United Way of North Central Ohio Funded Programs 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 serving Tiffin-Seneca United Way 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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Public Transportation

North Central Area Transportation

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.

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.

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.

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.

See all of the projects and programs funded by United Way of North Central Ohio in Crawford, Marion, Morrow, & Wyandot counties and Tiffin-Seneca United way here.