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Free Lead Screening
Guilford County Department of Public Health offers free lead testing for children. The GCDPH recommends testing for children under 6 years of age. Testing is available 9 am until noon and 1 pm until 4 pm every weekday at 501 E. Green Drive in High Point and 1100 E. Wendover Avenue in Greensboro.
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Our donation mailing address is 201 Church Avenue, High Point, NC 27262. Our fax number is 336-883-6928.
Is Everybody Buckled?
New Safety Belt Law. All occupants in a motor vehicle are now required to wear safety belts, which includes all back seat passengers. This law became effective December 1, 2006.
Out of the 1,059 people who were fatally injured on North Carolina roads in 2005, 476* of them were not wearing their safety belt.
*Based on DMV crash data.
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United Way of Greater High Point Seeks Fund Distribution Volunteers
As part of its annual fund distribution process, the United Way of Greater High Point is seeking volunteers from across the community to serve on its three Program Review Teams (PRTs)
Each year, the United Way of Greater High Point assembles approximately 100 volunteers from High Point, Archdale, Trinity, and Jamestown to review the 69 programs of United Way’s 29 partner agencies, then determine how to most effectively allocate the funds that were raised in the recent 2009 campaign.
“We expect this to be an interesting and rewarding experience for our volunteers again this year,” said Bobby Smith, President of the United Way of Greater High Point. “The input of our donors and supporters determines United Way funding towards critically important health and human services programs in High Point, Archdale, Trinity, and Jamestown.”
Program Review Team volunteers are asked to give about fifteen hours during March and April. They are required to tour local United Way partner agencies and hear presentations from the agency directors about the programs funded through United Way, At the end of the process, the PRT volunteers meet to make recommendations to the United Way Board of Directors for agency funding in United Way’s focus areas: Education, Income, and Health.
For more information, view the schedule and RSVP, click here.
United Way Seeks Participants in Project Board Development
Next class begins Tuesday, March 30
The United Way of Greater High Point is seeking participants for its next Project Board Development class, set to begin on Tuesday, March 30, 2010.
Project Board Development is a leadership development program developed by the United Way of Greater High Point. It is designed to identify, recruit, and train multi-cultural candidates for referral to serve on committees and governing boards of local health and human service organizations, including those affiliated with the United Way of Greater High Point. Geographic diversity is also a goal of the program, so that local Boards are represented by qualified leaders from across our community. In that regard, participation from Jamestown, Archdale, and Trinity is especially encouraged.
Participants attend seven training sessions, beginning March 30, with a structured curriculum that includes instruction in strategic planning, marketing, finance, parliamentary procedure, and fund-raising.
Over 115 people have already graduated from this program over the past three years, and many have found placement as volunteers on local non-profit boards.
Classes take place on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 – 8:00 pm, with dinner provided, for an eight week period. Applications are now being accepted and the cost is $15, which helps defray the cost of seven weeks of instruction and the graduation ceremony on May 18th. Participants who are referred by a past PBD graduate may take the course for $10.
Project Board Development is supported by grants from the City of High Point and American Express. Additional support has been provided by the Community Foundation of High Point, the Hayden-Harmon Foundation, and Thomas Built Buses.
Deadline to submit applications is March 26, 2010.
Click here to download application and view more about PBD.
United Way Facilitates Donation of Warm Blankets To Local Agencies
Above: Open Door Ministries picks up blankets from UWGHP
Just in time for the bitter weather our community has experienced over the last month, Halo Styles Limited of High Point has donated over 125 warm blankets to the United Way of Greater High Point, which in turn led a coordinated distribution effort for local non-profit agencies. To read more, click here.
Halo , which typically uses the blankets to accessorize its furniture line, simply asked that the blankets be donated to people who need them, and not sold, said Bobby Smith, President of the United Way of Greater High Point. “We knew that many of our partner agencies and other community partners would be thrilled at the opportunity to get these nice blankets into the hands of their clients during this harsh winter weather,” said Smith. The blankets came in 2 different sizes and an array of styles.
Click here to read more about HALO's donation.
Above: John Langdon from Helping Hand Ministry collects blankets
United Way Partners with Welfare Reform Liaison Project to Distribute Thousands of “Hygiene Kits”
Over 500 Kits Distributed So Far!
High Point, NC - Through a partnership with the Welfare Reform Liaison Project (WRLP), the United Way of Greater High Point has been selected to coordinate the distribution of 3,000 “hygiene kits” to homeless and low-income individuals in High Point. Thanks to funding through the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the kits are totally free to all parties, and contain vital health and hygiene products. Recipients must be 18 years or older... To read more, click here.
UWGHP Awards Van to Open Door Ministries
The United Way of Greater High Point recently awarded a gently-used 1997 van with low mileage to Open Door Ministries, which will be used by the Arthur Cassell House to transport clients to work, medical appointments, and meetings. The van they previously owned had become almost inoperable. Staff will also use the van to pick up food at the food bank and transport clients to group activities.
From L to R: Don Bellemore- Director of The Arthur Cassell House, Steve Key- Executive Director of Open Door Ministries, David Miller- President of the Board of Directors, Open Door Ministries
The Arthur Cassell House, which is supported by United Way dollars, is a 14 bed facility for men recovering from substance abuse issues. Most have been through the treatment program provided Alcohol and Drug Services --- another United Way partner agency --- while staying at Open Door Ministries’ men’s shelter. The Arthur Cassell House is another step on their journey to recovery and sobriety, allowing them to live in a supportive residential setting while re-gaining employment, independent living skills, and improved family relationships.
Kids Run Better Unleaded!
Lead paint is often found in homes built before 1978. If children touch the dust from windows or doors that contain lead paint, they can become poisoned. Lead poisoning is very dangerous for children and expectant mothers. In kids, it can cause learning and behavior problems, hearing loss, brain damage, and even more serious problems. In High Point, the main places lead is found include paint dust found in older homes, and in dirt from yards, playgrounds, and gardens in older neighborhoods. Lead poisoning is 100% preventable.
How can I protect my family and my home?
- Children who have been poisoned by lead don’t look sick, or act sick, so get your child tested for lead exposure at least once before he or she turns 1. Ask your child’s doctor, or contact the Guilford County Health Department at 845.7994
- 75% of homes and buildings built before 1978 have lead-based paint. When paint is in good condition, it does not pose a threat, but when it chips and peels, it can make a child very sick. Call the City of High Point at 883.3349.
Lead Safe High Point is a prevention program funded by HUD and the City of High Point. For more information please visit the City of High Point's website at http://www.high-point.net/cd/leadsafe or http://www.high-point.net/leadsafe
United Way of Greater High Point
We appreciate your interest in our United Way and hope you will visit often. If you have any questions, issues, or concerns regarding our website or our United Way, please feel free to contact us via the "Contact Us" link on this site, or by telephone at 883-4127.
What We Do and How We Do It
The United Way of Greater High Point develops community resources and partnerships that support a broad array of critical health and human service needs in our community. Resources are focused on community impact programs that promote thriving children and families, independent and self-sufficient people, healthy people, and safe neighborhoods.
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United Way of Greater High Point
201 Church Avenue, High Point, NC 27262
Email: info@unitedwayhp.org
Phone: 336.883.4127 -- Fax: 336.883.6928
