Our Impact

Results You Can See

Everyone deserves opportunities to have a good life: a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health. United Way is committed to its mission of improving lives by mobilizing the caring power of people in our community. United Way does this by advancing the common good - creating opportunities for a better life for everyone in the Roanoke Valley by focusing on  Education, Income and Health. Our local Education, Income and Health champions talk about these three key components and how they affect the quality of life in our area. 

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Print or save a copy of the Community Action Plan.

See the full list of United Way's priorities and strategies under Education, Income and Health. 

Advancing the common good is less about helping one person at a time and more about changing systems to help all of us. We are all connected and interdependent.  A network of 56 health and human service programs operated by United Way partner agencies as well as several community initiatives addresses these critical areas.  More than 70,000 Roanoke Valley residents are able to get important services that improve their lives.

At the same time, our region is strengthened by United Way's community partnerships with people across the Valley; from business, government, faith groups, and ordinary citizens.   Together, we look at data to understand the needs and probe underlying causes of our community's most serious problems. That's how United Way can really make an impact on the issues that matter. Check out Roanoke Valley's profile by clicking on the image below.