How United Way Invests in the Community

When you give to the United Way Community Fund, you maximize the only return on your charitable dollar that matters - results.

The North Penn United Way Community Impact Fund is the backbone of a strategy for change in our region that is strengthening families, developing youth, responding to people in crisis, promoting health and wellness, meeting special needs, and enriching the lives of seniors. Our unparalleled expertise; network of relationships in the private, public, and non-profit sectors; and incorporation of both innovation and the seasons of experience make our United Way the most effective means of making a difference in the community.

Who Decides Where Your Gift Goes
Nearly a hundred United Way volunteers invest your Community Impact Fund contributions in local programs that are designed to make our community stronger and safer and help people live better lives. Those programs include quality, affordable child care for working parents; emergency response when safety nets have failed; access to affordable, quality health services for families; and helping seniors maintain healthy and independent lives.

Contributions to the Community Fund are not designated to other United Ways. Our volunteer teams, with approval of our board, direct these funds to programs best suited to solve the most critical community needs. These funds are an investment in your community that produces results - results that make lasting changes in people’s lives.

***Why Choose the Community Impact Fund?
Did you know?...

• More than one-fourth of the seniors in the North Penn and Indian Valley Region have a disability.
• Greater than 3.8 percent of households in our community have a female head with no husband present and children under the age of 18.
• Nearly 15% of adults in our region between the ages of 18 and 65 have no health insurance.
• Approximately 24% of adults in the North Penn area currently smoke and a similar percentage report binge drinking.

No single agency can serve every need. But through the collective generosity of donors who give to the North Penn United way, we are able to have a far-reaching impact on the North Penn and Indian Valley region. Imagine... if you direct your gift to only one agency, you are excluding people who desperately need crucial services that are provided by the broad range of agencies within the Community Impact Fund.

Funding is invested only in services programs that are proven to be effective, efficient, and well-managed with measurable results. Investment decisions are made by knowledgeable community volunteers and backed by current, quality data.