Creating Opportunities for a Better Life for All

United Way is working to advance the common good by focusing on education, income and health.  These are the building blocks for a good life—a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health.  We believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to achieve this life.

Advancing the common good is less about helping one person at a time and more about changing systems to help all of us. We are all connected and interdependent. We all win when a child succeeds in school, when families are financially stable, when people are healthy.

Our goal is to create lasting changes that prevent problems before they happen. Living united means being a part of the change. It takes everyone in the community working together to create a brighter future.

For over 20 years United Way has served Gwinnett County communities.  It is one of 13 counties within United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta’s network which has worked hard to move the proverbial needle on human care issues in the region for more than 100 years.

United Way’s simple beginnings started in 1887, born out of a need to help pioneering citizens in Denver, Colorado cope with disaterous conditions while the will of community leaders pulled together to fill supportive service gaps. 

In much the same way many have come to Gwinnett in search for a better life, but when unforseen conditions and circumstances dramatically shift affecting every aspect of our community the need for a collective clear voice becomes critical to the wellbeing of our community.

Now in 2008, there is a national network of 1,300 United Way’s with United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta ranked among the top 5 in the country.  According to InterBrand the United Way brand has been valued at $34.7 billion making United Way a credible and attractive partner for companies, small businesses, foundations and individual donors desiring to do the most good. 

United Way’s investment in Gwinnett County alone will reach the lives of over 100,000 children, youth, people at risk and low income served by 50 different agencies.  In addition, United Way’s nationally recognized (three digit) 2-1-1 call center help line receives 340,000 calls per year freely linking callers to counseling, job training, substance or domestic abuse and more.

United Way in Gwinnett office is just walking distance from the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce.  Along with area director Demetrius Jordan there are four staff, six seasonal loaned executives, 30 advisory board members and hundreds of volunteers who LIVE UNITED.