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Our Safe & Stable Homes initiative is guided by several strategies to prevent and end family homelessness, or if it can’t be prevented, that the event is a brief, one-time occurrence.
Our Reducing Barriers to Employment & Advancement is grounded in three key pillars: education, training, and credentials; transportation; and involvement in the justice system. We’ve set a goal that 15,000 people will be ready to start stable careers having overcome key employment barriers by 2029.
Through broadband access, device distribution, and digital skills training, our Techquity initiative can bridge the digital divide. The vision is simple: to ensure that every resident of Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, and Waukesha counties has digital equity and inclusion.
When we listen to student voices, we can give teen mental wellness the attention it deserves. Together with our community partners, United Way has set a goal: Empowering Minds Schools will elevate the mental wellness of 21,000 high school students by 2030.
Together, Community Advocates and Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee are working to make sure families don’t experience homelessness with support from United Way’s Safe & Stable Homes initiative.
When Crystal had unexpected medical problems, the risk of homelessness for her and her three sons loomed. The Family Homelessness Prevention Program at Family Promise of Waukesha County helped Crystal stay in her home.
With help from the Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, Chandra's worries about a pending eviction and housing insecurity for her and her son were eased.
United Way supports the Family Flex Fund, which provides financial support to get people back on their feet immediately and effectively.
Domaniquia knew a change was needed. Through the United Way-funded Pathways Program at Next Door, Domaniquia was able to pursue her new career in early childhood education without hesitation or barriers.
FlexRide Milwaukee, operated by MobiliSE, is an on-demand program that helps individuals who are facing transportation insecurity commute to and from work.
Techquity's digital skills trainings, like “Cyber Security Basics,” held at our partner agency, La Casa de Esperanza in Waukesha, help to teach the community how to navigate the internet safely.
Jack knew that he needed help with his anxiety. United Way’s newest initiative, Teen Mental Wellness: Empowering Minds' goal is to elevate the mental wellness of 21,000 high school students, like Jack, by 2030.
Mental health and mental healthcare access is one of the community health areas that weighs most heavily in our area. It’s why Milwaukee Health Care Partnership members and United Way have narrowed our health focus to the new Mental Health Improvement Fund.
Impact 211 is a 24/7 hotline to get connected to services you need: emergency food, health care, mental health care, emergency shelter, affordable housing, alcohol or other drug abuse services, financial and legal assistance, etc.
