When you LIVE UNITED, you change lives. These brief videos introduce you to just a few of the people across our community whose lives have been transformed by caring individuals who GIVE, ADVOCATE and VOLNTEER through United Way.

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United Way is Working (2007)

This inspiring two minute montage features agency clients, community leaders, volunteers and health and human service experts—sharing their experiences and describing the many tangible ways that "United Way is working" to change lives across Chicagoland.

Matthew shares his story of how a United Way funded program provided him with the job readiness training he needed to move towards independence after being incarcerated.

Brenda is a survivor of domestic abuse who has traveled from fear to empowerment after a United Way funded program gave her the comprehensive support she needed to start a new life in safety.

Monita, like many of us, works full-time, and needed help caring for an elderly parent. A United Way funded senior day program that offers physical and social care provided that help.

Jasmine is a sophomore from a Chicago neighborhood where teens are at high risk for gang involvement, drug use and other destructive behaviors. Thanks to a United Way funded mentoring program, Jasmine is staying on track to her career goals.

Sue was able to move from homelessness to having a place for her family to call home with help from a United Way funded program that offers debt management, budgeting and assistance building savings.