
Join the cause. Make your voice heard. Create Real Change.
Throughout our history, United Way has done extraordinary work to improve people’s lives and build strong communities. With our focus on community impact, United Way has a key role to play in advocating for good public policy. Without community input, our priorities in Education, Financial Stability and Health will lose critical government policy and funding support.
Join us and advocate for an Education, Financial Stability, Health or nonprofit strengthening issue that you are passionate about. Your community needs you to have an impact on public policy decisions. Advocating in your community does not simply mean lobbying on a specific piece of legislation.
- If you tell your friend, neighbor, loved one or family member that you give to United Way, you're an advocate.
- If you work with a Partner Agency and speak on behalf of United Way, you're an advocate.
- If you are serving United Way in a volunteer or staff role either within your workplace or engaged in one of our all-volunteer boards, you're an advocate.
- And if you are a current or past Loaned Executive, you're definitely an advocate.
Contact your representative in Congress about an Education, Financial Stability, Health or nonprofit strengthening issue.
State legislative priorities:
Learn how your community ranks in academic attainment, income stability and health. Use the United Way Common Good Forecaster, a powerful online tool that lets people see for themselves how improving the education level has a positive impact on several key economic and social measures.
Host a community conversation with your friends, coworkers or neighbors. Learn about what people say are their aspirations for your community and talk about how you can work together to address challenges.
Raise Awareness About a Cause
Use social media tools to educate your friends and networks about an issue you care about.