When you give to the Community Fund, you take advantage of Shiawassee United Way's greatest strengths. Knowledgeable and trained volunteers carefully identify the most critical needs in our community. They distribute funds to the programs and services meeting those needs in our area through 5 Focus Areas. The Community fund is the most effective way for your dollars to make a difference in addressing our community's most pressing needs.

Here's How It Works
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1. You contribute to United Way's Community Fund.
2. Trained United Way volunteers review local agency request.
3. United Way combines your gift with the gifts of your friends and colleagues to distribute to needed programs.
4. United Way funded programs assist our neighbors needing help.
5. Positive changes begin to occur in the lives of those less fortunate, and our community becomes stronger.

FOCUS AREAS

Answering Basic Needs and Building Self-Sufficiency
Advancing Health & Independence
Strengthening Families
Empowering Youth
Early Childhood Development