Through our Community Impact work, your continuing involvement with the United Way will help create lasting change. Your expertise, energy and relationships are vital resources, since Community Impact is an effort that’s owned by the entire community. We promise to direct those resources to efforts that target the underlying causes of issues that affect our community – and which deliver measurable, long-term results.
United Way’s agency partners are doing great work every day, and there will always be a need for basic needs and prevention and development programs. But Community Impact takes that work one step further. Working together with a broad range of community partners – partner agencies, schools, faith-based groups, businesses, energized individuals, local government and more – we’re seeking results that no one can accomplish alone,
What is Community Impact?
- Improving the lives of all people affected by the community’s issues – not just clients of programs funded by United Way.
- Pinpointing the root causes of problems that threaten our community – developing strategies and partnerships to change them.
- Working in a multi-faceted role with whatever partners can play a role in changing community conditions.
- Going beyond the annual campaign to create long-term, ongoing relationships with diverse community investors.
Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Children ages 0-5 who apply will receive one new book per month to build a library of age appropriate and well acclaimed books to promote literacy and encourage parents to become more involved early with their children’s education while creating an environment for secure attachment as parents and children read together.
There is no cost to participate in this program. Sign up your child today!
Sign up here
or
Contact the United Way office at 622-4567
Thanks to the great supporters listed below, we were able to start this program in November of 2008. Since that time, we have enrolled over 700 children in Coshocton County.
- Montgomery Foundation
- Simpson Family Foundation
- Coshocton Rotary
- Clow Water Systems Foundation
- AEP
- David Burns Youth Athletic Foundation
- Central Ohio Technical College
- Kiwanis of Coshocton
- Family and Children First Council
- Coshocton Foundation
Prescription Assistance from FamilyWize
Prescription cards are available to help people with no prescription coverage lower the cost of their medicine. People with health insurance can also use the cards to lower the cost of medicine not covered by their medical insurance.
Most pharmacies in the United States accept these prescription drug discount cards, including all our local pharmacies. They have no usage or age limits, income requirements or registration forms, and can be used immediately.
Where They Are Available
People with Internet access can print a card by visiting the website at
www.FamilyWize.com as well as look up drug prices and the list of participating pharmacies. Discount cards also can be obtained from American Red Cross 245 Main St.; Coshocton Co. Health Dept. 724 S. 7th St.; Coshocton Senior Center 201 Browns Lane; Family & Children First 724 S. 7th St.; Kno Ho Co 120 N. 4th St.; Hopewell School 23720 Airport Rd.; Salvation Army 219 N. 4th St.; or by calling the United Way of Coshocton County at 622-4567.
Success
Since their introduction in April of 2007, these Prescription Drug Discount Cards have saved residents of Coshocton County over $80,000!
Additional Info
The FamilyWize prescription drug discount cards are being distributed free of charge by United Way of Coshocton Co. , and more than 450 other United Way agencies and Alliance Partners in Americas Promise in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, as part of in-kind donation by Membership Services Corporation, located in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, and its industry partners. Printing for two million prescription cards was donated by another Pennsylvania company, Independent Graphics of Pittston, Pennsylvania and shipping is being donated by Fedex Express.
"Membership Services Corporation and its industry partners are very excited to partner with participating United Way agencies to get the FamilyWize card into the hands of families who most need the help," said Dan Barnes, President of Membership Services Corporation. "The FamilyWize community service partnership is committed to reducing the cost of medicine for children, families and individuals with no prescription drug coverage by $100 million in five years. These cards can reduce prescription drug costs by an average of 20 percent or more.
The BIG Clean Up Coshocton Day
Are you wanting to help make our community a cleaner, greener, more livable place? The City of Coshocton and The United Way of Coshocton County team up each spring to do just that, and we encourage you to get involved in our 2011 BIG Coshocton Cleanup campaign. We need you!
In conjuction with Coshocton's bicentennial, a committee of good strewrds enrolled our beautiful city to be involved with the America in Bloom contest. This July a panel of judges came and judged our city based on many criteria, with tideness being #1! We want to do all we can to make sure Coshocton is in great shape for the contest!
There will be a container at the fairgrounds for old furniture and appliances that need disposal. We cannot accept freon-producing appliances, such as refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners and dehumidifiers.
The Coshocton County Recycling and Litter Prevention Office hosted a Tire Recycling Event the week before on Saturday, April 23 at the Coshocton County Fairground from 9:00 to Noon.
How can you get involved? Join us as we unite to
Clean Up Coshocton on Saturday, April 30th. We need all the help we can get, so we are encouraging all organizations including community groups, service groups, school groups, church groups and families to join us. Sign in at 8:30 at the Coshocton Courtsquare where free donuts and water bottles will be distributed along with a free
“America in Bloom” t-shirt to the first 100 participants. Location assignments will be made and clean up will start at 9:00. In order to plan, it will help if you can let us know if you (or your group) will be attending. Please call the United Way office at 622-4567 or email:
director@coshoctonunitedway.org. The more helping hands we have, the more locations we will be able to clean up! RSVP.
The BIG Coshocton Clean Up Day is an event everyone can participate in to make Coshocton County a better, greener place. It does not take money or special skills. It simply takes a caring heart and a willingness to roll up your sleeves. Please join us for your chance to make a difference in our community.
Join Hands for a Greener Community. LIVE UNITED!