LaurenTran

ISMPeriod7
"OurWork."OurWork.N.p.,n.d.Web.13Mar.2015.

UnitedWaybelievesthat:Everyonedeservesopportunitiestohaveagoodlife:a
qualityeducationthatleadstoastableincome,enoughincometosupportafamily
throughretirement,andgoodhealth.
UnitedWaybelievesthebasicbuildingblocksoflifeare:Education,Income,and
Health.
Advancingthecommongoodislessabouthelpingonepersonatatimeandmore
aboutchangingsystemstohelpallofus.
UnitedWaysgoalistocreatelonglastingchangesbyaddressingtheunderlying
causesoftheseproblems.
AboutonethirdofworkingAmericansdonotearnenoughmoneytomeettheir
basicneedsforsurvival.
Therestherisingcostofhousing,education,andhealthcare.
Currently,40millionAmericansareworkinginlowpayingjobstosurviveand
theyarelivingwithoutbasichealth/retirementbenefits.
In2008,UnitedWaycreateda10yearplaninordertocutinhalfthenumberof
lowerincomefamilieswhoarefinanciallyunstable.
UnitedWaybelievesthatthiscanbeaccomplishedby2018.
UnitedWaylaunchedtheFinancialStabilityPartnership,whichisaninitiativeto
promotecommunitychangestrategies.
Thesestrategiesareusedtohelpfamiliesmeettheirbasicneeds,whilegaining
financialcapability.
Theirfocusareasare:familysustainingemployment,affordablehousing,savings
andassets,manageableexpenses,andincomesupports.
Morethan33%ofchildrenandadolescentsareoverweight.
Thatsroundingtoabout25millionteenagers.
UnitedWaybelievesthatchildrenwithhealthcoveragewillbebetterpreparedfor
schoolandhaveahigherchanceofsucceedinginlife.
ThenumberofAmericanswithouthealthinsurancehasincreasedsteadilysince
thebeginningofthecentury.
8.7millionchildrenlivewithouthealthinsurance.
UnitedWayisguaranteedtoensureeveryonetheaccesstoaffordableandquality
care.
Morethan1.2millionchildrenaredroppingoutofschool.
Morethan$312billionislostinwages,taxesandproductivity.
Highschooldropoutsstartearlyinchildhoodandthenstaysbehindinschedule.
Completingthisprogramwillmeanreframingeducationfrombirthto21
continuum.

LaurenTran
ISMPeriod7
ThissourcewasextremelyhelpfulbecauseIwasabletolearnmoreaboutUnited
Waysmissionandgoals.