United Way - Capital Area United Way

Capital Area United Way is helping people - improving communities by:

• Supporting 48 Member Agencies that serve our 10-parish community.
• Building partnerships with corporate citizens, donors, volunteers, and non-profit agencies in an effort to make the greatest impact in our community.
• Identifying key areas of focus and understanding how thye can create lasting change and a better life for all.

There are basic things that we all need for a good life:

• A quality education that leads to a stable job
• Income that can support a family through retirrement
• Good health
• Basic resources to help during a crisis or transitional stage

United Way is focused on putting together the pieces for a better community:

• Education - helping people acheive their potential through education and workforce training
• Income - promoting financial stability and independence
• Health - improving people's health 
•  Basic Needs - providing the daily resources needed in order to survive

• Our goal is to create long-lasting changes by addressing the underlying causes of problems.
• We don't want to just address the symptoms of a problem - we want to go deeper to attack the underlying causes.
• United Way believes that when we reach out a hand to one, we influence the condition of all.
• These lasting changes have benefits that ripple through the community as a whole.

We all win:

• when a child succeeds in school
• when families are financial stable
• when people have good health
• when our neighbors have the resources to meet their basic needs

• You are never alone when you LIVE UNITED.
• It takes everyone in the community working together to create a brighter future.
• Together, we can accomplish more than any individual or single group can on its own.
• Give. Advocate. Volunter. LIVE UNITED