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Causes: Children & Youth, Disaster Aid, Federated Giving Programs, Homeless & Housing, Housing & Shelter, Philanthropy, Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, Youth Development
Mission: Matching generosity with community needs to promote lasting change in peoples' lives.
Programs: Allocations - through united way's annual campaign, united way of pinal county raises funds to distrubute to health and welfare programs and services administered by not-for-profit agencies. Services are diverse and include domestic violence sheltering and supportive services to women and children, early childhood day care and education, emergency food boxes for families, home delivered meals for home-bound seniors; a hot lunch service six days a week in casa grande, teen services that support positive life choices and discourage substance abuse and violent behavior, after-school programs that include tutoring for teens who need assistance, emergency help with utility bills, rent or mortgage assistance, (continued on schedule o)disaster relief for families who have lost their home and belongings because of fire, counseling and supportive services for youth who are witnessing violence in their homes, and more. Included in these expenses are designations to various community non-profit organizations.
family, friends and neighbors home provider outreach assistance program, designed to better prepare legal, non-licensed in-home child care providers with tools that make their center better for the children in their program, provide child-friendly toys and educational items, environmental and safety supplies for a safe environment, and partially assist with licensing costs if the provider wishes to become licensed.
agency/community advocacy advertises and encourages the public to become involved with united way and support non-profit organizations. In addition, success by 6 (community planning) is a program committed to ensuring that every child in pinal county is healthy, safe, nurtured, and ready to succeed in school by age six.
other program services- vita -the vita program provides free tax preparation services by certified trained tax preparers to eligible clients and promotes filing for the earned income tax credit which can bring much needed financial assistance back to families in pinal county.