TIPP CITY, OHGet Ready to LIVE UNITEDTipp City Area United Way

About the Tipp City Area United Way

Everyone deserves the opportunity to have a good life:

A quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health.

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That’s why the Tipp City Area United Way focuses on Education,

Income and Health

The building blocks for a good quality of life.

Why use the UNITED WAY?

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There are many problems in our community that won’t go away.

Low-birthweight babies Drug use and addiction Disparities in school readiness Lack of affordable housing Children and families in poverty Personal debt and bankruptcy Child and adult obesity Lack of access to health care Growing number of seniors applying for very basic needs (food assistance,

medical, etc.)

Funds given to the Tipp City Area United Way Stay in Tipp City, serving the residents in our community.

Here are just some of the problems in our community that are on the rise:

About the Tipp City Area United WayUnited Way brings together people and organizations with the passion,

expertise and resources needed to get things done.

You can get involved by giving, advocating and volunteering.

That’s what it means to LIVE UNITED.

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The Tipp City United WayCollects and Directs donations

To Tipp City Area funded programs.

Our United Way Directors are not only fund raising champions but

also help to direct and assign the funding to the charitable

organizations in Tipp City that are most in need of our help.

Education

From the time children are born through high school graduation, the Tipp City Area United Way is there to make sure the youth in our community

succeed.

Initiatives include:• We Care Arts: We Care Arts provides a comprehensive and stimulating

alternative to typical mental health programs.• Imagination Library: Mails a free book each month to hundreds of children

from birth to 5 in Tipp City, Monroe and Bethel Townships.

• Dream Builders/The Clubhouse: Provides free teen-led afterschool and summer tutoring and life skills in various locations for grades 2-6 who have limited opportunities.

• Child Care Choices : Identifies child care providers for Miami County families and provides child care information, training, and support for families and child care providers.

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We meet immediate needs through our Funded Programs, which get children ready for school, help improve their school

performance and build character.

Income For families and people on the path to financial stability, we are there to help them become financially independent.

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Initiatives include:Tipp Monroe Community Relief: Administers summer

lunch program as well as utility bill, rent and emergency prescription medication support.

New Path: Provides a food pantry and emergency material needs assistance.

Needy Baskets: Food pantry for emergency food needs. Ride to Work: Assists local residents and businesses in

getting their workforce to work every day.Meals on Wheels: Ensures shut-ins and handicapped 65

yrs. and older do not go hungry.Emergency Shelter & Homelessness: Assists homeless

victims with shelter and means to stabilize their lives.

HealthWe work to improve the overall health of our community.

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Initiatives include:Family Abuse Shelter: Assists and protects victims of

domestic violence.Miami County Dental Clinic: Treats dental needs of all

ages. Traveling Smiles program treats school-age children at school.

Well Child Clinic & Prenatal: Provides clinical services for the most defenseless of our community.

New Creations Counseling: Psychiatric services for those who cannot afford the care they need.

Recovery Council: Provides, prevention, treatment, and control of substance abuse.

Hospice: Compassionate end of life care. Rehabilitation Center: Works with severe neurological

injuries and other disorders.YMCA: Financial assistance for those seeking to address

physical fitness needs. Health Partners: Medical care for all ages who are

uninsured/uninsurable. 

How You Can Get InvolvedWe are connected and interdependent. We are a community of loving and

responsible people. We all win when a child succeeds in school, when families are financially stable and when our neighbors are healthy.

But it takes our whole community working together to make this happen.

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Join the United Way Movement in

Tipp City! at

www.tippcityauw.orgGive. Advocate. Volunteer.

LIVE UNITED.