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Community Impact
United Way is focusing on education, jobs, independence and strong families – giving everyone the opportunity to build a good life. Our goal is to create lasting change by addressing the root causes of our community’s most critical problems. So, while we’re helping those who need help now, we’re also focused on breakingthe cycle of poverty through early childhood education and literacy, job training and retention, financial stability through home ownership and postsecondary education, and reducing teen pregnancy and sexual violence against girls.

Program Delivery Partners

View a complete list of our agency partners and a short description of the programs provided through United Way of Greater Milwaukee. The list includes links to each agency.

Healthy Girls

Healthy Girls is the signature project of the Women's Initiative, find out more.

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Teen Pregnancy

We are tacking teen pregnancy which profoundly, and in most cases negatively, affects the lives of those involved while costing the community millions of dollars through direct care, ancillary services, and the overall drain on the workforce.

If Truth Be Told

This report is derived from an extensive assessment of teen pregnancy in our community. Click on the PDF icons to open

downloadable copies of this comprehensive report or the executive summary.

Executive Summary.

Hotlines

For immediate connection to services or for information on what agencies can help with a particular problem or concern, out Hotline list will provide a path.

Success Stories

One in four people in the community uses a United Way service. Of those individuals, thousands have secured a better life for themselves and/or their loved ones based upon the help received from United Way programs. Read their stories.

Basic Needs

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Self-Sufficiency

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Strengthening Families

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Job Training & Retention

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Asset Building

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Early Childhood Education

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Requests for Proposals

If you are an agency interested in providing a program related to our Education, Healthy Girls, or Employement initiatives, click through to view our requiremetns and to download a copy of the RFP forms.

Program Profile

The Program Profile is a lisiting containing information on each of United Way of Greater Milwaukee's program partners that provide the services for the sponsored programs.

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Annual Report

Our Annual Community Impact Report provides information on our programs and initiatives, including statistics on the individuals who are helped.

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Safety Net Services United Way funds Safety Net programs that serve clients from diverse racial backgrounds, representing 63% of United Way’s investments. In certain areas, over 40% of all residents utilize one or more of these services; however, our reach extends beyond Milwaukee's central-city neighborhoods into suburban and rural areas.
PRIORITY	GOAL	OBJECTIVES

Meet Basic Needs	Connect people with critical resources for emergency food and shelter	Decrease the number of homeless Ensure that basic nutrition is available for children and adults
Promote Self-Sufficiency	Empower individuals to become self-sufficient in meeting basic needs	Provide employment, education and housing opportunities for low-income families Assist children with disabilities in mastering the skills needed to increase their independence
Support and Strengthen Families and Children	Engage families in healthy relationships and promote youth development	Prevent abuse through education Increase social and academic achievement for children

Breaking the Cycle of Poverty United Way is focusing on education, jobs, independence and strong families to create lasting change by addressing the root causes of our community’s most critical problems. The pathway is through early childhood education and literacy, job training and retention, financial stability through home ownership and postsecondary education, and reducing teen pregnancy and sexual violence against girls.
PRIORITY	GOAL	OBJECTIVES

Job Training and Retention	Increase employment	Provide specialized training Assist in job attainment and retention strategies
Asset Building	Decrease the number of families living in poverty	Families gain an opportunity to own a home Empower low-income individuals through higher education
Early Education	Children achieve academic success	Children enter school ready to learn School-age children progress at appropriate levels
Healthy Girls	Eliminate sexual violence against girls and decrease pregnancy amongst teens	Educate teens Promote healthy relationships Encourage boys and girls to make responsible choices