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Princeton Weekly Bulletin November 13, 2006, Vol. 96, No. 9 prev next current
- Page One
- • Eigenvalue-hugging ecologist seeks solutions in numbers
- • VP takes personal approach to human resources
- Inside
- • CIEE continues agenda with Malik at helm
- • Food choices explored at Nov. 16-17 conference
- • Program provides backup for caregiving needs
- • OSHA ensures access to records
- Almanac
- • Calendar of events
- • Nassau notes
- • By the numbers
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By the numbers
United Way Campaign 2006
Princeton NJ — The University’s annual campaign in support of the United Way of Greater Mercer County runs through Dec. 9 on the main campus and takes place Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab.
All donations will be distributed to United Way programs in Mercer County or employees’ home communities, or to other health and human services agencies that are designated by individual donors. United Way funding is based on four focus areas: helping children succeed; fostering self-sufficiency; caring for seniors and people with disabilities; and accessing healthcare.
According to the chapter’s website: “We measure results through ongoing community assessment and program monitoring. We analyze the numbers of changed lives and improved neighborhoods in each of the specific target areas that we fund.” Here are two examples:
• The local United Way funds school-based mentoring programs that serve youths during out-of-school time, as well as after-school programs and summer camps to provide supervised academic support and recreation for children and youth. This funding has led to an increase in the number of mentor matches from 50 to 245 in one year, more parents and teachers spending time reading to young children, more than 1,800 children participating in supervised out-of-school time programs, and more parents being able to maintain employment and attend school and training programs.
• The United Way prevents evictions by paying rent, mortgages, utilities and security deposits for indigent and working poor families and individuals, and funds programs like Meals on Wheels that help deliver meals to vulnerable seniors and special needs individuals. Since 2004, 1,250 individuals and families have received help as part of this collaborative emergency assistance effort. In addition, 31,500 meals have been delivered in the last two years to needy families and individuals, enabling them to remain in their own homes and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
For more information on the campaign, visit the United Way home page at <www.princeton.edu/pr/uw/>, or contact the main campus coordinator, Pamela Johnson, at 258-9149 or <pamelaj@princeton.edu>. Plasma physics employees should contact the lab’s United Way campaign chair, Rosemarie Fuchs-Smith, at 243-2416 or rfuchs@pppl.gov.