Welcome. United Way believes that the growing number of people in need is our community's most critical issue, affecting our quality of life today and in the future.

• Approximately 580,000 people in the metro area are living in or at the edge of poverty and 32 percent are children.
• Nearly 350,000 households in the nine-county region use a food shelf.
• United Way 2-1-1—our community resource and referral line—made over 400,000 referrals to people in need last year. Nearly one-half of all calls were for basic needs.

United Way's comprehensive plan attacks poverty's root causes through 10 measurable goals, creating pathways out of poverty for the most vulnerable in our community:

• We stabilize people in crisis by providing food, shelter and other essential services.
• We strengthen families for future success by focusing on education, income and health.
• We streamline systems and solutions and find new ways of doing things.

Here's just some of what we are working on right now:

• Supporting job training programs that build lives and the community. Watch Constructing the Future to learn more.
• Helping to ensure that kids are reading at grade level by the end of third grade—a pivotal benchmark for success in school and beyond.
• Monitoring current community trends, identifying gaps in service and coordinating responses through the results of our recent agency survey and data from United Way 2-1-1, our resource and referral line.
• Working to ensure working families receive the tax credits they have earned through Claim It! A Community-wide Partnership.

Whether you want to give, advocate or volunteer, join the movement to Live United and help us create pathways out of poverty.

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Mission:
Uniting caring people to build pathways out of poverty, creating opportunity for all.

Vision:
To be a recognized leader in building a stronger, more self-sufficient region by bringing together the hearts, minds and resources of all our citizens to make a measurable impact on our community's most pressing human service problems.

Diversity and Inclusion:
United Way is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and our community. Read our diversity and inclusion statement (PDF).

Learn More

• 2008/2009 Community Report
• 2010 United Way Overview (PDF)
• Directions to United Way (PDF)
• United Way Inclusion Council (PDF)
• Ethics Policy
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Privacy Policy
• United Way Timeline
• Where to Park (PDF)