United Way Helps Our Communities Achieve Financial Stability
As many as one-third of working Americans do not earn enough money to meet their basic needs. Wages have not kept pace with the rising cost of housing, healthcare, and education. Currently, 40 million Americans are working in low-paying jobs without basic health and retirement benefits. For families walking a financial tightrope, unable to save for college, a home, or retirement, United Way is here to help.
Our Goal
To increase resiliency in our communities by providing services that equip families and individuals with the tools and resources to stay or become economically independent.
Our Strategy
To provide services that offer a "hand-up" to lower income families rather than a "hand-out." We currently fund services that assist families with job skills training, counseling services to address on-going areas that may be affecting their ability to obtain/retain employment, scholarships for qualifying families to provide quality day-care, and many other services. As you can see, our strategy is to reduce the number of barriers that prevent individuals and families from becoming self-sufficient.
More Information
For access to additional resources and information, please visit the United Way MySmartMoney website.
You can find:
- Information for Immediate needs:
- If you experience an emergency.
- If you are struggling to pay bills.
- If you are feeling financially unstable.
- Information on how to plan for the future, specifically:
- Financial products
- Starting a family
- Living on your own
- Providing for a family
- Later in life
- Starting a job
- A financial health calculator to help you understand where you stand financially.
Updated 8/30/2018