Initiatives
African American Initiative
Give: Support the African American Initiative Volunteer: Join AAI and Live United Learn: Download the AAI Fact Sheet Helping young men succeed Several years ago, United Way brought together African American leaders and asked what were the biggest challenges their communities faced and what it would... Continue reading »
Latino Initiative
New approaches to Latino youth United Way’s Latino Initiative(LI) focuses on helping Latino youth transition successfully into adulthood, particularly in the communities of Cicero, Belmot, Cragin, Highwood, and Rodgers Park. We engage leaders, residents and community advocates to... Continue reading »
Immunization Initiative
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... Continue reading »
Stay In School Initiative
United Way and Exelon partnered just five years ago to deliver critical after-school services to CPS grammar and high schools that are keeping students on track for graduation, improving their course grades, and building their leadership and pro-social behaviors. Exelon and United Way created the Stay... Continue reading »