Day of Caring is a community institution—but is it worth all the work it takes? When you take a step back, there is no doubt what the answer is. 

High need, declining resources—an issue hitting the Urban Native American community hard. So we’re approaching this group in a new way.  Our dilemma: We could no longer be passive about the declining resources to address the needs in the local American Indian/Native Alaskan (Urban Natives) communities. Urban Native populations are disproportionately represented in many negative indicators of health and well-being.  

On June 25, more than 100 people gathered at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center in Seattle to discuss the report and focused on these questions: What are some practical next steps we can take to address this priority? What resources and opportunities are available? What am I willing to commit to do to make this happen?

 Expanded pre-K is the talk of the town for getting kids ready to succeed. Meet pre-K’s best friend, the Parent-Child Home Program.  United Way wants every child to have an equal chance to succeed, and that’s why we back work to make vulnerable families stronger.

Take a look at the Parent-Child Home Program resources page to learn how your organization can get on board.

Does a big year of United Way fundraising mean more money for your agency? Get a feel for how the dollars-in-dollars-out really works.

These days, many donors want to invest their money in a particular issue, rather than give an unrestricted gift. Donors want to be even more clear about the results their gift is buying and the impact on the community or population they want to help. This is great news for efforts like our Parent-Child Home Program. But it also means that the general operating support we provide for many agencies is harder to come by.

The Sparkies are about raising a glass and rubbing elbows with others who are tops in our community. Get fired up by a few sparkling campaigns—and see who's rockin' the 3-D glasses.

At the Sparkies on March 12, five award winners will rise to the top from dozens nominated for their generous and innovative work in the community. We'll toast to great campaigns, volunteering and being generally awesome.

A huge thank-you to these great companies and the many others who are igniting change in our community. We want to celebrate all of this great work, so RSVP today for the Sparkies. This party’s for you!