The Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin (DSAW) provides personalized career discovery, skill-building, and job coaching, so individuals like Lukas gain real opportunities to thrive in the workforce.
JobsWork MKE recognizes that barriers to employment go beyond resumes, and emphasize the importance of helping participants, like Terrance, rediscover their potential.
FlexRide Milwaukee is an innovative micro transit service. Drivers like Zachery provide flexible, on-demand rides for job seekers and workers, helping them get to and from work reliably and affordably.
Molly’s son has cerebral palsy, and their two-story rental made daily life difficult. That all changed thanks to Habitat for Humanity of Waukesha & Jefferson Counties' Homeownership Program.
Hope is more than a feeling — it’s finding strength in the struggle. Sherel found strength through Hope House of Milwaukee while navigating tough time in her life.
For many students, preparing for college includes worrying about how to afford essential technology. All-In Milwaukee partnered with Techquity to ease that burden by providing free laptops at a recent training event.
Daisy, a senior at Pius XI, went from needing help to helping others. Through United Way’s Teen Mental Wellness: Empowering Minds initiative, students are helping lead the way in mental health support at their schools.
After a difficult childhood, Lyrique, a student at Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy, discovered a supportive community and new purpose through the school's accessible mental health support system.
United Way's Teen Mental Wellness: Empowering Minds helps students and parents by bringing mental health resources into high schools. Women United has stepped up to support the initiative, and encourages the community to come together.
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.
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.
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.
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.
FlexRide Milwaukee, operated by MobiliSE, is an on-demand program that helps individuals who are facing transportation insecurity commute to and from work.
