Run United

About Run United

United Way for Southeastern Michigan’s Run United team is a group of runners, walkers and cyclists who put their feet and wheels to the pavement to better their communities.

Together, we’ve raised more than $1 million to support youth opportunity in Southeastern Michigan over the past eight years, aiding students’ success in and out of the classroom, all while staying physically active with friends and colleagues.

Run United participants have made an incredible impact in our community. We’ve provided local students with laptops and other technology as part of our work to close the digital divide, allowed students to grow their home libraries through Scholastic book fairs, and helped students be prepared for the first day of school with backpacks and school supplies.

In 2025, this impact continues. This year’s Run United Virtual Marathon seeks to support STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) learning in Southeastern Michigan.

Among these efforts are STEAM Classroom Materials Grants: unrestricted funds for teachers to order STEAM supplies for their classrooms. These grants give teachers the flexibility to select the materials and equipment that align with their lesson plans and needs, maximizing the impact of the money compared to a one-size-fits-all approach in which every classroom receives identical resources. These grants are implemented in classrooms at high-need schools ranging from pre-K to 12th grade.

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Questions? Email RunUnited@LiveUnitedSEM.org.