It is my privilege to announce a new movement that United Way of America launched this past June and Jeff Spears, our Board Chair, introduced at our Campaign Kickoff on August 25.  It’s called LIVE UNITEDTM, and it’s about advancing the common good in communities all across the country. 

Advancing the common good is about creating opportunities for a better life for everyone in the CSRA.  The premise is that everyone deserves opportunities to have a good life.  A good life consists of a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health.  That’s why United Way is focusing our work on the building blocks for a good life:  Education, Income and Health.  And, I will tell you that, like many other local United Way’s, we are not there yet, but this is where we’re headed.  READ MORE.