United Way of Northwest Alabama
OPEN YOUR HEART
LEND YOUR MUSCLE
JOIN THE MOVEMENT
Funding what matters...
Partner Agencies of United Way of Northwest Alabama
Arc of the Shoals, The 383-1472 www.thearcoftheshoals.com
American Red Cross 764-2911 www.redcross.org
Big Brothers/Big Sisters 764-0772 www.bbbs.org
Boy Scouts of America 712-4311
Boys & Girls Clubs 766-8220 www.bgca.org
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) 765-0041 www.lauderdalecasa.org
Colbert-Laud Attention Homes 767-0972
Community Action Agency 766-4330 www.caanw.org
Cramers Children's Center
Easter Seals Rehab Center 381-1110 www.alabama.easterseals.com
Girl Scouts 764-0331 www.girlscoutsnca.org
Healing Place, The 383-7133 www.thehealingplaceinfo.org
Hospice of the Shoals 767-6699 www.hospiceoftheshoals.org
NAMI Shoals 765-2081 www.namishoals.netfirms.com
NW AL Community Health Clinic 760-4713
Northwest Alabama Reading Aides 766-5709
Rape Response 765-0025 www.csna.org
Safeplace, Inc. 767-3076 www.nwalsafeplace.org
Salvation Army, The 764-4432 www.uss.salvationarmy.org
Shoals Area COARMM (Coalition for At Risk Minority Males) 383-2938
Shoals Family Success Center
YMCA of the Shoals 246-9622 www.ymcashoals.org
All programs funded by the United Way of Northwest Alabama produce measurable results in at least one of the following impact areas:
Fighting Hunger &
Homelessness
Provides a safety net to help people stay on their feet,
whether victims of disaster, lay-off, or other personal tragedy. Helping Kids Succeed
Reaches out to children and youth with programs that enrich
emotional, intellectual, and social development and encourage brighter
futures. Promoting Health &
Independence
Helps people with disabilities achieve their potential and
maintain independent and health lives. Also provides health-related
serves for the working poor, indigent, and underserved in our community. Strengthening Families
& Community
Offers safe havens, abuse counseling, basic skills
enhancement, translator services and affordable, quality childcare to
increase self-sufficiency
That’s what it means to LIVE UNITED.
Give Now
Why wait to give to United Way of Northwest Alabama? Helping your community has never been easier!
Our Goals to Giving
For an individual, it would be nearly impossible to research the needs of the community, review a non-profit organization's financial data, take a tour of the facility, and interview the executive director and board of directors to find out how your gift is being used every time you wanted to give money to help someone. But for United Way, this is how we do business. At United Way, local volunteers take care to invest your donation well. United Way of Northwest Alabama doesn’t just “give” your money away, we use facts to make decisions about investing donor funds in community programs only after spending a great deal of time researching each program, visiting the organization, meeting with staff members, and carefully reviewing the program’s financial data. As a contributor, you can be assured that the programs funded by United Way of Northwest Alabama are being held to high standards of program and financial accountability, and that these programs are working diligently to improve lives advance the common good of our community.
Our Commitment
WE CARE
Our staff and volunteers live and work in this community. We face the
same fears and celebrate the same successes as each of you. We put our
hearts and hands into making this community a better place in which to
live.
WE ARE TRUSTWORTHY
We adhere to stringent standards of accounting and financial reporting
and set high standards of conduct.
WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE
Volunteers review budgets and interview agencies to make sure that your
contributions are spent on what really matters - impacting community
needs to improve lives.
WE ARE LOCAL
We focus our resources and services on the needs of people who live and
work in Colbert, Franklin, and Lauderdale Counties. More than 99 cents
of every dollar raised here stays here.
Three Things You Can Do
1. GIVE: The workplace campaign is the easiest and one of the most powerful ways to invest in your community. You can also make an individual contribution at any time. For more information, including planned giving options, please contact our office at 764-5892 or email bhaddock@uwshoals.org.
2. ADVOCATE: You can make change happen with your voice. Get informed.
Tell your friends. Write a letter to the editor. United Way needs
people who are passionate about education, financial stability and
health issues to make some noise. To learn more about the Live United
Movement, visit www.liveunited.org.
3. VOLUNTEER: United Way of Northwest Alabama has numerous volunteer
opportunities available within our organization, as well as within our
partner agencies. Whether you’re a young adult, a busy professional, or
a senior citizen, we can find just the right fit for you!
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