
United Way fights for a healthier community
Whether it is a neighbor without health insurance, a victim of abuse, or someone struggling with mental illness or an addiction, United Way is working to ensure everyone has access to affordable and quality care.
Almost 50% of adults in Champaign County report that they experience multiple days a month when their mental health is not good. More than 7 million Illinois adults are coping with a diagnosable mental illness. Healthcare providers voiced concern that the capacity of available mental health services is simply not adequate. A local particular cause for alarm is the lack of mental health services for children.
Our Strategy
United Way is actively working to increase the number of services available to the uninsured, underinsured and Medicare/Medicaid patients. We facilitated the fundraising for and connected community partners around the Frances Nelson Dental Clinic, which sees patients who may not otherwise be able to afford dental care. This clinic helps keep hundreds of people out of the emergency room each year. As we move forward, United Way is holding community conversations and bringing hospitals, providers, local government, and key community leaders together around the issue of access to mental health care. We want to make sure that everyone in our community has quick access to mental health care when they need it.
Impact Goal
- Individuals/families have access to healthcare and improve their health.
TARGET ISSUE
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People have improved physical and behavioral health.
How United Way is Helping
In Champaign County, we Live United against barriers to good health. United Way has named mental health one of our top Health priorities for the next several years, recently helping save mental health services for over 1,200 patients. We fight for everyone to have healthy food through our Farmers Feeding Families program. We fight for increased access to independent living supports. And we fight for everyone to have affordable access to healthcare so they can live a long, healthy life.
We provide Community Impact Fund grants totaling $632,577 to 16 health-focused programs in fiscal years 2019-2020.
Grantee |
Program |
HEALTH |
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Champaign County Court Appointed Special Advocates |
Victim Advocate Program |
Community Service Center of Northern Champaign County |
The Resource Connection |
Courage Connection |
Basic Services |
Crisis Nursery |
Basic Services |
Developmental Services Center |
Apartment Services |
Eastern Illinois Foodbank |
Champaign County Food Fund |
Family Service of Champaign County |
HomeCare |
Family Service of Champaign County |
Meals On Wheels |
Family Service of Champaign County |
Senior Counseling and Advocacy |
Family Service of Champaign County |
Senior Transportation |
Promise Healthcare |
Medical Care for Low Income Adults |
Promise Healthcare |
Medical Care for Low Income Children |
Promise Healthcare |
Smile Healthy Dental Center |
Rape Advocacy, Counseling & Education Services |
Sexual Violence Prevention Education |
Rosecrance Champaign/Urbana |
New Beginnings Program |
Sarah Bush Lincoln PeaceMeal |
Champaign County Home Delivered Meals |
The Center for Youth and Family Solutions |
Family Counseling |