Program areas at United Way of Weld County
Funding and supporting a robust partner agency network - United Way of Weld County invests in community human service programs, provides direct services and leads collaborative community problem solving in the areas of early childhood development and early literacy, youth success and workforce readiness, household stability, preventing and ending homelessness, services for vulnerable older adults and in connecting people to services, this includes directly managing the 211 information and referral program for Weld and eastern Colorado and providing a volunteer center that connects people to opportunities for civic engagement and volunteering.
Reading great by 8 - reading great by 8 is United Way of Weld County's comprehensive initiative to implement and deliver programs, fund series, build capacity, coordinate systems to help ensure all children are school ready and reading by the end of 3rd grade. Direct service programs include the covering Weld diaper bank, child care quality, improvement programs, Colorado tutoring corps and paso. Encouraging and supporting new child care opportunities in Weld County for working parents is a significant part of our work as well as support for families.
Weld's Way home - Weld's Way home is United Way of Weld County's comprehensive initiative to prevent and end homelessness and help all Weld County residents achieve household stability. Direct service programs managed include the housing navigation center and cold weather shelter, the coordinated assessment and housing placement system, northern Colorado continuum of care, and coordinating the greeley-evans transit bus pass program.
United Way of Weld County manages an americorps vista program for Weld and larimer counties with the placement and support of up to 18 vistas in over 10 nonprofit agencies and schools. Each vista provides 40 hours a week of systems building to these organizations for one year.