Basic Needs Fund
Providing the essentials to our most vulnerable neighbors
The Need Is Now
Food. Shelter. Health. Transportation. Most of us take these things for granted, but for many people, these basic needs are in critical short supply or non-existent. The Basic Needs Fund provides the essentials to our most vulnerable neighbors and life-saving assistance to those in emergency situations. Help those in need survive today so they can thrive tomorrow.
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- Why Your Gift
Matters - Areas of
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Why Your Gift
Matters
The Background
Serving our region’s basic needs is at the heart of United Way’s work. Our work began more than 100 years ago organizing support for those who were hungry, sick, disabled and vulnerable to crisis.
Our Commitment
United Way is committed to increasing the connectivity of organizations for individuals seeking basic needs’ supports and will maintain efforts to inform and support public policy priorities in this area.
What we're doing
The Basic Needs Fund will serve to support individuals who need access to safe and affordable housing, healthy food and nutrition programs, healthcare services, transportation and other basic needs’ supports.
When help can’t wait, struggling families need a place to turn - now. Your gift to the Basic Needs Fund provides critical assistance to our families, senior citizens, children and homeless neighbors who are in dire need of the basics to survive: safe housing, nutritious food and access to healthcare services.
Areas of
Focus
The Basic Needs Fund represents the foundation of United Way’s work. We know that in order to achieve self-sufficiency, an individual must have their most basic needs met. This fund is designed to ensure our community’s most vulnerable neighbors and those in the midst of a crisis have access to life’s essentials including: