United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County is tackling some of Southeastern Wisconsin’s most pressing challenges. The organization has four key initiatives: ending family homelessness, reducing barriers to employment, bridging the digital divide, and supporting the mental wellness of high school students.
United Way funds dozens of charitable agencies across the region that provide vital programs to tens of thousands of people. With a 2024 fundraising goal of $57.5 million, every dollar counts toward those efforts.
In its work to end family homelessness, United Way has already met the criteria for success it set out in two of the four counties it serves – the first local United Way in the country to do so – and it plans to expand its efforts with the help of donations.
The United Way team is also breaking down barriers to employment, with a goal of helping 15,000 people jumpstart stable careers by 2029. Their technology-equity initiative will help to close the tech divide by giving 50,000 computers to those in need by 2027, providing essential technology equipment that can help pave paths to employment and connect community members with vital resources.
And United Way’s Teen Mental Wellness: Empowering Minds initiative will provide mental health wellness programming for 21,000 high school students by 2030.
Donations fuel all that United Way does, with contributions making Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington and Waukesha counties stronger, safer and more equitable for all.
What We Do
- United Way of Greater Milwaukee &
Waukesha County changes lives and improves the community by mobilizing people and resources to drive strategic impact and lasting change for people in need. United Way has always had one simple purpose: help people live better lives.
Where Your Money Goes
- United Way funding supports a network of agencies that provide vital programs to tens of thousands of people in our region. Donations to United Way support programs in Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington and Waukesha counties.
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County
225 W. Vine St. | 414-263-8100
unitedwaygmwc.org
