United Way at RIT

Success begins with a well-rounded quality education. Kids will get the support they need to learn, grow and thrive.

How we foster learning:
ACHIEVING MILESTONES
Together with our partners, we help children achieve developmental milestones by filling their out-of-school time with learning and enrichment, and through caregiver encouragement and support.

STRONG, EMPOWERED YOUTH
United Way's program partners help children develop strong self-esteem, and empower them to make healthy choices by focusing on social, emotional and physical health during their out-of-school time. Our partners also provide long-term positive mentoring relationships to help youth thrive.

PREPARED FOR SUCCESS
We help local youth successfully transition to young adulthood by investing in career exploration and preparation to help improve high school graduation and future success.

Education | United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes The United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes helps foster learning by filling out-of-school time with learning and enrichment, and through caregiver encouragement and support.

We invest in a network of partner programs that help people all across our entire 6-county region. Whether it’s a multipurpose aging resource center, summer enrichment programs for kids, Lifeline, or domestic violence hotlines, our programs connect resources all across the region to help people in need.

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The only band-aids we hand out are to kids getting in their health and fitness requirements in our after-school and summer learning programs. United Way is an innovative change-maker, implicitly focused on equity and inclusion. We are uniquely positioned to understand community needs, identify disparities, and improve lives through direct service, collaborations, volunteerism, and advocacy. We
are dedicated to identifying the greatest needs in the community and investing Community Impact Fund dollars in evidence-based and preventative programs. All United Way partner programs and initiatives are monitored, measured, and evaluated regularly.

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