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Creating Youth Opportunity

United Way for Southeastern Michigan believes learning begins at birth and that all children deserve quality education and growth experiences that will help them reach their full potential.

Helping Children in our Community

Our early childhood initiatives make quality child care more accessible and affordable to all – providing training and support for families and providers and connecting families to the child care options and available financial support that best meets their needs. Our work continues with literacy and education support to address the gaps in access and resources that traditional systems may not always reach. Through our in-school and out-of-school supports, we focus on strengthening the whole child, preparing them to learn, grow and succeed in a rapidly changing world.

Related Programs

These programs help create youth opportunity for children in Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties.

Our Impact

New Makerspace Inspires Pontiac Students to Dream Bigger
This STEM lab will help to level the playing field for our students.

Latricia Brown, K-12 school leader at Pontiac Academy for Excellence

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books distributed to K-12 students

students across Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Counties provided with free books

The Joy of Reading for All Ages
Oooo I can’t wait to read these— I’m so excited, and I don’t have to pay!

Makai

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Closing Opportunity Gaps in the Digital World
Together, we showed kids that STEM is fun, it presents opportunities, and it presents a chance to change the world.

Ellen Gilchrist, senior director of early childhood and education at United Way for Southeastern Michigan

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