Investing in Community Impact
Volunteers and staff research and review human and social conditions in the community and develop Community Impact Priorities based on the most urgent issues and where/how we can support solutions that will have the most impact on the community as a whole. Our four priority areas are listed below.
Everybody needs to eat.
Feeding the hungry and housing the homeless, increasing self-sufficiency and finding access to jobs, housing and treatment.
Our youth control the future.
Teaching youth the skills they need to make smart choices and become responsible, caring members of our community.
Babies don't come with an instruction manual.
Reducing the number of babies born with low birth weight, promoting healthy development and identifying delays in children.
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Safe from Violence & Abuse
Violence hurts.
Keeping families safe; protecting our most vulnerable citizens; reducing isolation and providing resources for victims.
The Community Plan
The Community Plan (This file may take a long time to download - 85MB.) was developed by twenty-three groups and more than 500 of our neighbors analyzing data, combining plans, setting priorities and deciding on measures of our community's health and livability. This plan is intended to help focus our collective efforts to see positive results as we work together toward a common goal: a healthy place to live, work, raise a family, or retire.
Seven years ago, the Deschutes County Commission on Children & Families brought together over 500 community members and 23 organizations to chart a path on improving the health and well-being of Deschutes County’s citizens. Priorities were identified, projected measures were determined and the 2010 Deschutes County Community Plan was developed. The 2010 Plan was intended to be a dynamic document and we pledged to provide progress reports to the community in three-year intervals (2004 and 2007) with a final report to be prepared in 2010.
With the help of countless individuals and over 65 organizations, the 2007 Community Report Card gives an overview of accomplishments and challenges in each of the following five categories since the three-year report card (unless time frame otherwise noted): Individual and Family Health, Education, Community Involvement, Community Well-Being, and Access and Outreach. Copies of the report card are available on request by calling the United Way office.
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