Advancing the Common Good

We advance the common good by addressing needs in the area. We work with Latino youth and African American males, helping them transition into successful adulthood. We also implemented the Immunization Initiative in response to a very low rate of immunized infants on the West Side and aid suburban agencies.

Give: Support the African American Initiative Volunteer: Join AAI and Live United Helping young men succeed Communities across Chicago are working together to achieve a single goal—helping African American boys, ages 10-16, transition successfully to adulthood. Whole neighborhoods are coming together, families are reconnecting and city blocks are being transformed into places of opportunity. This [...]

New approaches to Latino youth The United Way Latino Initiative supports Latino youth and families by helping teens and young adults succeed in school and transition successfully into adulthood. United Way has selected agency partners located in Cicero, Rogers Park, Belmont Cragin, Hermosa, Irving Park, Portage Park and Highwood to engage leaders, residents and community [...]

A nationally recognized replicable model for public health intervention, the United Way Immunization Initiative was created to address the alarmingly low immunization rates in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. United Way Immunization Initiative was created several years ago to address Austin’s on-time immunization rate for pre-school age children-infancy to four years old-which was dangerously low. Only 20% [...]

United Way and Exelon launched the Stay in School Initiative in 2004, to serve students across 10 schools with enhanced after-school programs.  At that time, statistics showed the citywide dropout rate had reached critical levels, especially for young males: 61% for African-American males and 49% for Latino males.  The Stay in School Initiative has served more than 5,000 students, ages [...]