Our Mission
...is to strengthen our community by helping people live safe, healthy, and productive lives. From strengthening local resilience to advancing health, youth opportunity, and financial security, United Way of Clallam County is working towards a future where every person in every community can reach their full potential.
Read on to learn about the three Impact Areas where we are focusing our energy in order to make the biggest impact in Clallam County: Healthy Community, Youth Opportunity, and Financial Security.
Our Impact Areas
Healthy Community
Every person deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. At United Way of Clallam County, we help people overcome barriers to good health by improving access to nutritious food and quality health education and services, including preventative care, maternal and child health, mental health support, and more.
Physical & Mental Healthcare
Working with community partners, we help people access quality health care - including preventative services and mental health support - regardless of their financial challenges or insurance status. Read more...
Maternal & Child Health
Despite worldwide progress reducing maternal and newborn deaths, too many mothers and children continue to suffer adverse health effects from preventable or treatable causes due to lack of access to quality, affordable health care. United Way makes quality health care available (read more)...
Nutrition & Food Security
Too many of our neighbors don't know where their next meal is coming from, and many more are unable to access healthy, nutritious food due to affordability or accessibility.
Healthy Spaces & Physical Activity
Physical activity is essential to good health, but many people lack access or experience barriers to exercise. United Way of Clallam County works closely with community members and partners to create (read more)...
Helping Victims of Domestic Violence
United Way of Clallam County works closely with community partners to reach women who have been affected by domestic or sexual violence and make sure, first, that they are safe, (read more)...
Youth Opportunity
Every young person deserves the opportunity to thrive. At United Way, we help children get off to a good start and empower youth to reach their full potential by breaking down barriers to success. United Way of Clallam County supports a variety of programs focused around education, from receiving a high school diploma, to finding money for college, to easing our community's childcare crisis by helping early childhood educators finish their degrees and enter the workforce.
Childcare & Early Childhood Education
United Way supports parents, caregivers, and communities to create early learning opportunities for young children.
College & Career Readiness
United Way works across sectors to create opportunities for more young people to prepare for college and careers, empowering them to achieve their full potential and contribute to their communities.
Financial Security
Everyone deserves the opportunity to earn a living that can sustain a family and build security for generations. That's why we're helping hard working families make ends meet while connecting them with the education, financial tools, and job training opportunities to empower them to create a better, more sustainable future for themselves and their loved ones.
United for ALICE
ALICE is an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed, and represents a growing number of families who are unable to afford the basics of housing, child care, food, transportation, health care, and technology. These workers keep our local communities running, while often struggling to keep their own households from financial ruin. We feel strongly that no one should have to choose between necessities like child care and healthy food, or transportation and healthcare.