Programs that make a difference

Your support makes impactful United Way programs possible. Together, we help families move from crisis to stability and from stability to prosperity.

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Meeting Basic Needs

Meeting Basic Needs

Connect struggling households with essential resources like housing, food and child care.

Advancing Equity

Advancing Equity

Help deconstruct systemic racism and institutional bias while promoting diversity, equity and inclusion

Creating Youth Opportunity

Creating Youth Opportunity

Connect children in our community with child care access, literacy and education.

Promoting Prosperity

Promoting Prosperity

Help families move from crisis to stability and from stability to prosperity.

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.
Our Impact

DiscoverWorks sites in 2026.

students enrolled in DiscoverWorks in 2026.

children supported through ParentPowered text messaging.

Mission STEMPossible
“Activities like these make coding easy to understand; the kids learn that it exists and they can do it when they get older.”

John Whitley, volunteer from Nutanix

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Our Woman of the Year: Karen Chapell
“When you do make mistakes, be accountable to them. Learn from them and move forward. The greatest lessons in life are from mistakes.”

Karen Chapell, managing partner at Retirement Income Solutions

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Your support makes this work possible.

Supporters like you, teamed with our vast network of partners, sponsors, donors, volunteers, advocates, employees and more, team to make a real difference in Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties. Together, we help families move from crisis to stability and from stability to prosperity. Give today and help support individuals and families throughout our region.

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