Impact Stories
Volunteering: A Global Necessity
UN Volunteers has made it easy to get involved and spread this year’s IVD theme, “Volunteer Now for Our Common Future.”
Meeting Local needs
United Way brings local ideas, people and resources together to make sure everyone-especially the most vulnerable-has the opportunity to thrive.
I'm always amazed that United Way touches each and every one of our communities. From children to seniors to youth, to everything and anything.
- Sandra Mazo of Pawtucket, Rhode Island
We Don't Do It Alone
We partner to bring people together and create lasting change. In Latin America, our partnership with Kyndryl has brought STEM education to 2,800 students, fostering skills for future careers while also sparking interest in tech industries.
Stories of Impact
We live where we serve, working with local leaders and residents. Together, we're using local data and local insights to create solutions tailor-made to that community's challenges. It's all rooted in United Way values and the strategies we know work, but we don't believe in one-size-fits-all solutions.
Impact Stories
Virtual Tree Planting and Other Volunteer Solutions
Finding ways to leverage volunteer support for individuals in need during the COVID-19 pandemic has presented serious challenges to non-profit organizations as well as many companies, who give back to their communities in part through employee volunteering. The newly released Leadership for Volunteering: The COVID-19 Experience shares information about not only the challenges but also the solutions and innovations that leaders of volunteering organizations delivered to people in need as they safely mobilized volunteers.
Impact Stories
Family Volunteering: It’s More Than You Think
United Ways offer a variety of family volunteer projects, like Heart of Florida United Way’s annual Thanksgiving Project.
Impact Stories
Fostering Digital Inclusion for Families
Getting individuals and families connected to the internet is an important step on the path to financial stability and economic mobility. That’s why Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) teamed with United Ways across the U.S. to help provide internet connectivity, digital devices, and online mentoring opportunities for underserved students and their families.
Impact Stories
Education at the Heart of Social Change
See how we are working to lower the school dropout rate in Romania.
Impact Stories
Veterans Deserve Credit -- and the Expanded Child Tax Credit
This Veterans Day, let’s give our veterans *all* the credit they deserve – and an expanded Child Tax Credit to support their kids.
What You Can Do
Find Your Local United Way
Ready to make a difference in your community? Search below using your U.S. zip code, or visit our locator to find a United Way in your community across more than 30 countries.
Donate
The challenges that United Way tackles cannot be solved alone. It is a collective effort of hands and hearts working together. Your gift – of any size, any kind, or at any time – joins with the gifts of many others and builds stronger, more resilient communities.
Speak Out
United Way is driving policy change. Explore our advocacy work and find out how you can make a difference and help communities across the U.S.