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LIVE UNITED
Underneath everything we are, underneath everything we do, we are all people. Connected, interdependent, united. When we reach out a hand to one, we influence the condition of all. United Way of Suwannee Valley is a volunteer-driven community impact organization with a mission “to advance the common good through community impact initiatives and agency support.” Advancing the common good means creating opportunities for a better life for all. United Way focuses on initiatives and agency programs that make an impact on the areas of greatest need in our community. Through our work with the United Way of Suwannee Valley partner agencies and our community impact initiatives, we work every day to advance the common good and to provide a foundation of essential services. Together, united, we can inspire hope and create opportunities for a better tomorrow. That’s what it means to LIVE UNITED.
Here’s how you can help:
GIVE. Invest in your Community. Make a personal commitment. Invest through your company’s campaign or personal contribution. Giving through our annual campaign is the easiest and most powerful way to invest in your community. Make your contribution in the manner most convenient for you, by p ayroll deduction, annual direct payment or through a payment schedule convenient to you with monthly or quarterly invoices. Funds raised by your United Way stay in your community.
ADVOCATE. Champion the cause. Get informed. Tell your friends. United Way needs people who are passionate about caring for their community. You can help inspire hope and create opportunities for a better tomorrow.
VOLUNTEER. We all have special talents, things we can do to help. Whether it’s reading to children, providing community agencies office support or coordinating a drive to collect items needed for United Way or community agency efforts, there are hundreds of volunteer options available.
Your United Way’s Community Impact Initiatives
Homeless Services Network of Suwannee Valley: Your United Way is recognized by the state and the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development as the lead agency for the Homeless Services Network of Suwannee Valley, which brings together homeless service providers to coordinate services and position the community to receive grant funds in support of services for those who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness.
Community Disaster Preparedness, Recovery and Response
* Suwannee Valley Long Term Recovery Committee: Your United Way convenes and serves as staff to the Suwannee Valley Long Term Recovery Committee to assist at-risk households recover from natural disasters which impact our communities.
* Community Organizations Active in Disaster: Your United Way works with community agencies to maintain the Suwannee Valley COAD to facilitate a coordinated system of client services in response to natural disasters.
* Your United Way supports county emergency management by coordinating volunteers and donations during an emergency operations center activation.
2-1-1: Your United Way provides information and referral assistance and provides resources for the easy-to-remember number reserved nationally for information and referral services for personal and family crisis situations.
The United Way of Suwannee Valley Endowment Fund provides an opportunity for planned gifts beyond the annual campaign, gifts which can support our community in perpetuity. Please consider United Way of Suwannee Valley in your financial planning, in your will or in your estate planning. If you do, please let us know, so that we may properly thank you.
United Way of Suwannee Valley
Serving Columbia, Hamilton, Lafayette and Suwannee counties
325 NE Hernando Ave. , Lake City, FL 32055-4015
Phone: (386) 752-5604
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