REINFORCING THE SOCIAL FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY

WHAT MATTERS: A STRONG SAFETY NET

• Before people can take steps towards a better tomorrow, they must meet their basic needs today.
  
  
• With the right assistance, families can recover more quickly and completely from crises and emergencies.
  
  

UNITED WAY IN ACTION

United Way will continue to support:

• Counseling, shelter, legal advocacy and other assistance for adults and children who have experienced domestic violence.
  
  
• Emergency shelter, transitional housing, and assistance with rent, mortgage, and utility payments.
  
  
• Assistance for crime victims.
  
  
• Services for the disabled and chronically ill.
  
  
• Behavioral health services.
  
  
• Health screenings and education.
  
  

WHAT MATTERS: A Vibrant and Healthy Nonprofit Sector

• Every day, nonprofits in our region reach thousands of individuals and families in need, while building community, purpose, and belonging.
  
  
• With additional resources and help using them in the best way possible, nonprofit agencies can increase their effectiveness and do even more for the communities they serve.
  
  

UNITED WAY IN ACTION

United Way and its partners are working to:

• Assist community agencies to reach the highest levels of quality in the services they provide.
  
  
• Build organizationally healthy, sustainable agencies that will be there as long as they are needed.
  
  
• Raise tens of millions of dollars for nonprofit organizations through the Donor Choice component of the annual United Way workplace campaign.
  
  
• Provide free or low-cost access to millions of dollars worth of surplus equipment and merchandise donated by area companies. Each year United Way’s Gifts in Kind program brings approximately $2 million worth of products to 90 community agencies serving our region.
  
  
• Develop strong nonprofit board and executive leadership, including among young professionals and underrepresented groups.
  
  
• Fund community agency projects that encourage collaboration among non-profits, strengthen neighborhood bonds, and improve residents’ quality of life in neighborhoods formerly designated as Philadelphia Empowerment Zones.
  
  
• Bring volunteer corporate IT professionals and agencies together to help the agencies use technology more effectively.
  
  
• Prepare the nonprofit sector to successfully respond to disasters and emergencies so that they are equipped to continue to serve the community in times of crisis.
  
  
• Lead a coalition of 200 agencies advocating for the establishment of a 2-1-1 system in Pennsylvania. 2-1-1 systems replace the confusing array of 1-800 numbers agencies and individuals in need of help must navigate, with one hotline that can provide information and referral to a multitude of health and human services in a single call. Currently, such systems are active in 41 others states.