Impact Areas
Nonprofit Spotlight: Natco Community Empowerment Center
Nacto Community Empowerment Center As a supporter of Wayne and Union counties, United Way of Whitewater Valley works every day to be a catalyst for change. At United Way of Whitewater Valley, we specifically focus on four areas. All nonprofits we support...
What is Youth Success?
What is Youth Success? Youth success means providing young people with the opportunities and support they need to be successful. We know that creating a path to quality careers improves the lives of young people in Wayne and Union counties. A great...
More than Words: Exclusively Funded by United Way of Whitewater Valley
Have you ever heard someone complain about “kids these days?” How about people being rude or inconsiderate when you’re out and about? Or maybe you’ve had issues with your younger employees’ punctuality or follow-through on a project. These character traits, like...
What is Access to Health?
WHAT IS ACCESS TO HEALTH? Access to health means ensuring that each individual in Wayne and Union counties has access to healthcare and safe environments. We know that offering preventive healthcare and social services to families and individuals who are struggling...
Nonprofit: Spotlight: Richmond Parks and Recreation Department
Here at United Way of Whitewater Valley, we support organizations that are making a large impact on Wayne and Union counties. United Way does not just support programs that provide social services we also provide support to programs that rejuvenate our environment....
What Is Economic Mobility?
Economic mobility is the ability for someone to change their income or wealth. For instance, if we can grow an individual’s income the whole community benefits. We also know when more working individuals and families can stop walking a financial tightrope and get on...
What is Childhood Success?
If you have small children in your life, you know they are like sponges, soaking up the world around them. The first years of a child's life are crucial to life advancement. These first couple years of life are key to the development of emotional, cognitive,...
Making A Lasting Impact in 2021
How Can YOU Make an Impact in 2021 2020 was an unprecedented year, every month there seemed to be a different national or worldwide event, including the first pandemic in a hundred years. As we move into the New Year, each one of us is hoping for a...