Program areas at United Way of the Virginia Peninsula
Ensuring the Health of our CommunityA community is only as healthy as the people who call it home. We expand access to quality, affordable care, give parents the tools they need to raise healthy children, and get everyone moving more and eating better to approximately 438,097 residents on the Virginia Peninsula. United Way supports free clinics, Senior Services linking our elderly population with social, medical, transportation and community services. Case management assistance for low income seniors. Pediatric Hospice for families caring for catastrophically ill children at home. In addition, United way pays donor designated funds for the Peninsula Combined Federal Campaign and the United Way Community Campaign directly to many 501c(3) organizations in the local area and nationwide.
Investing in EducationUWVP and its partners support children, youth, and adults achieve their potential through education. We invest in school readiness, academic success, social-emotional development, civic engagement, career training, and workforce development, helping people reach their educational and career goals, breaking the generational cycles of poverty. UWVP funds assisted in the academic success of approximately 15,678 children and youth residing on the Virginia Peninsula.
Promoting Financial StabilityUWVP helps families address financial crises and work to achieve financial stability. Through UWVP-funded partners along with UWVP's Community Assistance Network (CAN) approximately 149,077 residents of the VA Peninsula were able to access financial assistance to avoid eviction and other loss of basic needs, access shelter, and receive budget and financial counseling.