
Our Mission
Our mission is to mobilize the caring power of communities to create a better life for all.
United Way is working to advance the common good by focusing on education, income and health. These are the building blocks for a good life –
- Helping children and youth achieve their potential through education
- Helping families become financially stable and self-sufficient
- Improving people’s health to keep children on track in school and adults productive at work
Today’s complex problems require proactive, permanent solutions. Our history of leadership enables us to spearhead comprehensive, community-wide change. We are a catalyst, a convener, a collaborator and a change agent. Our work brings people together to determine the root causes of our community’s most challenging problems and to do whatever it takes to achieve measurable and lasting results.
No other organization enables a donor’s gift to make such a broad impact across the community on so many critical issues.
Whether you choose to give, advocate or volunteer, we invite you to be a part of the change. Together, united, we can inspire hope and create opportunities for a better tomorrow.
That’s what it means to LIVE UNITED.
2008 Annual Report
View our 2008 Annual Report online or download a copy for yourself. To request additional copies call our office at 322-8638.
Improving Education
We envision a community where children age birth to five, enter kindergarten with skills and experience to learn and have access to high quality early childhood care and education.
Improving Income
We envision a community where all families are free from abuse, economically strong, and mentally and physically healthy.
Improving Health
We envision a community where youth are healthy, socially competent and prepared for a productive adulthood.
We envision a community where older adults and the physically disabled maintain health and live independently.

