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We are a Community United

Be a part of the short and long-term solutions our community needs. Unite with us.

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Calling on our Metro Denver community to stand united with us

Read a statement by Christine Benero, President & CEO of Mile High United Way and Vernon Irvin, 2018-2020 Chair, Mile High United Way Board of Trustees.

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COVID-19 Program Response

Learn how we're responding to the immediate needs of individuals and families impacted by the pandemic.

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What We Care About

Giving Children a Strong Start

Ensuring all children enter school ready to succeed.

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Reading Matters

Ensuring all children are reading at or above grade level by the end of third grade.

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Developing Tomorrow’s Talent

Ensuring all youth graduate from high school ready for post-secondary education or the workforce.

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Creating Economic Opportunity for All

Ensuring people have their basic needs met and have opportunities to move toward economic success.

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Giving Children a Strong Start

Ensuring all children enter school ready to succeed.

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Reading Matters

Ensuring all children are reading at or above grade level by the end of third grade.

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Developing Tomorrow’s Talent

Ensuring all youth graduate from high school ready for post-secondary education or the workforce.

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Creating Economic Opportunity for All

Ensuring people have their basic needs met and have opportunities to move toward economic success.

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Our Impact

250000

or 1 in 10 people in the community received help last year from Mile High United Way

34000

hours of hands-on community support from 1,658 Mile High United Way volunteers positively impacted the community

80000

contacts received support through the Mile High United Way 2-1-1 Help Center

What we're up to

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Helping Local Businesses in Metro Denver Thrive During the Pandemic

Learn how Mile High United Way provides small business support to help local business owners, like Brittney and Joslyn of FIT & NU, thrive amid the pandemic.

Building Equity as a Learning Organization

Francisca Angulo-Olaiz, PhD, VP of Community Engagement and Roweena Naidoo, Senior Director of Community Impact share how we're evolving to create greater equity in our community.

Stabilizing Families to Support Student Engagement

Through our United for Schools program, we're helping families stabilize while strengthening the path to academic success for children.

Pivoting to Support Local Businesses Impacted By COVID

Learn how Mile High United Way has pivoted our United for Business program to help small, local businesses stabilize and focus on their recovery.

Tawny's Story: From Foster Youth to Living Coach

Tawny grew up in the child welfare system. She is now dedicating her life to helping youth in Metro Denver who've recently aged out, as a Living Coach with our Bridging the Gap program.

How 2-1-1 Helped My Family

As a 2-1-1 Resource Specialist, Marisa was used to helping others access critical resources in their community. But the most memorable person she was able to help in 2-1-1 was her dad.

Blog: Improving School Readiness in Denver's Low-Income Neighborhoods

By Molly Yost, Mile High United Way’s Director of Early Childhood Initiatives

From Lost to Found: Finding My Voice After Leaving the Child Welfare System

With the support of our Bridging the Gap program, Gloria is now an advocate for others existing the child welfare system.

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When you give to Mile High United Way, your dollars do more. We surround our community with the programs and resources that address today’s biggest issues and help prevent tomorrow’s.

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Creating long-term change, one step at a time. Learn more about how public policy plays a critical role in our work to create pathways to success.

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