Our Approach
Four Focused Strategies
United Way of Decatur & Mid-Illinois’ Impact Areas are:
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Youth Opportunity (Young people realize their full potential)
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Financial Security (Every generation has a stronger financial future)
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Healthy Community (Wellness-focused community with healthcare access for all)
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Community Resiliency (Urgent needs addressed today for a better tomorrow)
- Integration: Integrated planning and action.
- Coherence: Common goals and trust lead to comprehensive actions – concerted planning and action.
- Cooperation: Shared view and economy of activities encourages common purposes and common goals.
- De-confliction: Shared view avoids interference and encourages economy of activities – self-synchronize.
- Awareness: Transparency and information sharing enhances shared view of the engagement space.
What is a Common Community Approach?
| Requires a raised awareness throughout the community |
| Based on mutual trust and a willingness to integrate |
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Proactive not reactive
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Outcome focused
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| Shared understanding, commonly agreed end-state, common language, shared approach, and shared responsibility |
Four Focused Strategies
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What Are the Barriers
The problems our community suffers from are poor graduation rates and college/job readiness; significant health issues; and safety issues/challenges that create the conditions for life crisis and the need for essential services (food, clothing, shelter, furniture).
All residents have:
- The opportunity to provide for themselves and their families without stigmatized assistance.
- The opportunity to live independently with dignity.
A significant percentage of our population has insufficient (poverty) and ALICE which affects their current and future well-being and that of our community.
