United Way of Pierce County
Who We Are
LEADING, SUPPORTING, INVESTING
United Way of Pierce County invests in children and their families. By focusing on programs that help young children and their families, we can remove the barriers preventing them from breaking the cycle of poverty. Through strong families and successful kids, we can create a thriving and connected community.
OUR MISSION
United Way of Pierce County works from the heart to unite caring people to tackle our community’s toughest challenges. We lead, support and invest in community efforts to ensure all our children are prepared to succeed in school and in life.
To achieve meaningful and measureable improvements, we:
- Lead collaboratively,
- Raise, leverage and invest funds strategically,
- Advocate effectively,
- Engage and inspire volunteers.
OUR VISION
A compassionate, vital community where people have the education, resources and opportunities to achieve their potential.
OUR FOCUS
We will remove barriers faced by families with young children by providing pathways to opportunities. By 2024, we will invest to ensure measurable change for people in Pierce County.
*Build Strong Families: Increase the number of low-income families who have the opportunities for a more stable home environment.
*Ensure a Strong Start for Kids: Increase the number of low-income children ready for kindergarten.
*Ensure Success in the Early Grades: Increase the number of low-income children reading at grade level by the end of third grade.
*Meet Basic Needs of families and individuals of Pierce County through investments in food, housing and other essentials.
We invite you to join us in this important work. Whether you’re a donor, volunteer, or advocate, you are LIVING UNITED. And great things happen when we LIVE UNITED.
What We Do
CHANGE THE STORY
United Way of Pierce County believes the best way to create a thriving community is by making an early investment in our children. By focusing on removing barriers from the time children are born and early in their academic career, as well as stabilizing their families, we can empower them to break the cycle of poverty.
OUR WORK
We lead, support and invest in community efforts to ensure all our children are prepared to succeed in school and in life.
Build Strong Families: Increase the number of low-income families who have the opportunities for a more stable home environment.
Ensure a Strong Start for Kids: Increase the number of low-income children ready for kindergarten.
Ensure Success in the Early Grades: Increase the number of low-income children reading at grade level by the end of third grade.
Meet Basic Needs of families and individuals of Pierce County through investments in food, housing and other essentials.
When we LIVE UNITED, we can Change the Story for children and their families.
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