Executive summary the mission of united way of brevard: to be brevard's leader in mobilizing the caring power of our community

Through united way, the contributions of thousands of individual donors become a force for change in our county. Our focus on education, income and health in our communities create the building blocks for a strong future. Our communities succeed when all of our children succeed in school; when adults can secure a good job, manage their finances and have access to quality healthcare. Our mission aligns strongly with the cncs programming priority areas of economic opportunity, education and healthy futures. The vista project will help UWB attain the goal of providing caring, trained mentors to students struggling with reading in second and third grade; develop additional resources and opportunities as well as community awareness to help reduce the achievement GAP for students of color; promote increased reading activity for all low-income residents of brevard with a focus on low-income youth; provide access to quality financial education tools and guidance. The long-term project goal is to increase opportunities for success with our youth in order to strengthen their chances for a secure future through multiple approaches which expands and improves existing programs and identifies gaps in service for future development. We expect our efforts to impact 4,800 of children in brevard through our work in literacy and wellness and at least 4,500 adults through our financial stability programs. The six vista's will contribute to the goals of the project by performing activities such as recruitment and training of mentors; coordinating efforts to strengthen and increase resources to minority children, promote the community awareness of financial wellness resources available in the community and improve methods of delivery for each of the existing programs over a one year period. The long-term goal of the project is to reduce poverty through our efforts in education, income and health.