From advancing community well-being and youth opportunity to strengthening local resilience, United Way mobilizes communities to action so all can thrive.
We know that our communities’ greatest challenges – like financial instability, child care access, academic struggles, and workforce challenges, are deeply interconnected. So our role is to bring people and resources together to address them.
Together, we're creating a future where everyone, everywhere can reach their full potential.
the impact of your gift
When you give to United Way of Lane County, you strengthen our community's ability to make change for families, not just today, but far into the future.
Your donation is invested directly in local programs and initiatives helping kids succeed, and supports the systems-level work of creating real, lasting change.
You improve community conditions
You support everyday needs
You build the capacity of nonprofits
You help mobilize volunteers
by providing essential grants to programs serving families.
by fostering and funding coalitions addressing root causes of issues.
by providing them with training, support, and connections to resources.
by supporting nonprofits’ recruitment and engagement efforts.
Additionally, you ensure each of these strategies is shaped and informed by community voices. From educators, social service providers, and health care professionals, to local officials, funders, and families themselves who know these issues best, you help United Way bring people together to ensure this work is community-shaped and community-led.
Our work this year
“I want to thank United Way so much for the gift of capacity, of time, to do this work, and honestly for the spirit of trust that the funding has given... And I just want you to feel confident that the resources you’re contributing to United Way are being used for true community impact.”
Recipient of a 3-year Community Transformation grant through United Way of Lane County
Youth Behavioral Health Summit
United Way of Lane County co-hosted the first annual Youth Behavioral Health Summit in Spring 2024, to convene sectors & support youth mental health.
Students at Spring Creek Elementary hold up books they received during BookFest 2024.
BookFest
Over 2,400 students at 19 Lane County schools received new books through BookFest in June to help them build their home libraries and foster a love of reading.
New ALICE data
United Way and United For ALICE released the most recent local cost-of-living data, revealing that 47% of Lane County households are struggling to make ends meet.
what we've accomplished together
Because of you, United Way of Lane County was able to invest
$5,222,510
in our community in 2022-23.
Healthy, Stable Families
69,438 people served by 35 emergency food pantries
9 Family Resource Centers served 2,669 kids and their families
600 people received free doula, lactation, peer support, and parenting education
34 home visits and 28 play groups were provided to families with Black children ages 0-8
1,299 South Lane households received basic needs and housing assistance
Kindergarten Readiness
485 children enrolled in free, high-quality preschool through Preschool Promise
22,216 books were mailed to 2,410 kids in rural areas through Imagination Library
185 children and their families received 1,476 classes and 1,700 home visits to support their high-risk children
461 kids and parents participated in KITS, preparing them to start kindergarten strong
Elementary Success
BookFest expanded to 19 schools, providing 2,748 kids with free, age-appropriate books
327 West Lane students enrolled in high-quality after school, summer, and sport programs
154 Latino and immigrant children built social, emotional, language, and literacy skills
200 Eugene 4J teachers participated in LETRS training to improve how they teach literacy
Youth Knowledge & Skills
143 youth received safe overnight space, basic needs, and/or support and connection to our other homeless youth services
5 rural youth had weekly counseling for a year who otherwise couldn’t afford it
45 Black K-12 youth received advocacy, mentoring, and support to successfully navigate involvement with the justice system
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: COMMUNITY SUPPORT GRANTS
“We greatly appreciate the multi-year funding! A two-year grant allowed us the flexibility to set longer-term goals and build out an Invention Lab Pathway that supported youth to progress from a paid STEM Internship, to the Agency, and ultimately towards supporting their peers... and serving as role models for youth.”
Community Support Grants were just one of the many ways we leveraged your support to make a difference for kids and families in Lane County during 2022-23.
