United Way of Wayne County

See attached schedule o United Way of Wayne County's business is community impact and is committed to improving the lives of people in our community by providing grants to high quality local programs in our community that make measurable impact in the lives of people affected by some of our community's most challenging problems. Our work is focused in the areas of education, health & wellness, financial stability and community responsiveness. Investing in solutions to improve the human condition; advocating for those in need; promoting volunteerism; and celebrating the strength of our diversity while conducting thorough reviews of each grant recipient organization to ensure program effetiveness and financial accountability is at the core of our work. Our impact work requires collaborating with many sectors of Wayne County; education; health; local government; nonprofits; faith based and the media. Working together, we can accomplish things that no other organization or individual can accomplish on its own. Through individual, corporate, foundation and employee gifts we garner financial resources to relieve suffering, help people, and give them opportunity, hope, financial security and safety. United Way of Wayne County concentrates on identifying critical community issues, and takes proactive approaches to those issues resulting in long- term benefits. As a result, United Way of Wayne County is improving the human condition through community engagement, advocacy, financial investments and celebrates the strength of our diversity. United Way of Wayne County has the fiduciary responsibility to ensure it invests donor gifts in programs of local non-profit organizations that address relevant social issues and challenges in our community, which will result in long- term, positive changes to the lives of people in Wayne County.