Why EDUCATION, INCOME and HEALTH?
United Way creates opportunities by focusing on the building blocks for a good life.
EDUCATION
HELPING CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL
- Improving access to quality, affordable child care and early learning opportunities
- Creating opportunities for children to excel in school
- Providing after-school and mentoring programs for at-risk youth
INCOME
PROMOTING FINANCIAL STABILITY AND INDEPENDENCE
- Supporting basic needs while increasing financial education
- Helping hardworking people obtain family-sustaining wages
- Increasing access to affordable housing for individuals and families
HEALTH
IMPROVING PEOPLE'S HEALTH
- Increasing access to critical healthcare services
- Reducing substance abuse, child abuse and domestic violence
- Increasing health education and preventive care
