About Us
Providing countless opportunities to give, advocate and volunteer in our community
Heart of West Michigan United Way (HWMUW) was originally founded in 1917 as Community Chest. Today we are part of a network of more than 1,300 United Ways across the U.S., each of which is autonomous and independently governed by its own local Board of Directors.
3 Building Blocks: Education, Income, Health
Our mission at HWMUW is to “advance the common good,” which means creating opportunities for a good life for everyone who lives in our community. In 2008, we began to focus our efforts in three critical areas: education, income and health, which are the building blocks to a successful life, a quality education leads to a stable job, with an ability to earn enough income to support a family through retirement, with good health at every stage.
Connecting people to create change
United Way is in the unique position of being able to connect people through giving, volunteering and advocating to make a difference in our community. We focus our energy in identifying underlying problems and knocking down barriers to create opportunities in education, health and income. Additionally, we work closely with other community organizations to not only address problems in these three critical areas, but to uncover the causes, with a goal of helping people make permanent, lasting changes that will truly improve their lives.
At United Way, we believe there is strength and power in numbers and that together, we can accomplish much more than any one group on its own. We know this because we see it happen every day. We hope this brief overview will encourage you to learn more about our work, further details are available under Initiatives, Programs & Services and Collaboration.
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