Burke County United Way

Burke County United Way's focus areas develop strong families. We believe that by building strong individuals, it buids strong families, and strong families build a strong community. Focus areas: financial self sufficiency: individuals/ families receive personalized financial coaching that assists individuals with safe and fair banking practices, reducing debt to income ratio, improving credit scores, building savings, and housing stability efforts. We provide financial coaching for both habitat for humanity and open hearts place, both organizations that create housing stability opportunities. Childcare for working families: childcare subsidies are provided to approved applicants whose income is below 200 % of the federal poverty level. Subsidy is provided for school-age children enrolled in the ymca childcare and camp programs. Our childcare families are referred to our financial empowerment program to work with certified financial coaches. Youth success: we impact the academic, emotional and social well being of Burke County youth through various porgramming efforts, additionally coordinate access to opportunities such as extracurriucular activities, school supplies, hygiene kits, christmas gifts, reading buddies, and family movie nights.