Our Vision, Mission, Philosophy & Values


Mission
To magnify and focus the power of community resources to address our most pressing social needs.

Vision
To be the leading, broad-based community resource for identifying, solving and preventing our most critical social problems.

Philosophy
We believe that, as employees and volunteers of the United Way, we have a responsibility to serve the community. We believe that any member of the community who is inspired to help people in need can join with others through the United Way. Together, we make real, meaningful and measurable changes in peoples' lives.

Our Values
Committed To Community
We proactively engage, listen to, and partner with others to identify and address our community's most pressing social needs.

Effective
We are committed to achieving measurable results through efficient use of resources.

Ethical
We hold ourselves to the highest level of accountability and strive to meet the highest standards of professional and personal integrity. We communicate honestly and openly to ensure trust and transparency in all we do.

Innovative
As bold visionaries, we are willing to take risks and to use our creativity, knowledge and talents to continuously improve for the benefit of those we serve.

Welcoming
We foster an inclusive organizational culture where differences are embraced, respected and celebrated.

Collaborative
We seek out a broad range of opportunities to create innovative and effective partnerships to address our community's most critical challenges.