Our Impact
Bold Goals. Meeting Needs. Improving Lives.
Bold goals by 2028
Our Bold Goals are the focus of our work at United Way of Summit & Medina. They are what keep us accountable to our community.
Bold Goal 1:
Ready for success
65% of APS third graders reading at or above grade level
2015-2016 baseline: 38%
2021-2022: 40%
Bold Goal 2:
Youth success
COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS
90% of APS high schoolers graduating in 4 years, with 60% college/career ready
2015-2016 baseline: 75% and 21% respectively
2021-2022: 82% and 40% respectively
YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES & SUCCESS
60% of Akron youth employed or active in extracurriculars
2019 baseline: 46% (Suburb = 60%)
Bold Goal 3:
Financial empowerment
Financially empower 11,000 people in Summit County and 2,500 people in Medina County
Summit County 2016 baseline: 42,000 people in Akron live in households earning less than Ohio’s cost of living.
June 2018 – June 2022: 3,271 Summit County residents are on the path to financial empowerment.
Medina County baseline: 9,000 people in the city of Medina live in households earning less than Ohio’s cost of living.
Bold Goal 4:
Health equity
Reduce the Black infant mortality rate in Summit County to 6 per 1,000 live births
2019 baseline: Black infant mortality rate is 15.4 per 1,000 live births while the Summit County infant mortality rate is 6 per 1,000 live births.
2020: Black infant mortality rate is 10.2 per 1,000 live births while the Summit County infant mortality rate is 5.6 per 1,000 live births.
A System that Puts People at the Center
The current support system is too hard to navigate for people seeking help. We know it isn’t helping the way it should. So we listened to the people who use it, and now we’re building a better system – one that puts people at the center.
Meeting Needs by the Numbers
In 2022, there were more than 179,000 requests for help. United Way of Summit & Medina manages this up-to-date database of support services. This data provides unique insights into how people are connected with the solutions they seek.
Referred services in Summit County
Top 5 Zip Codes Assisted
44306 44320 44305 44310 44314
Referred services in Medina County
Top 5 Zip Codes Assisted
44256 44212 44281 44254 44273
Making an Impact In Our Community. With Our Community. For Our Community.
In our community. With our community. For our community.
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