2015 United Way of Acadiana Annual Report

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Dear Acadiana,

ROBERT “ROB” EDDY, JR. Campaign Cabinet Chair

MARGARET TRAHAN President and CEO

R. HAMILTON “HAMMY” DAVIS Board Chair

In 2015, United Way of Acadiana continued its work and contributions toward making life better in area communities — now and in the years to come. We brought people together in conversations aimed at deepening our understanding of what really matters most and to co-create common-sense solutions. Even in the uncertain economic conditions that 2015 brought, United Way of Acadiana offered opportunities to give, advocate and volunteer to benefit others. Our mission is more relevant than ever: to advance the common good by bringing people and organizations together to create more opportunity for a better life. In 2015, we launched work on the United Way ALICE Report for Louisiana. ALICE stands for asset limited, income constrained, employed. In gathering and evaluating the extensive data used to compile the 254-page report, we realized that ALICE will help us to hone our work. We’ve learned that 40 percent of the people in Louisiana struggle to make ends meet. The conditions that each day keep ALICE one crisis away from falling into poverty is a primary focus of United Way of Acadiana. Understanding ALICE helps us to develop more successful approaches to long-lasting change and to create brighter futures. Our work in education, earnings and essentials continues to make a positive difference in the lives of many throughout the region. Children in Early Head Start are

making great strides — they are 89 percent more likely to enter kindergarten ready to learn. The Leader in Me movement has taken hold in more and more schools. Beyond academic improvements, the program’s results continue to impress students, educators, parents and communities at large by creating positive behavioral changes as well — beyond the anecdotal. For example, local TLIM schools indicate a rise in attendance to as much as 96 percent and a decrease in absences by as much as 26 percent. Also, disciplinary referrals were lowered by as much as 49 percent over the course of one school year. All this creates more opportunity for classroom teachers to ensure that learning is taking place and that more children graduate life-ready. At United Way of Acadiana, we share your vision where all children in Acadiana receive a quality education that offers a pathway to a brighter tomorrow, where the cycle of poverty and financial dependence ends and more productive lives begin. Acadiana has a history of not only surviving difficult times — but working hard and eventually thriving despite the odds. Working together, we can accomplish great things for the people of Acadiana. Thanks to each of you who have played a role in 2015 in working to make Acadiana a better place. Great things happen when we live united!

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Our VisionTo unite people and organizations with passion, expertise and resources to create more opportunities for a better life.

Our MissionAn educated, prosperous and safe Acadiana where all individuals and families achieve their potential.

O U R V I S I O N & M I S S I O N

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“Leah

S U C C E S S S T O R I E S

The Leader in Me helped me do right. I believe the seven habits will stay with me for a long time. They’ll help me get a job one day and accomplish new things when I grow up.

— Leah McDowell, completed 3rd grade at Martin Petitjean in 2015

The Leader in Me



Why The Leader in Me? In short, because of dramatic, repeatable results that continue to drive increases in relevant indicators of student progress on the pathway to graduation.

The road to high school graduation begins the first day a student steps into a school. By bringing The Leader in Me to students, educators are making that road much easier to navigate. The Leader in Me, based on Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, is a transformational process that impacts an entire school, both students and staff, and its overall culture.

Local Leader in Me schools indicate a rise in attendance by as much as 96 percent and a decrease in absences by as much as 26 percent. Also, disciplinary referrals were lowered by as much as 49 percent over the course of one school year.

While data tells the story, the real impact is in individual lives. For example, the year before Herod Elementary adopted The Leader in Me, Joseph had several discipline issues. After learning the 7 habits, his discipline referrals went down and he set goals for himself. Joseph was becoming a leader. And he had the chance to show those leadership skills at Herod’s first Leadership Day. He led school tours and thanked all the adults gathered for their willingness to make Herod a better place.

Twenty-six Acadiana public schools are implementing The Leader in Me in the 2015-16 school year, benefitting more than 16,500 elementary and middle school students in four parishes. Additionally, three private schools are also working to implement the system. Included within these twenty-nine schools are five that have achieved “Lighthouse” status. Martin Petitjean Elementary, Central Rayne Kindergarten, Ross Elementary, Judice Middle and Rayne Catholic have proven that their implementation of The Leader in Me has been accomplished with greatness.

With an initial investment in The Leader in Me in 2010, United Way of Acadiana’s next steps are bold — to bring The Leader In Me to at least 90 percent of area schools by 2019.



LighthouseImagine what our community would be like if all students are empowered to be leaders, where they understand the need to complete important tasks like schoolwork before moving on to other things they want to do. A community where children are taking personal responsibility for their success and their failures, where they’re actively working together to seek out solutions that benefit everyone. Most importantly – imagine a community where the early warning signs for high school dropouts disappear, where families are financially stable and people can meet their own basic needs. With your help and financial support, we believe that this can be a reality for Acadia, Lafayette, St. Martin and Vermilion parishes. The current investments of United Way of Acadiana are proving it; we need your help to take it to scale.

Alone, Acadiana’s challenges can seem impossible to overcome. United, we can experience the synergy of innovative solutions. United Way’s Lighthouse Campaign is a four-year $3.6 million effort to augment United Way of Acadiana’s existing community investments to transform school culture and ensure that more children graduate on time and are life-ready. This campaign launched with a breakfast in Fall of 2015. The campaign will guarantee implementation of The Leader in Me in all public schools in the area, shore up our investments in supporting services for students and their families and ensure that United Way partners are better resourced to achieve the goals of the PACT United.

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Lighthouse SocietyNavigator's Circle ($10,000 - $24,999)The Daily AdvertiserJD BankNeunerPate


In August 2015, United Way of Acadiana launched an initiative to help provide more resources to Lafayette Parish schools. In partnership with Lafayette Parish School System, United Way of Acadiana launched United Way Adopt-A-School, which creates, mobilizes and fosters a grassroots connection between schools and the business and private sectors of Lafayette Parish.

One of United Way of Acadiana’s goals is to help children and youth succeed from cradle to career. United Way Adopt-A-School continues the tradition of United Way Readers and The Leader in Me by bringing together the people and organizations with the passion, expertise and resources to create more opportunities for every child.

Cox Communications was one of the first businesses to sign up for United Way Adopt-A-School. One of the reasons Cox Communications is so committed to supporting local students is that employees understand that an educated community means a more financially stable and safer community. Cox employees spent a day at Scott Middle painting outside walls and refurbishing benches.

“I can’t tell you what that did for our staff,” Julie Dronet, Cox Acadiana’s executive director of operations, said. “They just really felt affirmed, and it helped them recognize not only the work they were doing and the camaraderie they were building, but the end product, which was pride in schools for children who were going to achieve great things in our community.”

United Way Adopt-A-School provides extra layers of support to help improve outcomes and equip teachers with more tools to close achievement gaps. Volunteers assist schools in a variety of ways – from playground clean up to filling specific needs identified by teachers.

United Way Adopt-A-School facilitates companies, nonprofits, churches, civic groups and individual volunteers involvement to support teachers, administrators and students in Lafayette Parish.

United Way Adopt-A-School

COX adopted Scott Middle and assisted in sprucing up the campus.




Early Head StartImagine all children getting the best start possible. It’s happening at United Way of Acadiana’s Early Head Start (EHS) centers. In fact, all children enrolled are 89 percent more likely to enter kindergarten ready to learn.

Starting school ready to learn provides children the foundation they need to be academically successful. Programs like the United Way of Acadiana EHS Early Learning Centers expose children to the opportunities, resources and education fundamentals that put them on a path to graduate high school on time — and that will no doubt have a positive effect on Acadiana’s workforce and economy.

EHS lays the foundation for school readiness by focusing on six developmental areas: social-emotional, physical, language, cognitive, literacy and mathematics. When compared to the Teaching Strategies GOLD assessment national averages, children in United Way of Acadiana’s EHS program scored higher in each category by as much as 39 percent.

Parents also play a role in their children’s success. They focus on participating in the classroom, helping set education goals and reading and engaging in educational activities with their children at home through each developmental stage.

Personnel $943,570Benefits $238,050Supplies $ 54,792Contractual $ 40,641

Non-Federal Share $370,163Other $203,599Non-Federal Share $370,163Total $1,850,815

Financial Information:

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EHS Policy CouncilFranchesca BuchananParent Representative

Brandi CelestineParent Representative

Salyndreia DemouchetParent Representative

Ann HardyCommunity Representative

Gwen LewisCHAIR

Debbie MahonyCommunity Representative

Shanette SlyvesterParent Representative

United Way of Acadiana EHS provides, at no cost to families, early childhood education and home-based child development services for qualifying families with infants and toddlers up to 3 years of age, as well as prenatal services for expecting women. During 2015, 125 children and/or pregnant women received services. Enrollment priorities include children with special needs, children in foster care, homeless families and teen parents.

As a result of a grant received from the Office of Head Start through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-Administration for Children and Families, United Way of Acadiana provides EHS services to children in Lafayette Parish’s 70501, 70503, 70506, 70507 zip codes and in Vermilion Parish. Both centers are 4-Star rated by the Louisiana Quality Start Child Care Rating System.

Early Head Start



Community ConversationsWhen it comes to financial issues for families, it can be a sensitive subject and one often considered as private. We are grateful for those hard-working individuals who shared with us their financial struggles and their aspirations for their families during a series of “kitchen-table” style conversations.

Many felt stuck where they were, with few real options to relieve the financial pressures that were part of their daily reality. Caught in a cycle of survival, we heard about limited escape points. Those points were sometimes just being able to qualify for an interview, the basics of dressing for it, being able to speak appropriately, and transportation.

For Angela, a young woman of 20, transportation was a huge obstacle: “I want you to tell me how to get a job.” She was ready to take the driving test to get her license, but couldn’t due to the associated costs. Without a license or, she was limited to jobs in her neighborhood which did not pay well enough to help her situation.

So many of the people who we met were working two part-time jobs. They told us of their desire to “break free.” They saw themselves as on the outside and only able to look from a distance at a better life.

Our commitment at United Way of Acadiana is to authentically reflect these realities to policy makers, planners, program providers, grass-roots leaders and our fellow citizens. We pledge as always to do what we can to create more opportunity and to remove obstacles. When plans are rooted in what matters most to people, then many hands will share the work. That’s how lasting change happens. We want to hear from you and hope you will join us in future conversations.

Our thanks to Escape from Poverty, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Acadiana, UL Lafayette, Progressive Baptist Church, Spirit of Liberty Church and our Early Head Start Centers for their involvement in United Way Community Conversations in 2015.

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Everyone should be given an opportunity to be heard. Some are a little more articulate than others, but they should be heard too. They may not be able to express themselves as clearly as others, but they still have needs and desires like everyone else.

— J.R. High, United Way Community Conversations participant


Ashley Duran, a single mom, living and working in Lafayette, watches out for every dollar she spends and when she spends it. Duran works as a coffee barista to support herself and her young son. She can only work while he’s at school in kindergarten because babysitters make more than she does.

“If my car breaks down, I’m not sure what we’ll do. I’m not asking for pity or even help, I’m just trying to do my best to make it work,” Duran said. “When it comes to paying things, I’m on time with my rent and car insurance, but everything else is usually a month behind. I look forward to income tax season. It’s the only time I can catch my breath. And then I do it again for another year. We have a strict budget at the grocery store. …Sometimes people just need a little extra help — even just moral support. I’m happy to learn about ALICE. I’m happy that there’s a name for me now.”

As ALICE, Duran is one of the 40 percent of Louisiana households struggling to make ends meet.

United Way of Acadiana partnered with the Louisiana Association of United Ways and ten other United Ways in the state to produce the United Way ALICE Report for Louisiana.

The high-quality, research-based report is a game changer for those working to better understand who is struggling in our communities — and find solutions to help. Working closely with United Ways, the United Way ALICE Project seeks to equip communities with information to create innovative solutions.

ALICE is an important and vital member of Louisiana communities. It’s time that we understand ALICE better so that well-intended programs do a better job of addressing what can actually improve quality of life for ALICE and the families they support. Understanding ALICE helps us develop more successful approaches to long-lasting change and creating brighter futures.


ALICE /// ASSET LIMITED, INCOME CONSTRAINED, EMPLOYED

“I watch every dollar I spend and where I spend it. If my car breaks down, I’m not sure what we’ll do.

— Ashley Duran is ALICE.

• 40% of households in Louisiana are struggling to make ends meet, living at or below the ALICE threshold.

• A family of four in Louisiana needs $42,444 for basic needs.

• In United Way of Acadiana’s four parishes, 54,000 households are below ALICE threshold.


United Way of Acadiana partnered with JPMorgan Chase, who gave a $240,000 grant, to create the Incentivized Matched Savings Program. The program empowers individuals to develop sustainable behavior change in their personal finances through savings and budgeting. The IMS program, an element of Earn. Save. Succeed., pairs a personal savings account with financial literacy content and personal coaching that enables low- to moderate-income families to save, build assets and enter into new opportunities. All participants are recruited through the United Way-sponsored Volunteer Income Tax Assistance free tax preparation services. “Personal financial stability is a cornerstone in establishing a person’s ability to build and enjoy a secure future,” said Ed Hebert, Managing Director of Lafayette Middle Market at JPMorgan Chase and UWA cabinet and Board of Directors member. “We want to create lasting change in Acadiana, and to do that, we have to give our neighbors the tools and skills they need to take control of their futures. The ability to create earnings means independence. It means a better life for each family and their children.” Toni M. Jones, budget counselor who works with Escape from Poverty, Inc. and ASSIST, has seen the program in action. “Even changing the simplest of buying habits can produce huge savings that can be advantageous to those with moderate incomes or who are on fixed budgets. Three of the most important behavioral adjustments that I try to instill into my clients involve timing, controlling impulses and resisting conveniences,” Jones said.

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Incentivized Matched Savings

“My clients who embrace the ‘financial makeover’ goal have paid off cars, credit cards, payday loans or department store accounts. Adopting the strategies has led to healthier buying habits, decreased debt and increased savings.

— Toni M. Jones, budget counselor with United Way of Acadiana’s Incentivized Matched Savings program

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Being a part of Incentivized Matched Savings has tremendously helped me to better budget myself. Since joining the program, I am more conscious and sometimes cautious of my purchases. My counselor/coach, Ms. Toni, has shared some valuable tips on how to make my hard-earned dollars stretch, while saving money. From ways to shop and store food and groceries to keeping cash on hand, designated for certain expenses, were just some of the tips she shared.

I am very grateful to be a part of this awesome opportunity. It has allowed me to see that I can save money, even on a budget. As of today, my current savings account balance is $936.

Thank you so much, United Way of Acadiana, for making this opportunity possible. I am closer to starting back to school, as well as repairing my bathroom.

— Gwen Angelle, lives and works in Lafayette

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At Stephensville Elementary School, the principal has already seen a reduction in students missing school since a digital telemedicine program was set up in the Fall of 2015. The program employs a registered nurse who visits the school three days a week. Based on her assessment, if the students need more care, she uses video technology to call a nurse practitioner or physician.

An example of the program’s effectiveness came early on just as it was being implemented. A parent kept her child home from school with what she thought was ringworm. The mother tried and was unable to get a doctor’s appointment for her child. When she called the school to explain what was going on, the principal encouraged her to bring the child to school.

“She sent him to school, and they were able to diagnose what he had, prescribe medicine and he didn’t miss school. On top of that, the mom didn’t miss work,” said Adrienne Huval, coordinator of St. Martin Parish School-Based Health Centers and School Nurse Program.

United Way of Acadiana awarded a PACT United grant to cover 86 percent of the program costs. Lafayette General Medical Center and Capital One also sponsor the program. Through the new telemedicine program, students in one of our region’s most rural schools now have access to prescriptions three days a week at no cost. When necessary, the nurse practitioner is able to speak with patients and examine them using Bluetooth-enabled stethoscope, dermascope, otoscope and other equipment.

“Because St. Martin Parish is broken into two pieces, the medical services are helpful,” said Huval. “It’s already keeping kids in school and parents at work — there’s a definite economic benefit to families and employers in the area.”


Telemedicine

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Live UnitedGIVE • ADVOCATE • VOLUNTEERUnited Way of Acadiana’s mission to improve lives and strengthen communities is fueled by the passion and hard work of volunteers. People from throughout communities in our region give their time and talents to create lasting solutions that improve life for everyone.

Coach Mark Hudspeth, head football coach for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Ragin Cajun football team, embodies the United Way of Acadiana volunteer spirit.

“I’ve been very blessed. I feel it’s an obligation as a human being to give back — especially to those who are struggling,” Hudspeth said. “If I can use my position to help, that’s my responsibility. We can all make a difference in our community.”

In 2015, the work of United Way of Acadiana touched thousands of lives in Acadiana. One organization can’t make that kind of difference without an incredible volunteer network — and United Way of Acadiana has just that. In fact in 2015, 4,376 people in Acadiana volunteered to make a difference in our communities in a variety of United Way of Acadiana projects — that’s more than 14,706 man hours of positivity productiveness.Meaningful community solutions require more than money or programs or policies. The kind of real and lasting change that benefits everyone is only possible when people from all walks of life are willing to roll up their sleeves and go where their time and talent is most needed. United Way of Acadiana is grateful to the volunteers throughout our region who are willing to do just that — and make that difference in the lives of others.

Photo courtesy of The Acadiana Advocate: photo credit Leslie Westbrook.

While all communities are similar, it’s the people that make the difference, and it’s the people who make Acadiana so special.

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Across Acadiana, volunteers came together for United Way of Acadiana’s Annual Day of Action. This was a great opportunity for our stakeholders to be closer to the work of changing lives. It let them see what happens when we work side by side to ensure an educated, more prosperous and safer Acadiana. The projects were many—from teaching money management skills to classroom makeovers to reading with pre-schoolers and many more.

At one project site, volunteers met Brian – a 7-year-old boy from the town of Cade. Volunteers worked with Brian and other children to fill shoe boxes with hygiene supplies for homeless people in the area. This was a way, we thought, to teach kids about helping others. Instead, we all learned about the realities that many children live every day.

Brian took extreme care while creating his package. He decorated his shoe box with construction paper, glitter and feathers. He wanted to be sure that the person receiving it knew that he wanted only the best for them. When it was time to put the shoe box in a larger box to deliver to some of Acadiana’s homeless population, Brian became agitated and started to cry.

Volunteers from Elan Financial, Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center and United Way of Acadiana rushed to Brian to see what was wrong. Through his tears, Brian said “I don’t want to give the box away.” Volunteers gently explained, “Brian, we have to give the boxes away. There are so many people in our community who need our help.”

Brian already knew about people needing help. He explained, “My grandma is homeless. She really needs this. I want to make sure she has my box.” Stunned, we assured him this would happen. Trying to change the subject, volunteers asked Brian about his Batman backpack which was full to the brim. They complimented it, and asked what he had inside. Brian shared, “I have all my stuff cause sometimes we’re homeless with my grandma.”

Then and there through Brian, Day of Action volunteers saw why their work and the work of United Way of Acadiana was so important. It was a true LIVE UNITED moment, where volunteers and supporters experienced the power of coming together for the common good of others.

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Day of Action



On October 24, 2015, United Way of Acadiana partnered with 2,914 University of Louisiana at Lafayette students for one of our most dynamic volunteer opportunities, The Big Event. The day not only makes a difference, but it gives young adults the opportunity to serve and play a role in shaping tomorrow’s leaders philanthropically. The UL Lafayette students gave 8,742 hours of volunteer service to 67 community projects, including:

• landscaping at many schools across Acadiana

• mulching the playground at Cecilia Primary School

• cleaning up and weeding the cementery at Lafayette Animal Aid

• facilitating activities for Cub Scouts

• painting a wall for a senior citizen recreation room in Crowley

• assisting in setting up for LAGCOE

• volunteering for the Boo Bayou Festival at Vermilionville

The Big Event


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Members of the United Way of Acadiana Women’s Leadership Council are on a mission to make great things happen for local children. Working together, the Women’s Leadership Council positively influences the condition of children and the quality of family life in Acadiana through leadership, philanthropy and advocacy. The women work to foster strong, confident children with high self-worth who start school ready and who succeed socially, emotionally and academically. They work to empower families who support learning opportunities for their children.

Beyond sponsoring the Dolly Pardon Imagination Library, in 2015 the Women’s Leadership Council began working toward taking a greater role of advocacy in the community, focusing on better early childcare options for all Acadiana families as one of their first priorities. For example, the Women’s Leadership Council hosted a Coffee & Conversations event in the spring to discuss early childhood issues with Melanie Bronfin, Executive Director for Louisiana Policy Institute for Children, and Robert Dugger, Co-Founder of ReadyNation. In the fall, members gathered to watch Funding the Future, a Louisiana Public Broadcasting program highlighting the need for additional early childhood opportunities in Louisiana.

Throughout the year, members volunteered in a variety of hands-on opportunities to influence and assist children positively. This collaboration of diverse women value educational opportunity and invest their time, talents and resources to speak with one voice so that children and their families can reach their full potential.

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During a Coffee & Conversation event, Women’s Leadership Council members discussed early childhood issues with Melanie Bronfin and Robert Duggar.



Lafayette Strong

“Collaborative Group FundraisersBegnaud ManufacturingB.J’s PizzaBig Shot PromotionsBody NutritionCaroline & Company

Cavendar’sE’s KitchenGrafx PlusLafayette ComedyMellow Mushroom & Bayou

OaksMerci BeaucoupPaul's JewelryRotolo’s PizzeriaSpecial FX Inc.

United Way of AcadianaVolley BeachWalk-OnsWhole Foods

On July 23, 2015, a gunman opened fire in a darkened movie theatre at The Grand 16, killing two, injuring nine, and deeply scarring the heart of Lafayette. The community response was generous and immediate; Lafayette Consolidated Government offered free mental health counseling to anyone who needed it and numerous entities hosted fundraisers benefitting the victims of the shooting. United Way of Acadiana researched the most effective community responses from areas that had experienced a similar tragedy and formulated best practices to guide local efforts.

United Way of Acadiana hosted the first Lafayette Strong Collaborative Group meeting, with representatives from local government, service providers, retailers who were fundraising, the police department and the Sheriff’s office. Every member of the group shared the common goal of providing some relief and healing to the victims of the tragedy.

To date, the organizations in the Lafayette Strong Collaborative Group have raised more than $140,000; 100 percent of all funds raised went directly to the victims. Several organizations, including United Way of Acadiana, continue to raise funds for the victims and the Collaborative Group continues to monitor needs. The Oversight Committee continues to focus on the healing process of the community and has agreed to maintain the Collaborative Group until at least the one-year anniversary of the incident.

Oversight CommitteeAmy DaigleLafayette Sheriff’s Dept.

Cydra WingerterCHAIRPERSONLafayette Consilidated Govt.

Jason HuffmanSTAFFUnited Way of Acadiana

Desi ComeauxBegneaud Manufacturing

Larry LewisLEGAL ADVISOROnebane Law Firm

Chief Robert BenoitBOARDLafayette Fire Department

Det. Stephen BajatLafayette Police Department

Father Steve LeBlancSt. Pius X

Tanya CampbellVictim’s Representative

Andy BegneaudBegneaud Manufacturing

Celeste BegneaudBegneaud Manufactering

Tina Stefanski, M.D.Department of Health and Hospitals

Photo courtesy of The Acadiana Advocate: photo credit Leslie Westbrook.

We want people to know that the idea is we come together and heal.

— Cydra Wingerter, LSCG Oversight Committee Chairperson


Grant PartnersCapital One BankEntergyGannett Foundation

IRSJP Morgan ChaseJunior League of Lafayette

Moncus Family FoundationOffice of Head StartPinhook Foundation

Pugh Family Foundation United Way Worldwide/Depend

Coalition Partners100 Black Men of Greater Lafayette232-HELP/2-1-1310INFO/2-1-1A+PELAcadiana Arts CouncilAcadiana C.A.R.E.S.Acadiana High SchoolAcadiana Home Builders AssociationAcadiana Outreach CenterAmerican Red Cross of AcadianaASSIST CAABig Brothers, Big Sisters of AcadianaBoys & Girls Clubs of AcadianaCajun Area Agency on AgingCitizens Action Council, Inc.Community Foundation of AcadianaConcerned Citizens for Good GovernmentContinuous Links

COPECUPSDiocese of Lafayette-Central RegionFoodNetEscape From PovertyGoodwill Industries of AcadianaGreater Southwest LA Black Chamber of CommerceHearts of HopeHome BankHospice of Acadiana Inc.IberiabankIberia Parish OEPICNA Relief USAIRSJD BankJP Morgan ChaseLA Association for the Education of Homeless

Children & Youth Education ProgramLA Conference of the UMC Disaster Response, Inc.LA Department of Children and Family ServicesLA Department of Health and HospitalsLA Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency PreparednessLA. Public Service CommissionLA Voluntary Organizations Active in DisasterLafayette Community Healthcare ClinicLafayette Economic Development AuthorityLafayette Habitat for HumanityLafayette OHSEPLafayette Parish School SystemLafayette Parish Sheriff's OfficeLouisiana Association of United WaysLouisiana Emergency Medical Unit (LEMU)LPSS GEAR-UP

LSU AgCenter Disaster Recovery & Mitigation CenterMidSouth BankNIMSAT InstituteNorthside High SchoolOneAcadianaParents EmpoweredProyecto HispanoPugh Family FoundationRegions BankSalvation Army of AcadianaSMILE CAASMILE-Retired Senior Volunter Program (RSVP)Southern Baptist Disaster ReliefSouthwest Center for Rural IntiativesState of Greater Black LafayetteSt. Landry-Evangeline United WaySt. Martin Bank & Trust

St. Mary CAAThe705The Extra MileThe Family TreeUnited Clergy Coalition Task Force - First Assembly of GodUnited Way of AcadianaUnited Way of IberiaUnited Way of Northeast Louisiana/2-1-1University of Louisiana at LafayetteUpper Lafayette Economic Development FoundationVermilion Parish Police JuryVIA LINK/2-1-1VITA Adult LiteracyVolunteer LouisianaVolunteers of America


2015-2017 PACT United Grant Award RecipientsEDUCATIONAcadiana Symphony AssociationBig Brothers, Big Sister of AcadianaBoys & Girls Clubs of AcadianaCatholic Services of AcadianaCentral Rayne KindergartenEvangeline Area Council, Boys Scouts of America

Faith HouseFamily Service Division, 16th Judicial DistrictGirl Scouts of Louisiana - Pines to the GulfHearts of HopeJunior Achievement of AcadianaMartin Petitjean ElementaryNew Hope Community Development of Acadiana

Ross ElementarySpecial Olympics LouisianaSt. Martin Parish School BoardThe Family TreeVolunteer Instructors Teaching Adults

EARNINGSASSIST AgencyCatholic Services of Acadiana

Faith HouseLafayette Community Health Care ClinicVolunteer Instructors Teaching Adults

ESSENTIALS232-HELP/LA 211Acadia Council on Aging, Acadiana Outreach CenterAmerican Red Cross

ASSIST AgencyCatholic Services of AcadianaFaith HouseFoodNet-The Greater Acadiana Food BankHearts of HopeLafayette Community Healthcare ClinicSecond Harvest Food BankSt. Martin Council on AgingThe Family Tree

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Atmos EnergyEntergy Foster Marketing, LLC The Regional Medical Center of Acadiana Women's & Children's Hospital PetroQuest Energy, LLC

Acadian ContractorsCPL Systems, Inc. Facilities Consulting Group, L.L.C.First National Bank Lafayette Coca-Cola Bottling Company Lafayette Surgical Specialty HospitalSamson

COPPER $4,999-2500

PEWTER $14,999-5,000

TITANIUM $29,999-15,000

PLATINUM $50,000+

WHITE GOLD $49,999-30,000

Corporate Cornerstone Partners

Robert "Rob" EddyCHAIRThe Pinnacle Group

Scott DomingueCHAIR ELECTThe Acadian Companies

Barry BerthelotRetired, IBERIABANK

Benjamin “Ben” BerthelotLafayette Convention & Visitors Commission

Gary BroussardHome Bank, N. A.

Robbie BushUNIGLOBE Associated Travel

Guy CormierSt. Martin Parish Government

R. Hamilton "Hammy" DavisColdwell Banker Pelican Real Estate

Isabella delaHoussayeFormer Mayor, City of Crowley

Jerry GreigFugro Companies - Lafayette

Edward HebertJPMorgan Chase

William HendrixWhitney Bank

Kevin HurstRetired Stone Energy Corporation

Donna LandryOur Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center

Ian MacdonaldJones Walker

Kenny MaggardCapital One Bank

Judi TerzotisThe Daily Advertiser

John WrightWright, Moore, DeHart, Dupuis & Hutchinson, LLC

Campaign Cabinet

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These generous and committed organizations direct their resources toward underwriting our costs of doing business.

United Way of Acadiana Campaign Cabinet members give their time and talent to help raise funds for the annual campaign.


O U R D O N O R S

Corporate ContributorsFugro Companies - LafayetteSchumacher GroupMoody Company FoundationLHC GroupIBERIABANKCargill SaltZuschlag Family FoundationChevronJCPenneyAcadian CompaniesAT&TPHIMacro Oil Company Zydeco Marathon Dugas Family Foundation TrustJD BankEntergyFoster Marketing Wal-Mart #531Petroquest Energy Van Eaton & Romero Realty

Coldwell Banker Pelican Real EstateLouisiana CompaniesDoug Ashy Building MaterialsOnebane Law FirmFirst National BankSamsonAcadian ContractorsCPL SystemsLouisiana Healthcare ConnectionsUniglobe Associated TravelDillard's Department StoreWal-Mart #6048Domengeaux, Wright, Roy, Edwards & ColombGeneral Electric Macy'sWal-Mart #310JPMorgan ChaseProfessional Arts Pharmacy

ClecoTarget #2377Park Place Surgical HospitalTarget #1473Keaty Real EstateSupervaluCaterpillarShell Oil CompanyWal-Mart #6848Centerpoint Energy - CrowleyHalliburtonWal-Mart #534Heymann FoundationSt. Martin Bank & TrustVolunteer Instructors Teaching Adults Wal-Mart #2938Sam's Wholesale Club #8114Wal-Mart #415Wal-Mart #402Hershey FoodsWal-Mart #543

MicrosoftKaplan State BankGreater HorizonsMarathon OilWal-Mart #309Par RealtyBP AmericaVermilion Parish Sheriff'S OfficeAllstate Insurance International PaperSpectra EnergyWal-Mart #533Wal-Mart #6748Ottinger HebertAmazonSmile FoundationIBMWal-Mart #386Wal-Mart #773 SupercenterLafayette Housing AuthorityMPW PropertiesWal-Mart #8265Wal-Mart #469Wal-Mart #1106

Closers' ClubColdwell Banker Pelican Real Estate Becky GuidryCarol GrindrodCarroll CrouchetChanda RubinCynthia AhartD. William BraniffDavid StoneDawn WolfDebbie GillEdmond P. DugasFreda TalbotHope KidderKaren WilliamsKelly StrevaKen SimeralLana B. AngelleLouis CowenMarilyn B. KeefMary CrouchetMike McFaulMonique Taylor

Nina HarrisPhil DeveyPhillip BrupbacherR. Hamilton DavisSara MancusoShana GrossieSue DupontThomas JonesTina GallowWendy Howell

Keaty Real Estate Ashley SimonBarbara GuillotBecky EtzelCarla Prejean FontenotDebbie Deano ForemanJamie KnightJim KeatyLena LavineLori McGrewMariana Olivares-

DucharmeRandy P. ForemanTim SkinnerPar Realty Bess StephensonEmily ComeauxJade DupuisJeremy C. BroussardKristi GuillotteMia RobinsonPeggy Grace

Van Eaton & Romero Realty Adrienne DoucetAllen DuheAndrew SimarAngie MoormanArla SlaughterBarbara RogersBarbara ManuelBeau BourqueBetsy ArabieCecile Kent

Connie GardinerDavid GleasonDiana L. HebertGayle RosenthalJackie LyleJessica McGeheeJoan Simon NavarreJudy YoungKathy WelchKim Mai PhamKristen Ford PeltierLesley A. MaxwellPat SimonPatricia LeMairePaula DuncanPriscilla FeinbergReid SmithSecious Ann PorcheSharon SteenSheramie Dore'Stacey ArceneauxStephanie JudiceSusan AfemanSuzanne MichotTerry Judice

These generous organizations support the impact work of United Way of Acadiana. Realtors who advance the common good through United Way of Acadiana.


2014 AUDITED TOTALS

34%

50%

6%

10%

REVENUE = $5,017,350

Contributions$2,491,983

Grants$1,724,326Other Income$503,310In Kind Donations

$297,731

37%

49%

8%

6%

REVENUE = $5,047,541

Contributions$2,455,086Grants$1,888,521Other Income$319,414In Kind Donations

$384,520

2015 UNAUDITED TOTALS

B Y T H E N U M B E R S

United Way of Acadiana BoardDonald AguillardLafayette Parish School System

Robert BenoitLafayette Consolidated Government

Benjamin "Ben" BerthelotLafayette Convention & Visitors Commission

Carolyn BertrandFreeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas

Robbie BushUNIGLOBE Associated Travel

Jerry CaillierRetired Educator

Angela ColeJPMorgan Chase

R. Hamilton "Hammy" DavisColdwell Banker Pelican Real Estate

Isabella delaHoussayeFormer Mayor, City of Crowley

Buffy DomingueLafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital

Scott DomingueThe Acadian Companies

Robert "Rob" Eddy, Jr.The Pinnacle Group

Ann HardyVermilion Parish School System

Edward HebertJPMorgan Chase

Katie HebertUniversity Hospital & Clinics

Sally HerpinBroussard Poche, L.L.P.

Kevin HurstEnVen

Jay JacksonRetired, Stuller, Inc.

Donna F. LandryOur Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center

Gwen LewisRetired Educator

Ian MacdonaldJones Walker

Kenny MaggardCapital One Bank

Paula MontgomeryUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette

Cheryl Reinhard

Bently SenegalOur Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center

Judi TerzotisThe Daily Advertiser

Blaine ThibodeauxFugro Companies – Lafayette

Jerry VascocuIBERIABANK

Patrick WilliamsRetired, Lafayette Consolidated Government

77%

10%7%

EXPENSES = $5,498,989

Community Impact$4,238,158

Resource Development$560,264

Administration$402,836

In Kind Expenses$297,731

6%

77%

10%6%

EXPENSES = $5,701,570

Community Impact$4,367,445

Resource Development$581,111

Administration$368,494

In Kind Expenses$384,520

7%



Documents

2015 United Way of Acadiana Annual Report