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Click here to visit our Get To Know Us page. There, you’ll find details about all the work United Way does in our community.

Get Help Paying for Child Care
Get Help Paying for Child Care

Many families with a child age 5 or younger qualify for some type of assistance with child care costs. Use Connect4Care™ Kids to find the right option for your family.

Opportunities and Resources for Kids
Opportunities and Resources for Kids

Connect4Care™ Kids offers free online tools to help families find out if they qualify for free or low-cost child care, discover schools, summer programs, and activities, and access resources to support children from birth through 12th grade.

Middle and High School Safety Essentials
Middle and High School Safety Essentials

What your child should know: essential safety information for your preteen/teen.

Libraries
Libraries

Borrow books, tools, computers, and more. Libraries also host educational and social events.

K-12 School Enrollment Documentation Checklist
K-12 School Enrollment Documentation Checklist

Required documents needed to enroll your child in school.

Elementary School Safety Essentials
Elementary School Safety Essentials

What your child should know: essential safety information for your elementary schooler.

Summer Routines
Summer Routines

Tips for building just-right routines to get the most out of summer.

Early Childhood Safety Essentials
Early Childhood Safety Essentials

What your child should know: essential safety information for early childhood.

State Assistance
State Assistance

Use MIBridges to apply for benefits like food, health, or child care assistance.

Wayne County Tech Hubs
Wayne County Tech Hubs

Access computers, internet, digital literacy programming, and more at Connect 313 Neighborhood Technology Hubs.

Child Care Enrollment Documentation Checklist
Child Care Enrollment Documentation Checklist

Required documents needed to enroll your child in care and/or school.

Ages and Stages Questionnaire
Ages and Stages Questionnaire

Learn more about your child’s development and get age-appropriate activities and resources.

Build Up
Build Up

Educational support and special education services for children age 3 through 5 from the Michigan Department of Education

DiscoverWorks
DiscoverWorks

DiscoverWorks is a free learning program that helps K-10 students explore their interests, engage in their communities, and discover their potential through robust enrichment and academic programming.

Prepare for Healthy Michigan Plan Changes
Prepare for Healthy Michigan Plan Changes

Medicaid changes will impact Michiganders. Learn how you can prepare for changes set  to begin in 2027.

OUR IMPACT

When you support United Way, you help families find relief in times of crisis and work toward stability. Here are just a few ways that your support makes a difference.
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Zaman International
We take clients from start to finish— it could take an hour to 5 years for them to get stabilized.

Maya Mortada, director of health services at Zaman

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Ride the WAVE: Western-Washtenaw’s Community Connector
It’s our vision that within our communities, all people will have access to all places.

Marie Gress, executive director at WAVE

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Shawnkieta Baker
Furniture Bank supplied me with a couch, a table and chairs, and beds for me and my kids.

Shawnkieta Baker, Detroit

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calls for help answered by 211 in 2024.

grants provided to strengthen health and social services in our communities.