OUR MISSION
United Way Suncoast mobilizes communities to action so all can thrive.
OUR VISION
To eternally lead, convene and collaborate with our communities – as we’ve done for more than 100 years – to meet the most pressing issues of the day, creating better tomorrows.
OUR IMPACT AREAS
Our focus on Educational Opportunity, Financial Security, and Community Resiliency creates an interconnected path that empowers individuals with the Freedom to Rise and the ability to create the life they envision for themselves, their families and their communities.seeks to create an interconnected path that will give people the Freedom To Rise and the ability to create the life they imagine for themselves.
Educational Opportunity
Educational Opportunity ensures access for all to quality early learning, reduces barriers to grade-level reading, and supports college and career readiness programs, while incorporating workforce development elements that connect to Financial Security.
Financial Security
Financial Security ensures that ALICE households have access to financial services including tax preparation, banking access, financial coaching, and workforce development initiatives that lead to a family sustaining wage and light a path to long-term economic mobility..
Community Resiliency
Community Resiliency encompasses capacity building and disaster resiliency. Capacity building leverages our expertise to support, enhance and invest in our nonprofit partners. Disaster resiliency is our commitment to proactive preparation and response to disasters and emerging challenges. .
CORE VALUES
Values are the principles that guide our actions both internally and externally. These are the United Way Suncoast values:
Integrity
Our actions support our mission with transparency.
Stewardship
We respect time, resources and generosity.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
We seek to understand cultural and community differences
and embrace these differences through our words and actions.
Innovation
We are agile, creative and adaptable to our community needs and changing environment.
Collaboration
We build relationships for the greater good.