United Way Of The Greater Lehigh Valley

Programs: Community impact investmentsin support of our 2022 community goal of increasing by 50% the number of 3rd graders in the lehigh valley reading on grade level, our education investments totaled $3,865,725; this includes 85 programs providing 3,885 at-risk children and families with early literacy skills support , high quality early learning, parent and child development education summer kindergarten readiness, skill building courses for early childhood teachers as well as providing elementary and middle school students with targeted academic interventions, summer learning, mentoring, positive youth development, behavioral health services, and family case management. In support of our 2022 community goal of increasing by 50% the number of dependent seniors in the lehigh valley who are supported, our healthy aging investments totaled $500,443 this includes 20 programs providing 939 older adults with grocery shopping services, fall prevention programs, transportation services, chronic disease programs, and in-home support services. In support of our 2022 community goal of decreasing by 50% food insecurity in the lehigh valley, our food access investments totaled $367,875; this includes 11 programs providing 41,407 people with food from pantries, home delivered meals, and nutrition education courses. For continued support our community impact investments include $601,255 in 15 emergency services programs that provide 14,470 lehigh valley residents with emergency shelter, violence and crisis shelter, disaster relief, emergency food, violence and crisis supports, housing-based legal services, resource and assistance information referrals, and day of caring volunteer services. United way serving carbon county invested $14,750 into 15 programs in the region. These programs ranged in services from intervening in housing/utility crises to avoid eviction, housing for the homeless, afterschool programs, and dental van services for students. United way community schoolsunited way community schools links 14 area schools with their communities in ways that are giving public education in the lehigh valley resources and support that is crucial during these tough economic times. United way provides funding, convenes partners to identify systems-level strategies to support youth succeeding in school, connects resources and programs to school sites to support enhanced school day learning, assists with on-site coaching and training to support implementation of the community school model and collects and analyzes data to monitor progress of this systems level work. United way community schools have experienced tremendous growth in family and community involvement, improvements in academic performance for individual students, and improved school climate. United way alliance on agingthe united way alliance on aging is a multi-partner initiative run by united way of the greater lehigh valley that advances model solutions to community problems affecting older adults. Rather than funding programs in the current system, the united way alliance on aging brings together non-profit, for profit, government and community advocates to work together to create systems-level change. By fostering collaboration and supporting innovative best practice strategies, we improve lives by changing the very way supports are delivered.

agency designations achievementsunited way of the greater lehigh valley honors donor requests to designate their contributions to any 501(c)(3) agency with health and human service programs. United ways around the country perform this service for agencies as a courtesy to donors.

community education work with media on behalf of agencies, day of caring activities, funds distribution, coordination of health/human service programs in the lehigh valley, and labor community services.