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To break the cycle of poverty in our community and to help create equal opportunities for all children, Valley of the Sun United Way, our volunteers, our donors, and our partners fight for kids.
Along 51st Avenue in the Maryvale area, there is a plot of land that just a year ago would have seemed like just a dirt patch. With strong partnerships, it became a beautiful community garden.
If storytelling comes naturally to you, and you want to connect with your community, Valley of the Sun United Way is looking for new Speakers United members!
Cooking classes in Guadalupe teach community members about healthy eating habits (and you can join!)
It’s impossible to end homelessness without identification. The Homeless ID Project helps individuals get those much-needed documents.
Tailor Made for Success is St. Joseph the Worker’s newest Valley service location with an especially unique twist: a top of the line men’s boutique geared solely towards empowerment and confidence building.
SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is the nation’s largest anti-hunger program. The program provides timely, targeted and temporary support to low-income households for the purchase of food.
A guest blog post by Rick Mitchell of Homeless ID Project
“There is so much more to United Way than people see. If they knew what the money is being allocated to, they would also see, as I did, that it’s not just donating money, it’s me helping someone.”
