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The Center for Hearing & Speech is proud and honored to receive funds from the United Way of Greater St. Louis. The Center has been a United Way member since 1920.

United Way of Greater St. Louis funds health and social service agencies whose programs increase the safety, health, and independence of St. Louis bistate residents. A better life for one person improves the quality of life and future for each of the rest of us.

Community volunteers serve as the eyes and ears of more than 200,000 donors. These volunteers determine how to award contributor dollars to agencies to benefit the greatest number of people by reviewing each agency in four performance areas, then strategically allocating dollars to achieve best results.

The Quality Standards for Agencies are:
Governance
A strong Board of Directs sets strategic direction and policies. Its composition reflects broad and diverse community support.

Program
The agency knows who it is serving, understands what it is trying to accomplish, measures and documents program results, and strives for continuous improvement.

Finance
Resources are maximized to earn and retain community trust. The agency is accountable for every dollar.

Administration
Infrastructure and operations allow the agency to ably and efficiently protect the assets that the community entrusts to it.

At the end of the day, it is the change in a person’s life that counts. These quality standards not only measure that impact, but also look at other indicators that predict an agency’s ability to serve the community.