Advancing the COMMON GOOD United Way of Northern Arizona is working to advance the common good by focusing on education, income, and health. These are the building blocks for a good life—a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health. Our goal is to create long-lasting changes that prevent problems from happening in the first place. We invite you to be part of the change. Together, united, we can inspire hope and create opportunities for a better tomorrow. That’s what it means to LIVE UNITED.
Your United Way dollars make a difference in Education, Income, and Health. EDUCATION
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HELPING CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL THROUGH EDUCATION » A local principal reported that typically, 25% of first graders required intensive support. This amount was reduced to 5%, thanks to the intervention of KinderCamp
INCOME
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$1,169,168
HELPING FAMILIES BECOME FINANCIALLY STABLE AND INDEPENDENT
$911,866
» $1,169, 168 in income tax returns brought lowincome, working families throughout Northern Arizona. This is a 28% increase over last year.
2006
» Partnering with the Alliance for Children’s Early Success, United Way increased dental health screenings for children by 130%
MY NAME IS PAULA and I love my community. Besides my monthly payroll deduction, I volunteer my time with United Way of Northern Arizona, helping families and individuals succeed. Today in our community, too many people are walking a tightrope—barely getting by, with little ability to save for college, a home or retirement. That’s why I help hard-working families with their taxes. I make sure they take advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit.
2007
When people come out ahead, I like to ask them what they’re going to do their refund. One mom told me she was going to use her refund to move out of a shelter and into a stable apartment.
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HEALTH IMPROVING PEOPLE’S HEALTH
2007
How I LIVE UNITED
I can’t tell you how that made me feel. I know that by helping my community, I’m making it a better place to live…and that’s good for everybody.
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Sharing my resources and talents, that’s “how I LIVE UNITED.”
Mission: Improving lives by mobilizing communities to create lasting changes in community conditions.