United Way of the Mohawk Valley

**Our Mission** To create a thriving Mohawk Valley by connecting people, resources, and solutions, building stronger, healthier, and more resilient communities where everyone can reach their full potential. **Who We Are** **We are problem solvers, innovators, and connectors.** We tackle our community’s toughest challenges and bring people together from all walks of life to turn ideas into action. We believe collaboration is the key to lasting change, and we never give up. **Our New Approach:** United Way of the Mohawk Valley has evolved to address today’s most pressing local needs while building a foundation for the future. Our work focuses on **Health & Wellness, Economic Stability, and Community Responsiveness**, reflecting the whole-person approach that ensures lasting impact. **Our Focus Impact Areas:** - **Health & Wellness:** We help people live healthier lives by improving access to care, promoting mental and physical wellness, and supporting programs that create healthier beginnings and lifelong well-being. - **Economic Stability:** We give individuals and families the tools, knowledge, and opportunities to achieve financial freedom. From job training to financial education, we help people build secure, sustainable futures. - **Community Responsiveness:** We strengthen our region’s resilience by connecting neighbors to resources, providing emergency support, and coordinating responses to crises so everyone has the support they need when they need it most. **How We Do It** We create innovative, collaborative solutions to the Mohawk Valley’s most pressing challenges. Since 1921, we’ve built stronger communities by working together, engaging leaders, experts, and neighbors to design solutions that work locally. Whether we’re aligning agencies, leading initiatives, or mobilizing volunteers, we take action where it counts. We set ambitious goals, hold ourselves accountable, and involve the community at every step. Because lasting change doesn’t happen alone. **United Is The Way.**