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Reducing Barriers to Employment & Advancement: La Casa de Esperanza

Through United Way's Reducing Barriers to Employment & Advancement initiative, partners like La Casa de Esperanza provide job training, career coaching, and essential resources that help individuals like Gumaro build lasting financial stability.

Latoya at Literacy Services of Wisconsin

Reducing Barriers to Employment & Advancement: Literacy Services of Wisconsin

With support from Literacy Services of Wisconsin and United Way's Reducing Barriers to Employment & Advancement initiative, Latoya earned her High School Equivalency Diploma, inspired others, and is now taking the next step toward a career she's passionate about.

Marisol at work with support from WRTP | BIG STEP

Reducing Barriers to Employment & Advancement: WRTP | BIG STEP

United Way's Reducing Barriers to Employment & Advancement initiative helps connect people to training programs that lead to family-sustaining careers. Through WRTP | BIG STEP, participants like Marisol and Tyrana gained the skills and confidence to enter high-demand industries and create brighter futures for their families.

Reducing Barriers to Employment & Advancement & Techquity: Employ Milwaukee's BankWork$

When Mary received a laptop through United Way's Techquity initiative, she gained more than a device. She gained the opportunity to pursue a new career.

Safe & Stable Homes: EvictionFreeMKE

Everyone deserves a safe and stable place to call home. Through programs like Legal Aid Society’s EvictionFreeMKE, more Milwaukee County residents facing eviction are getting the legal support, resources, and hope they need to stay safely housed.

Safe & Stable Homes: Hebron Housing Services

After completing addiction treatment, Savannah faced an uncertain future. With support from Hebron Housing Services and United Way's Safe & Stable Homes initiative, she found housing, stability, and renewed confidence.

Safe & Stable Homes: Rooted & Rising

Finding stable housing once felt out of reach for Phillis and her family. That changed when she found Rooted & Rising and United Way's Safe & Stable Homes. Through affordable housing and a supportive community, Phillis finally found the stability every family deserves.

Techquity: 3 Ways to Bridge the Digital Divide

Together, we can ensure more people have the tools they need to succeed. Learn how you can help bridge the digital divide through United Way's Techquity initiative.

Techquity: Serving Older Adults

Technology can help us stay connected, informed and independent, but only when we have the skills and support to use it. Through Tech Connect, older adults are gaining digital skills and confidence to navigate technology in their everyday lives.

Techquity: Vive School Center

Learning English can open doors to education, employment, and greater independence. Through Techquity, Vive School Center of Milwaukee ensured participants had the technology they needed to take part in English language classes.

Teen Mental Wellness Empowering Minds: Grafton High School

At Grafton High School, Ellie and her classmates are helping make mental health conversations more open. Thanks to Teen Mental Wellness: Empowering Minds, students are finding support, building connections, and creating a more positive school culture.

Teen Mental Wellness Empowering Minds: Vel R. Phillips Juvenile Justice Center School

At Vel R. Phillips School, students are building resilience and preparing for brighter futures with support from United Way's Teen Mental Wellness: Empowering Minds initiative.

Mental Health Improvement Fund

Through the Mental Health Improvement Fund, United Way and the Milwaukee Health Care Partnership are helping connect children, adults, and families to affordable mental health care, medications, care coordination, and community resources, regardless of their ability to pay.