All young people deserve to have a positive start toward adulthood, to learn and succeed and to reach their full potential. Why is this so critical? Education is the key to stability, success and confidence. For more than two decades, United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania has had a significant focus on pre-K and kindergarten readiness and early childhood education to prepare students to succeed in school and life.
Building for Success in School and Life
$1.95M
invested in programs that build for success in school and life.
52,100
students and adults assisted.
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
Addressing needs of kids with disabilities
Evolve Coaching supports the needs of neurodivergent individuals in our community through education, employment and the arts.
Evolve Coaching
Growth opportunities for young workers
Sonward provides two levels of workforce development for students as early as fourth grade. While employment numbers have improved in many parts of Pennsylvania, employment in New Kensington declined nearly 7%.
Sonward Youth Program
Making enrichment programs accessible
Legacy Arts Project is in its 20th year of celebrating and creating Africana art and focusing on healing, wellness and community involvement.
Legacy Arts Project
Lifting up a quality, affordable child care
For working parents of very young children, especially in rural communities of western Pennsylvania, the end-of-the-school-year scramble to find affordable, quality options ratchets up the stress level for parents and providers.
The Learning Lamp
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To learn more about how United Way funds organizations that build for success in school and life, reach out to our Community Impact team to learn about our request for proposal process.