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How to Volunteer At Home

Finding a time to volunteer that matches with the schedule of your busy life can be a challenge. Discovering the right at-home activity for you and your family and friends to do whenever you want is much easier! Look at these fun at-home activities with United Way to find the right one for you.

What Does It Mean: 2-1-1

2-1-1 Arizona is specifically designed to make sure people get connected to the right, local, direct services agency with experience and services related to their situation.

Wells Fargo Shares in Vello’s Success

Vello tutoring creates a huge impact not only for tutored students, but also for the volunteer tutors themselves. Meet Derek and Cynthia, two devoted tutors from Wells Fargo, a key partner in this program.

August Volunteer Activities

Are you looking for opportunities to volunteer in the Phoenix metro area? Sign up to join us at any of these upcoming activities!

What Does It Mean: People Experiencing Homelessness

You may have noticed that we say “people experiencing homelessness” instead of “homeless people.” Here’s why.

Cause Marketing Partnerships with United Way

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.

2018-2019 Vello Impact

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.

Join a Group That Fits Your Passion

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.

Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: How One Woman Did It

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

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!

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