About United Way

Join Us in Building a Stronger Community

United Way of the Columbia-Willamette is advancing the common good and creating a better life for all. Our focus is on education, income and health – the building blocks for a good quality life.

One person or organization can't solve our community's tough issues alone. That's why United Way recruits people and organizations that bring the passion, expertise and resources to get the job done. Our goal is to create lasting changes that will help children gain the skills to succeed in school and life, help families and individuals become financially stable and independent, and help people achieve physical, mental and emotional health and well-being.

At United Way, we work side-by-side with individuals, nonprofits, government, businesses and other community partners to change systems so that individuals have the support they need to succeed.

To that end we:

• Engage the community in setting a vision and priorities.
• Work together to build strategies to reach the community’s goal.
• We get commitments in time, money and expertise to advance those strategies.
• We report back, and adjust strategies when needed.

Over 90 Years of Advancing the Common Good

United Way of the Columbia-Willamette has been helping people in the four-county region of Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties in Oregon and Clark County in SW Washington since 1920.

We are an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit that is locally managed and governed. United Way of the Columbia-Willamette is a member of United Way Worldwide, a network of nearly 1,800 community-based United Ways in 45 countries and territories.