UNITED

Now more than ever for opportunity

United

Now more than ever for career pathways

See Opportunity in Action

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Now more than ever for families and children

Help our children thrive

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Now more than ever for financial independence

Help Build Life-long Skills

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Now more than ever for community resiliency

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Our mission

Our mission is to end poverty and expand opportunity for all.

expanding OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL

EARLY LEARNING

So every child can thrive in school and in life.

Supporting child development, school readiness, K-3 literacy, tutoring and parent/caregiver programs for families with children, from infancy through age 8.

the impact of your support

expanding OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL

CAREER PATHWAYS

Strengthening lifelong earning power.

Equipping opportunity youth and adults with the skills and training to further their education, employment and career.

why your support matters

expanding OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL

FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT

Helping families build assets.

Expanding access to financial literacy, planning tools, and asset-building to individuals and families.

the impact of your support

expanding OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL

COMMUNITY RESILIENCY

Investing directly where it counts.

Working side-by-side with nonprofit partners to ensure resources, relief, and basic needs get to the people who need it most.

why your support matters

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YOU CAN Make a Difference through UNITED WAY

Improve the lives of children and families in the Greater Philadelphia region.

Join the collective fight to end poverty and expand opportunity for all.

stand with us

With the right investments and collaboration, we can build

a future where poverty doesn't exist.

- Bill Golderer, President & CEO

TOGETHER, WE ARE STRONGER

As donors, neighbors, and civic leaders, we’re united to advance impact.

Through United Way and its offerings, your combined support fuels life-saving, transformative missions across Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey—work that is vital to our communities, our families, and to each and every one of us.

We need your help to make sure we can continue to tackle poverty at its core.

158

Graduates of the homeownership, education, and small business Individual Development Account (IDA) program.

42,540

Number of tax returns filed by VITA volunteers across the region.

8,787

Individuals received emergency rent, mortgage, or utility assistance.

160,901

Calls to 211 connecting people to resources in their community.

FY 2023
Collective Poverty-Fighting Impact Across Nine Counties

Fueling Initiatives

The poverty fight calls for continued innovation. Explore our other offerings that tackle poverty at its core.

SVP Philadelphia

SVP Philadelphia is a community of partners committed to mobilizing people and leveraging resources to reduce intergenerational poverty in our region.

GET involved with trust-based philanthropy.

The Promise

Join the first-of-its-kind collaboration between government, business and philanthropy to tackle Philadelphia’s poverty crisis.

help philly rise from poverty.

Knowledge Center

The region’s go-to hub for continuous measurement, accountability, and learning in the collective poverty fight.

Learn about our research-based approach.