active in United Way facilitated over 60 nonprofits, civic groups, governmental
Disaster of Coastal Georgia (VOADCG) was agencies, businesses and religious institutions during a series of 12
created after September 2017’s Hurricane roundtable meetings. These small-group discussions created a foundation for
Irma in response to a need for additional future workforce development initiatives and “cradle to career” support to
our youth. The roundtables focused on ways to increase the number of local
community services. This new organization
16-24 year olds in school or employed.
will provide disaster response and recovery
United Way implemented a new Strategic Focus Grant program that
services by coordinating volunteers in
provided $50,000 to designated programs that demonstrated the vision
Glynn and McIntosh counties. In non-
of our new strategic plan. Grants were awarded to Goodyear Elementary
disaster times, VOADCG will promote
School’s after-school program, Boys Scouts’ Explorer Program, Safe Harbor
volunteer training and preparedness. In
Children Center’s Donation Center and Employment Services, and STAR
times of disaster, VOADCG will facilitate Foundation’s Life and Job Readiness Education program.
coordination of volunteer response and Our 2017 transition to a community impact organization led to a vision for
recovery activities. United Way is proud to a pipeline of services that will enable all students to succeed and will keep
be a founding partner of VOADCG. our economy thriving and strong.
LIVE UNITED
