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Campaign Toolkit:  Why Mile High United Way
Fast Facts

Counties We Serve
Your contributions help people in Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Dougas, and Jefferson.

What We Do
Building stronger communities through Mile High United Way.

As the first United Way in the country, we’ve been making a difference for more than 120-years. It’s all about advancing the common good and improving lives through the power of community. School Readiness, Youth Success and Adult Self Sufficiency are the building blocks.

Mile High United Way advances the common good by creating opportunities for a better life for all in our community.

Our focus is on School Readiness, Youth Success and Adult Self Sufficiency - the building blocks for a good quality of life.

We are all connected. We all win when a child succeeds in school, when a young person graduates form high school prepared for college or career training and when a family is financially stable.

Mile High United Way invests and connects people and organizations who bring the passion, expertise and resources needed to get things done.

How We Do It

Three Interconnected Initiatives:
School Readiness:
Set the Course for Success! Young children are more likely to succeed throughout their school years if they attend high-quality early childhood care and education programs beginning at birth. Mile High United Way invests in programs that ensure young children in low income families enter school ready to succeed and are prepared for a lifetime of learning.
Youth Success:
Engage and motivate in school. To make it to graduation, at-risk youth need more guidance and support to help them make wise choices, stay in school and graduate. Mile High United Way invests in programs that help school-age; low-income and under-served youth succeed academically and graduate from high school and go on to higher educational opportunities.
Adult Self Sufficiency:
Empower individuals and families to succeed. We provide opportunities for hardworking individuals to become financially stable and provide a better future for their families. Mile High United Way invests in programs that ensure low income individuals and families are afforded the opportunity to move toward economic self-sufficiency.
How We Do It  

Collaboration, cooperation and partnership are keys to Mile High United Way’s success. 

blue bullet new Our network of Impact Investment partners delivering vital services each and every day.
blue bullet new Our community collaborations that broaden our reach with services for the homeless, quality after-school programs for students and scholarships for hard-working adults.
blue bullet new Our unique Mile High United Way-led programs such as: United Way’s 2-1-1 - meeting our community’s most pressing needs around the clock, and Matched Savings Accounts called IDAs - building assets as a step toward self sufficiency.
blue bullet new Our research and development of innovative programs that create lasting change like Bridging the Gap - focusing on our foster youth and Making Connections Denver - creating neighborhood collaborations designed to build and sustain community capacity to create a better life for all.



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