How Does My Gift Matter?

The generous contribution of each individual is what makes the United Way Community Impact Campaign. Together, we can get results no one can alone. See below how your gift does matter.

$1.00 a week: Provides two months of nutritious food for a family in need.

$2.00 a week: Recruits and trains one new childcare provider. Improving childcare options for working families.

$3.00 a week: 30 warm home delivered meals to a homebound older adult. Reducing nutritional risk & social isolation.

$4.00 a week: 3 hours of professional counseling services. Helping families and youth address issues so they can develop to their fullest potential.

$5.00 a week: 24 hours of English literacy tutoring. Allowing learners to reach personal goals of entering/bettering employment, obtaining citizenship and increasing involvement in their child’s literacy activities.

$6.00 a week: 54 trips to work for disabled adults. Enabling disabled adults to access services, learn to work, be productive and contribute back to their community.

$7.00 a week: Closes one legal case for a low-income older adult helping them access high quality, affordable health care or advocating for eligibility for appropriate services, or providing assistance in obtaining income maintenance programs such as social security, retirement benefits or Veterans’ benefits.

$8.00 a week: 93 hours of instruction to meet basic developmental and educational needs of preschool children and undereducated adult parents in an intergenerational learning environment designed to empower families to break the cycle of illiteracy, poverty and dependency.

$9.00 a week: Provides access to 2 victims of sexual assault resources needed, including accurate information, emotional support, a safe environment, and other basic needs such as food, shelter and clothing.

$10.00 a week: 18 days of quality childcare to low-income parents enabling the parents to sustain employment.

$15.00a week: 147 hours of respite to caregivers of frail elders allowing the caregiver a break from their care giving duties thus reducing stresses.

$20.00 a week: Matches two youth with mentors ultimately increasing the self-esteem, academic performance, and other risk reduction behaviors of the youth.