Send a Valentine's Day e-card through Target's Super Love Sender on Facebook, cast your vote for United Way, and Target will give a portion of $1 million to United Way. The percentage of $1 million that United Way receives depends on the number of votes we get. Target picked United Way as one of five charities to receive the company's donations. So show your Valentine's spirit, cast your vote and help direct Target's charitable dollars toward Advancing the Common Good through United Way.

United Way of the Greater Capital Region is committed to helping working families keep more of their hard-earned income. Our goal is to help local individuals and families meet their basic needs and achieve long term financial stability. United Way accomplishes this through its CA$H Coalition of community partners. Last year, the CA$H Coalition's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program helped return $12.9 million in tax credits and savings to Capital Region families. Learn more about this year's VITA program and find a tax preparation site near you.

In times of economic uncertainty, it is important to remember those in our community who need help - many for the first time ever. United, we can inspire hope and create opportunities for a better tomorrow. United Way of the Greater Capital Region is committed to meeting essential needs, promoting financial stability, and strengthening individuals and families. Last year, we touched more than 86,000 lives. Please give, advocate and volunteer on behalf of our friends and neighbors across the greater Capital Region.

More than half of Capital Region residents believe social conditions have worsened for most people over the last year, according to a Siena Research Institute poll conducted in partnership with United Way of the Greater Capital Region. The good news is: 89 percent of respondents agree the community needs everyone's help and many recognize the potential to make a personal contribution toward the common good. Read more and view the complete survey results.

A PORTRAIT OF OUR COMMUNITY 

Our commitment to advance the common good has, at its heart, using the best research and social development practices to address the underlying causes of problems. See the research that drives United Way of the Greater Capital Region to make the greatest impact in your community.Click here to read the new Greater Capital Region Community Profile. 

ADVANCING THE COMMON GOOD

Our vision for a united community and those we serve is clear. Our focus is on three key investment priorities: Meeting Essential Needs, Promoting Financial Stability, and Strengthening Individuals and Families.  These are the building blocks for a healthy community. In each of these areas, UWGCR is a leader in convening partners to generate systemic and sustainable improvements in our local communities.  

We invite you to be part of the change. Together, united, we can inspire hope and create opportunities for a better tomorrow. That’s what it means to LIVE UNITED.