What We Do
Focusing on financial stability, school readiness, and connected community, the United Way allocates resources to solution-oriented organizations and initiatives that address these issues at scale. We tackle systems and structures that cause discrepancies of equity and opportunity in Charlottesville and the surrounding area with the goal of reducing poverty in our community.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
AREAS OF FOCUS
FINANCIAL STABILITY
Helps adults who are on the path to becoming financially stable and economically independent by supporting customized, holistic solutions that address systemic obstacles.
PROGRAMS
• Cville Tax Aid
• Family Investment
• Financial Resiliency
• COVID Recovery
• Impact Grants
SCHOOL READINESS
Closes the opportunity gap by promoting strategies to provide all children with the most appropriate and effective early services, supports, and high-quality early childcare and education.
PROGRAMS
• Early Learner Scholarships
• Early Education Task Force
• Children’s Data Consortium
• Integrated Financing Projects
• Impact Grants
CONNECTED COMMUNITY
Connects, convenes, and supports the collaboration of organizations in our community. Within this network, we can identify needs in the community and work toward collaborative goals.
PROGRAMS
• Volunteerism and Day of Caring
• Community Table
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion