When you give, advocate and volunteer with United Way for Southeastern Michigan, you’re changing your community for the better.
We leverage a network of hundreds of community, corporate, government and nonprofit partners, and thousands of donors, volunteers and advocates, to create positive, measurable and sustainable change in our community. We make donor dollars go further by combining strategic grant investments with technical and logistical support. Our United Way network amplifies the voices of advocates to change policies in Michigan and Washington, D.C. And our volunteer portal makes it easy for volunteers to connect to the agencies and programs that most need their help.
United Way for Southeastern Michigan is committed to deconstructing systemic racism and institutional bias while promoting diversity, equity and inclusion as core values in every aspect of our work. We partner to close the digital divide and ensure people in our region have equal access to the skills, devices and technology needed to engage in the digital world and the opportunity it brings.
raised annually through Run United to support digital inclusion.
students provided with technology devices for school in 2020
students and parents attended virtual literacy fairs during 2020
In Southeastern Michigan, 42 percent of households struggle at times to afford life’s essentials. Programs like our 2-1-1 helpline provide critical support to families in need, connecting struggling households with resources like food, housing and health care. More than 70 percent of 2-1-1 referrals are for basic needs.
partners funded for basic needs services.
in funding provided for food, housing and health care services.
people were served across the domains of food, health care, and housing
total benefits claimed with Centers for Working Families Support
We believe learning begins at birth. All children deserve quality education and growth experiences that will help them reach their full potential. We work to make quality child care more accessible and affordable to all. Our literacy and education work fills gaps that traditional systems may not always reach. We prepare children to learn, grow and succeed in a rapidly changing world.
devices were distributed through Tech United and Connect 313.
students provided with technology devices for school in 2020
students and parents attended virtual literacy fairs during 2020
books distributed to K-12 students
This program helps students fill their home libraries, sending more than 60,000 books home with children in the 2023-24 school year.
A family’s economic stability impacts the long-term well-being of multiple generations. United Way for Southeastern Michigan helps families build a strong financial foundation for the future through financial and employment coaching, free tax preparation, barrier-busting transportation support and more.
advocates took action to support the Earned Income Tax Credit.
connections made with Congress by advocates for increasing the Earned Income Tax Credit
workers placed in a job
people connected to financial coaching services
Donate today and make a difference right here in Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties.
