Phase IV Continues

Rappahannock United Way (RUW) is currently carrying out Phase IV of Community Impact in which we engage experts in Education, Income, and Health. In July, the Community Impact Task Force Phase IV Subcommittee met with representatives from Mary Washington Healthcare, the University of Mary Washington, and a local county administrator to learn their recommendations for engaging these experts. Their recommendation was that in Phase IV we convene all of the experts so that our strategies flow through all three focus areas. They believe we should not "silo" the three focus areas; rather, we should find synergies in making them work together to reach our goals.

Education: Children and adults fulfill their emotional, social, academic, and vocational potential.

Income: Households are financially independent.

Health: Individuals realize improved health status.

Mary Washington Healthcare is currently leading a community-wide initiative in which RUW will participate called the Healthy Communities Partnership, a collaborative effort of public and community organizations with an ultimate goal of improving the health of our community. This initiative complements Rappahannock United Way’s current stage of Community Impact and will play a vital role as we move forward. The resources available to us as a member of this partnership will benefit all areas of Community Impact, including Education and Income. The sub-committee also suggested that the University of Mary Washington could play a vital role in Phase IV.

Our timetable for this project is to report out in the new year!

Thanks for following our Community Impact journey!