United Way of Greater Stark County

Our purpose is to empower children and families: With a legacy of more than 100 years, United Way is a trusted name and valuable resource in our community. We are uniquely positioned for successful fundraising in the community to empower families in poverty to unleash their potential.

Our mission is to lessen the burdens of poverty: We are not a passthrough organization. We put boots on the ground to work directly in our most vulnerable neighborhoods, providing services to meet the needs of families with young children to set the foundation for strong futures.

United Way of Greater Stark County’s programs and services create strong starts for kids early in life to prevent or lessen the impacts of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). We put families at the center and provide support for long-term success. Our community’s challenges aren’t simple. Solutions shouldn’t be either.

We focus on families with young children in neighborhoods with the highest levels of childhood poverty because research shows that addressing needs early in life provides the strongest foundation for future success.

Our investment: Strong Neighborhoods. Strong Families. Real change starts with understanding where people come from, addressing disparities and strengthening neighborhoods in partnership with its residents. 

United Way of Greater Stark County believes that we must disrupt the vicious cycle of disinvestment and displacement which damage the vitality of communities of families with low or even no income.  Every dollar invested in high-quality early care and education can yield up to $12 in better outcomes in health, public safety, economic productivity, and education. 

United Way of Greater Stark County and community organizations:

• Work to focus efforts to children and families most at risk for remaining or becoming poor

• Support single parent families, especially those headed by females 

• Work within the neighborhoods which positively affects entire communities

It takes the community to work together to alleviate the impacts of poverty on our children!