UNITED WAY OF LINN, BENTON AND LINCOLN COUNTIES

ALBANY, Oregon, 97321-0333 United States

Mission Statement

Our mission is to mobilize the resources and people of our communities in collective action to address our most pressing challenges.

About This Cause

United Way of Linn, Benton & Lincoln Counties strives to improve lives from Cascades to Coast. Since 1955, we’ve been a local organization helping local Oregonians. So the money raised here, stays here. We address community issues in a holistic way by focusing on the building blocks of opportunity—education, financial stability, and health-- that every person and community needs to thrive. Success in life begins with a quality education. And yet, many children and youth lack the support they need to strengthen their literacy, stay on track in school, graduate high school and find a career. Chronic unemployment. Financial illiteracy. Homelessness. In communities across Linn, Benton & Lincoln Counties individuals and families are facing financial obstacles that prevent a good quality of life. By making it easier for individuals to access substance abuse programs, receive quality health care and access nutritious foods, we’re fighting to help everyone get—and stay—healthy. We do more than raise money. We step up. We join in. We set bold goals and measure progress to ensure we’re making the biggest impact possible. We identify gaps in existing local services and build new programs to fill them. We partner with local nonprofits, companies, volunteers and community members to create lasting change. Together, we’re solving our biggest problems for today, tomorrow and forever. We raise money. We work with a dedicated group of volunteers and Campaign Coordinators who lead their companies and organizations to raise more than $1 million in contributions each year. We vet agencies. We do the due diligence that individual donors don’t always have the time, resources, or knowledge to do. Local people volunteer their time to vet all of the nonprofits we fund in the areas of quality programming, governance, finance, and sustainability. We fund solutions. We empower people to unite and solve complex problems. Our fundraising campaign dollars are allocated to address the immediate basic needs of local families and strategically solve systemic barriers to education, financial stability, and health.

UNITED WAY OF LINN, BENTON AND LINCOLN COUNTIES
Po Box 905
ALBANY, Oregon 97321-0333
United States
Phone 541-926-5432
Unique Identifier 930470252