Our Mission: United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of community. Working with individuals, businesses and organizations, we help people in Allegheny, Butler, Westmoreland, Fayette and Armstrong counties to measurably improve their lives and create long-lasting change for the betterment of our community.
Ways to Help
Building community for deaf young people
Center for Hearing & Deaf Services, Inc. promotes connection and community.
Finding her way back to banking
Mon Valley Initiative (MVI) supports people as they move toward financial stability.
Mon Valley Initiative
Career counseling helps people build their own bright futures
Jewish Family and Community Services
A recipe for success: Sam’s culinary journey
Community Kitchen is a partner agency of United Way.
Ensuring access to nutrition during the summer months
Heritage Community Initiatives serves families within Allegheny County through their transportation, education and nutrition programs.
Heritage Community Initiatives
$38.4M
in community investment in 2024–2025.
100+
agency partners funded in 2024–2025.
5,200
individuals volunteered
through United Way.
through United Way.
Serving Our Region
United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania invests in five counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Fayette and Westmoreland. Our most recent round of investments—which benefited 100+ agencies across this region, our PA 211 Southwest hotline and our innovative and rapid response grantmaking programs–impacted the lives of 1.48 million people last year alone.
412 Food Rescue
Connecting surplus food from retailers with nonprofits, tackling hunger by making healthy food more accessible while reducing food waste and barriers like transportation.
Allegheny County
Abiding Missions
Abiding Missions empowers the lives of the Allentown and South Hilltop communities by providing families access to daily needs and enriching the lives of the youth.
Allegheny County
ACH Clear Pathways
ACH Clear Pathways offers after-school sessions and a creative camp in the summer, which provides access to a variety of art classes.
Allegheny County
ACHIEVA
ACHIEVA's Benefits Counseling program removes a major barrier to employment for persons with disabilities: the fear of losing vital government benefits essential for their well-being, such as Medicaid.
Allegheny County
ACTION-Housing, Inc.
With Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh, offers home repairs for seniors and people with disabilities. Their program enhances safety and accessibility and provides winter furnace repairs.
Allegheny County
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United Way of Southwestern Pa. distributing 40,000 books to in-need kids
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