About Us – About the United Way
The United Way of Yavapai County began in 1987 organized by volunteers to raise money to help operate local charities. 
By the 1950’s, more than 1,000 communities across the United States and Canada had established United Ways. In 1974, United Ways raised nearly $1 billion in an annual campaign. Across the county, United Ways now raise more than $4 billion annually.
Today, the United Way remains a volunteer-driven organization that operates independently of all. That means the money we raise in our community stays in our community. More than 81 cents of every dollar we received is directed to local agencies, fulfilling our original mandate of “local support”.
Our Mission:
The United Way improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of the communities of Yavapai County.
The United Way:
♦ Efficiently raises and allocates funds to support a strong network of quality agencies and services;
♦ Provides information, management and technical resources;
♦ Identifies critical issues and unmet needs; and
♦ Builds collaborations with the public and private sectors to meet those needs.
Our Core Community Values:
The United Way of Yavapai County is the place where people of our community come together in the spirit of teamwork and servant leadership to share our responsibility to care for one another.
• Stewardship:
As excellent stewards of financial and human resources entrusted to us, the United Way of Yavapai County ensures that those resources are effectively developed and properly invested to achieve optimum impact in the community.
• Integrity:
We are an integral part of this community’s leadership; we conduct ourselves with the highest regard for trust, fairness, ethics and respect for one another.
• Volunteers:
Volunteers are our foundation and most valuable resource. We were founded by volunteers and are a volunteer-directed organization.
• Autonomy:
We take responsibility for directing and managing this organization and in partnership with our agencies; we meet our community’s critical human service needs.
• Diversity:
The United Way of Yavapai County values and is committed to the richness of diversity in all aspects of our organization and those with whom we partner and serve.
• Compassion:
We are a catalyst for change, creating awareness of needs and celebrating successes in caring for one another and in creating a more compaasionate community.
• What is the United Way of Yavapai County?
United Way of Yavapai County is a local independent, not-for-profit organizaiton. We cultivate gifts of time, talent and treasure linking those resources where help is most needed in our community. United Way of Yavapai County is operated by staff that promotes volunteerism, raises funds to address important issues and makes sure money is used in the most efficient manner.
• What has been the traditional mission of the United Way of Yavapai County?
United Way of Yavapai County is local organization that has been supporting health and human service programs since 1987. An Annual Campaign, grants and sponsorships provide funding for the Community Goals and the operation of United Way. A volunteer Board of Directors made up of 12 community leaders governs the organization. Volunteers serve on committees including those that plan and implement the annual fund-raising campaign and those that determine how dollars raised should be directed to non-profit community agencies. Volunteers are supported by a professional staff.
People Helping People Matters!
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