About United Way of the Greater Capital Region

"Be the change that you want to see in the world."  - Ghandi

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United Way is working to ADVANCE THE COMMON GOOD by making a difference in the areas of EDUCATION, INCOME and HEALTH. These efforts provide the building blocks of a healthy community. They also address the root cause of problems so solutions are lasting and everyone has the opportunity for a good life and brighter future.

United Way of the Greater Capital Region believes that to achieve positive impact in the greatest number of lives, we must act collectively to change the economic and social conditions that adversely affect our communities. We do this by identifying and working on the most compelling issues facing our region.  

The result is changed lives, and improved community conditions, measured by

• local families who have sufficient income for food, housing and other basic needs
• children who start their lives healthy and enter school ready to learn
• teens who stay in school and learn healthy habits to succeed academically and in life after graduation
• families who have the support they need to stay healthy and strong through life's challenges
• senior citizens who have access to community services and social enrichment 

Did you know?

More than 86,000 residents of Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady and Schoharie counties benefitted from a United Way-funded program last year.

One hundred forty eight (148) community programs representing 75 local agencies received a United Way investment in our most-recent funding cycle. These programs demonstrated their effectiveness at meeting essential needs, promoting financial stability, and strengthening individuals and families across the greater Capital Region.

Last year, United Way of the Greater Capital Region mobilized nearly 34,000 individual donors, 350 corporations, 50 organized labor unions, state and federal government employees, a network of nearly 100 human service agencies, and a team of more than 1,200 volunteers - in the powerful cause of advancing the common good.

You donation to United Way's Community Care Fund stays local and is invested strategically, through the guidance of community volunteers, in programs that have demonstrated their effectiveness at changing lives and improving community conditions.

With one gift to United Way's Community Care Fund, you can help...

A single mother who desperately wants to get off welfare to provide a better life for her children - a teen who needs a safe and constructive place to go after school - an elderly man with a vision impairment who recently lost his wife and needs assistance with daily living - a family of four who lost everything in a fire - a woman in need of grief counseling after losing a parent to cancer - a teen mother who wants to get her life back on track - newborn's young mother who needs support to help get her baby ready to start school at age 6, a homeless man who hasn't eaten in two days, a woman and her children in need of shelter to escape being beaten and verbally abused...and more.