Measurable Results
How You've Helped Us Advance the Common Good
With your support as a donor, volunteer, or advocate, here's how we've created opportunities for a good life for all in our community--during FY 2010-11 alone. (Or read about results over the previous five years.)
Education
- 3,525 children ages 0-5 were supported in their early development and learning
- 84% of youth in after school programs are on track for graduation
Income
- 125 individuals moved from homelessness to permanent housing
- 8,764 people received assistance preparing their tax returns and more than $3 Million was returned to the community in EITC credits
Health
- 4,613 accessed health services
- 1,378 improved their nutrition and access to healthy food
See more results for each focus area:
Education
Income
Health
United Way's Dedication to Getting Results
United Way has released a comprehensive report on our impact in the community from 2004 to 2009. The Community Impact Results Report below gives readers insight into where donations have been invested and how through smart collaborative funding relationships with foundations and other organizations, we've been able to leverage $22.5 million in contributions into an impressive $41.3 million impact in our community.
How We Leverage Your Dollar
When you give to United Way’s Community Impact Fund, your gift is combined with others’ contributions. Then, the impact of your dollar is multiplied again by United Way’s extensive network of funders and partners who contribute additional dollars to our grants. The result? Every dollar given to invest in the Community Impact Fund actually became $1.83, making that much more of a difference in our community.
Who United Way Serves
With your support, we change the lives over 100,000 people each year through our Community Impact model of funding collaborative projects focused on improving education, income and health in the Portland/Vancouver metro area.
Who We Serve By County
Who they are
Community Impact Investments
