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United Way Monterey County
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Read Donna's Story

Learn how Donna overcame her addictions and moved toward stability.

Read Jose's Story

Read how Jose got the help and support he needed to overcome problems and to begin to build a successful future.

Read Jack &
Hazel's Story

Appreciate how a dedicated organization saved Jack and Hazel’s home from unscrupulous lenders.


LOCAL DOLLARS, LOCAL SOLUTIONS

 

 

 

Mission: 

To engage the community and focus resources to improve lives in Monterey County.

 

Vision: 

Concerned and caring people together building a healthy, secure community.

 

 

UWMC supports programs that create real and lasting change and focuses funding on four Impact Priorities:

  • Meeting Basic Needs – Helping county residents get their basic needs for food, shelter and safety met and providing hope for a better future.
  • Moving people from Crisis to Stability – Providing the resources to prevent and resolve crisis such as domestic violence, mental health issues and chemical dependency and help people heal.
  • Increasing Self-Sufficiency – Teaching people the skills needed to support themselves and their families and bolstering their independence.
  • Developing Successful Kids and Strong Families – Helping families, children and youth to live safe, healthy lives, develop their full potential and contribute positively to society.
 

Advancing the common good is less about helping one person at a time and more about changing systems to help all of us. We are all connected and interdependent. We all win when a child succeeds in school, when families are financially stable, when people are healthy.

United Way’s goal is to create long-lasting changes by addressing the underlying causes of these problems. Living united means being a part of the change. It takes everyone in the community working together to create a brighter future. Give. Advocate. Volunteer. LIVE UNITED.