ECAP Steering Committee
The organizing body of the ECAP program sets the direction of the appeal program, promotes its activities and administers and manages the annual employee participation drive in coordination with the United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona. Members come from nearly a dozen County departments large and small. Pima County's Combined Appeal is the largest and most generous program of its kind in Southern Arizona.
Ray Velez, Chair
Finance and Risk Management
Phone: 520-724-4489
Email: Ray.Velez@Pima.Gov |
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Margo Chavez, Co-Vice-Chair
Public Defense Services
Phone: 520-724-9169
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Joanna Dinan, Co-Vice Chair
Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation
Phone: 520-724-5363
Email: Joanna.Dinan@Pima.Gov |
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Judy Moses, Secretary
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Kassandra Baltazar
Health
Phone: 520-724-9785
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Nicole Burdette
PCWIN
Phone: 520-724-9320
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Barbara Denny
Environmental Quality
Phone: 520-724-7400
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Linda Volkerink
Information Technology
Phone: 520-724-7984
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Charlotte Watts
Kino Sports Complex
Phone: 520-222-1043
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Community Impact
United Way Donations Helped Seniors Remain Healthy and Active
- Enabled 8,273 vulnerable seniors to remain at home with supportive services
- Supported seniors and families through 155,997 hours of needed service from 4,725 active senior volunteers
- Mobilized four communities to engage more than 3,360 seniors to solve local community problems and affect policy and program changes
Donations Plus Leveraged Dollars = $3,250,234
Every $1 Donated = $4.37 in additional support for seniors
United Way Donations Helped Young Children Prepare for School and Life
- Promoted learning for 9,986 children in child care settings striving to improve quality and increase school readiness
- Gave 76,704 books to 43,450 families with tips for reading to their child at home to promote early literacy skills
- Guided 4,924 high risk families in the community or at home to increase positive parenting skills and prevent child abuse
- Educated 5,064 early childhood teachers on best practice early education to increase child readiness for school and life
Donations Plus Leveraged Dollars = $8,730,376
Every $1 Donated = $12.04 in other Early Education Support
United Way Donations Helped Youth Prepare for College, Work and Life
- Engaged 10,913 youth in quality after-school programs
- Developed new skills and competencies of 3,314 youth to better prepare for college, work or life
- Increased nutrition awareness and physical activity for 1,892 children and youth
Donations Plus Leveraged Dollars = $1,195,928
Every $1 Donated = $1.65 in additional support for Youth
United Way Donations Helped Families be Financially Stable
- Prepared 14,551 income tax returns for families with 457 volunteers in 10 Arizona counties
- Brought in $21.7 million in tax refunds to help family finances and fuel the local economy
- Helped 5,635 families become more financially stable and meet their basic needs
Donations Plus Leveraged Dollars = $1,452,256
Every $1 Donated = $2.00 in other Family Financial Stability support