MCUW 2011 Video
Creating Independence by Moving People Out of Poverty is the number one priority for Montgomery County United Way. Use your voice, Give to support programs that enable this to happen. Volunteer to serve in Montgomery County, TX.
Facilitating Access to Affordable and Quality Health Care
The Statistics:
– The number of children aged 18 and younger enrolled in Medicaid has increased by 37% in Montgomery County.
– Only a few healthcare facilities in Montgomery County accept Chips or Medicaid.
We are not in the healthcare business but seek to bring collaborative partners together to provide long term solutions. MCUW has invested in a healthcare study where the following partners have agreed to sh... Read More
Moving People Out of Poverty
DID YOU KNOW…?
37% or 27,628 school aged children in Montgomery County live at or close to poverty.
8,186 families live in poverty in Montgomery County, representing 45,869 individuals.
We believe that if our community concentrates on this #1 priority, other needs will decrease. If families have training and education to ensure sustainable wages, they will ... Read More
Providing Temporary Assistance In the Event of a Crisis
The Statistics:
– Data from one of MCUW’s funded partners indicates that they are missing over 3,000 calls per day from citizens in need.
– Temporary crisis sometimes leads people to take out their stress on the people they love the most.
– In 2009, requests for utility bill and rent assistance continued to be the first two requests through MCUW’s Inform... Read More
About Us
Healthy Me - Kids Making Healthy Choices
Meador Elementary Kindergarteners and 3rd graders are making Healthy Choices during an introductory program designed to help kids learn about healthy food and activities. The program is co-sponsored by Montgomery County United Way and the Healthy Living Alliance which was formed as a task force based on one of the rcommendations from the 2011 Montgomery County Health Assessment. 70% of Montgomery County residents are overweight or obese.
Meador Elementary was chosen for the pilot program because they already have included healthy eating and activities into their curriculum. To kick off "Healthy Me..Fun, Food and Fitness", Dr. Bret Jimerson, Willis ISD Superintendent and Meador Elementary Principal Karen Preist showed students vegetables to see if they could identify them and to create excitement about eating vegetables and healthy foods. The kids are being rewarded for healthy choices with stickers and apple bracelets.
Healthy Living Alliance hopes to get measurable results through pre and post tests of children and their families becoming aware of making individual choices to affect health.
MCUW Announces 2011 - 2012 Campaign Results
Through the generous donations of Montgomery County individuals, corporations and employees, Montgomery County United Way has raised
$4.53 Million to improve lives in Montgomery County.
Thanks so much for your donations!
Thanks so much to 2011 - 2012 Campaign Chair, Dr. Austin Lane from Lone Star College - Montgomery and his wonderful Campaign Cabinet for their help in this endeavor.
