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You may have noticed that we say “people experiencing homelessness” instead of “homeless people.” Here’s why.
With Cause Marketing programs at Valley of the Sun United Way, you can fight to break the cycle of poverty and be the avenue for your customers to do the same. We have loved creating custom promotions with local partners.
More students across Maricopa County love reading and are growing their skills thanks to Vello. This year students, teachers, and parents have continued to see improvement and success with this online tutoring program.
Your involvement in Affinity Groups transforms not only the lives of kids, families, and neighborhoods in our community, but your life too! Our variety of groups, offer a space for you to unite in the fight to end poverty.
Do you know where you’re sleeping tonight? On any given day in Maricopa County, 6,000 people don’t know where they’ll spend the night. Valley of the Sun United Way wants to reduce homelessness in our community by 75 percent by 2020.
The summer slide is not as fun as it sounds, it refers to the loss of learning that children can experience in the summer months. You can help your child keep their literacy skills up over the summer just by mixing a few minutes of reading into each day!
In Mesa, we hosted 333 volunteers who assisted 365 guests in obtaining a total of 2,399 service connections to help them end or avoid homelessness.
The perfect opportunity to build project management, public speaking, and other organizational skills while also giving back to the community is the Loaned Executive (LE) Program with Valley of the Sun United Way.
The Arizona legislature adjourned last week following a long discussion on the state budget. We are happy to share that the budget they passed includes a Charitable Tax Deduction that we believe will benefit everyone, including taxpayers, community members, and nonprofit organizations.
United Way’s Youth Engagement Program, presented by the Walmart Foundation, brought funding to students for projects like hydration stations, mindfulness rooms, a VR mobile learning lab, and more!
