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United
Way of Greater St. Louis
Challenge
In January 2003, the United Way of Greater St. Louis’ SuccessBySix
Leadership Council launched an initiative to improve the quality of
care offered by “kith and kin” childcare providers. Selecting
two low-income urban areas as the target area, the agency contracted
with Vector Communications to conduct an outcome-focused strategic
planning process with local early childhood development experts.
Action
In addition to collaborative planning sessions
with early childhood development experts, the planning process included
a literature review with best practices research; focus group sessions
with family home care providers in the target area, and key informant
interviews. The final plan, which was structured using the United
Way’s Outcome-Focused Model, included logic models for ten critical
program elements. Since a critical component of the plan was leveraged
resources through partnering organizations, Vector’s work also
included identifying potential resources for program implementation.
Results
United Way of Greater St. Louis submitted the
plan to Bank of America and received a $75,000 grant to implement
the family home care quality improvement initiative. While many United
Way agencies competed during the grant process, United Way of Greater
St. Louis and another agency were the only two to receive $75,000,
the largest amount granted. Additionally in-kind donations from local
partners equally matched the Bank of America grant.
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Vector
Communications Corporation
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Mailbox 43
St. Louis, MO 63103
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