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United Way of Delaware County Completes Annual Certification (Mar 01, 2005)

United Way of Delaware County has successfully achieved the high standards of accountability required to be certified annually by local United Ways who are members of United Way of America.

Kathy Tatterson, president of United Way of Delaware County, announced that United Way of Delaware County has completed all of the United Way of America membership requirements satisfactorily and on time. The requirements include: Membership Requirements Certification, Membership Investment, and the Database 2 Survey of Total Resources Generated (a survey that captures the full extent of a community’s resource development efforts during the year).

“It is important for us to maintain a high standard of accountability, and this is part of the process to document that our operations are transparent and meet or exceed United Way membership criteria requirements,” Tatterson said. “The membership standards must be certified annually in order for us to remain a member of the United Way system.”

The certification mandates completion of 13 requirements for United Way of America membership along with verification of the status of 44 indicators that demonstrate a United Way embodies the intent of the membership requirements.

“It is critically important that all United Ways meet the highest standards and verify on paper that they have conformed to the stringent requirements of membership in the United Way system,” stated Brian Gallagher, president and CEO, United Way of America.

“We applaud and congratulate United Way of Delaware County for demonstrating their commitment to the mission and ideals of United Way by completing the recertification process,” Gallagher said.

The United Way of Delaware County is part of a system of more than 1,300 United Ways. Each local United Way must complete United Way of America’s requirements annually in order to retain its United Way of America membership.

Each local United Way addresses the pressing needs of its own community. Based on recent research in Delaware County communities, United Way of Delaware County’s five Impact Areas include:

• Improving the lives of children and youth
• Enriching the lives of seniors
• Promoting physical and mental health and wellness
• Supporting affordable housing
• Basic needs/core services/community safety net (e.g.., disaster response, emergency food, clothing and shelter, information and referral)

United Way of Delaware County funds programs and services at: Action for Children; The American Red Cross; The Arthritis Foundation; Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Central Ohio, Inc.; Boy Scouts of America, Simon Kenton Council; Community Action - Delaware County Housing Center; the Council for Older Adults – Home-Delivered Meals Program; the Delaware General Health District Childhood Obesity Initiative; Delaware Speech and Hearing Center; Girl Scouts, Seal of Ohio Council; Goodwill Industries; HelpLine of Delaware and Morrow Counties; Heritage Day Health Center; The Legal Aid Society; Liberty Community Center; The Literacy Coalition; Marion Shelter Board - Homeless Shelter; People in Need; Recovery & Prevention Resources of Delaware and Morrow Counties; the Salvation Army Transitional Housing Program; Senior Citizens, Inc. - Senior Clubs; Senior Services for Independent Living; Turning Point; and YMCA, Liberty Township/Powell.