Health
Supporting families and individuals with basic needs, safe places to live, and social and emotional connections to positively impact their quality of life.
About
Learn about the United Way’s mission and impact in Rochester
What is the United Way?
United Way harnesses the power of collective giving to unite community members, businesses, and local leaders in doing good by raising their hands, opening their hearts, and sharing resources to build a thriving region for all.
United Way supports a broad network of human service organizations, community initiatives and innovative strategies to address our most pressing local challenges with real, impactful solutions. Learn more about United Way and its impact locally on the United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes’ website.
What is the Community Impact Fund?
Donations and investments support an interconnected network of critical programs and community strategies aimed at addressing real challenges with real solutions. The Community Impact Fund focuses on the following areas.
Education
Giving local kids the support they need to learn, grow, and thrive.
Economic mobility
Providing access to the necessary tools and opportunities to increase income, build wealth, and improve financial stability.
2024 campaign video
Imagine what’s possible
What’s the difference between the world we know and the world we want? The answers can be found in possibilities—and the United Way challenges us to imagine what’s possible.
Watch this anthem video to learn more about the United Way’s mission and impact.
Why give through the United Way instead of directly to an organization?
United Way makes giving to local organizations easy through payroll deduction—you select the organizations you would like to support and can have your donation taken out of each paycheck instead of having to write one large check. United Way provides fundraising services to hundreds of local health and human service organizations by efficiently processing and transferring donations.
More information can be found on our Frequently Asked Questions page. If you’re ready to donate, visit our Make a Pledge page.
United Way in action
Building Healthy Children
The Building Healthy Children program is a collaborative of Mt. Hope Family Center and Strong Memorial Hospital’s Social Work Division. It supplies young mothers with parenting education, parent-children trauma and maternal depression therapy, and other support services such as food, housing, and transportation.
How can I help?
The best way to help is to invest in the Community Impact Fund through the annual workplace campaign. You will be supporting critical programs that address complex social change to improve health, education, and economic mobility for people and families throughout our local community. Be confident in achieving a high return on your community investment with a focus on community-wide measurement and outcomes.