Investing in Our Community
Creating a better community starts with giving back. United Way’s Community Fund does just that by investing more than $13 million annually to 75 Community Fund programs. Through the power of collective giving, these programs provide services to help those in need from age one to 101.
How it Works:
- Raise funds
- Invest in partner programs
- See community prosper
Four Key Focus Areas:
United Way invests donations raised to support programs that fall within four key areas of focus.
- Basic Needs (food, shelter, clothing)
- Healthy Babies
- Successful Students
- Supporting Older Adults
Distributing Funds:
Each organization that becomes a Community Fund program partner is monitored, measured and evaluated for proven results. That shows how recipients (and, ultimately, Rochester) are impacted in the most positive ways possible.
Why Donate?
- $0.92 of every dollar is used to meet community needs
- Programs are constantly assessed for effectiveness and successful outcomes
- 200,000 people are helped annually by donations
- Join the 10s of thousands of others who give annually to help Rochester thrive
Impact on Community Fund Participants:
- 97% of families avoid child maltreatment, abuse, and neglect
- GPA scores are one full point higher than those of their peers
- 230,000 daily meals are delivered annually to the door of 1,450 individuals
- More than $8 million in earned income tax credits was given back to 10,000 local people receiving assistance with tax returns
