Breaking the Cycle of Poverty

in Maricopa County

Your help makes financial self-sufficiency possible for every individual and family in our community

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Who we fight for

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Kids

By helping kids at the start of their education, we are breaking the cycle of poverty for future generations.

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Families

United, we help hard-working families achieve stability and success.

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Neighborhoods

By partnering with leaders and residents in local communities, we can build long-term solutions to poverty together.

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Innovative Solutions

With the ASU Knowledge Exchange for Resilience and the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, we have launched The Solutions Hub.

Wells Fargo Shares in Vello’s Success
Vello tutoring creates a huge impact not only for tutored students, but also for the volunteer tutors themselves. Meet Derek and Cynthia, two devoted tutors from Wells Fargo, a key partner in this program.

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August Volunteer Activities
Are you looking for opportunities to volunteer in the Phoenix metro area? Sign up to join us at any of these upcoming activities!

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What Does It Mean: People Experiencing Homelessness
You may have noticed that we say “people experiencing homelessness” instead of “homeless people.” Here's why.

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Cause Marketing Partnerships with United Way
With Cause Marketing programs at Valley of the Sun United Way, you can fight to break the cycle of poverty and be the avenue for your customers to do the same. We have loved creating custom promotions with local partners.

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2018-2019 Vello Impact
More students across Maricopa County love reading and are growing their skills thanks to Vello. This year students, teachers, and parents have continued to see improvement and success with this online tutoring program.

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Join a Group That Fits Your Passion
Your involvement in Affinity Groups transforms not only the lives of kids, families, and neighborhoods in our community, but your life too! Our variety of groups, offer a space for you to unite in the fight to end poverty.

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Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: How One Woman Did It

Do you know where you’re sleeping tonight? On any given day in Maricopa County, 6,000 people don’t know where they’ll spend the night. Valley of the Sun United Way wants to reduce homelessness in our community by 75 percent by 2020.

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The Summer Slide
The summer slide is not as fun as it sounds, it refers to the loss of learning that children can experience in the summer months. You can help your child keep their literacy skills up over the summer just by mixing a few minutes of reading into each day!

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July Volunteer Activities
Are you looking for opportunities to volunteer in the Phoenix metro area? Sign up to join us at any of these upcoming activities!

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June 2019 Project Connect Impact
In Mesa, we hosted 333 volunteers who assisted 365 guests in obtaining a total of 2,399 service connections to help them end or avoid homelessness.

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Emerging Leaders Become Loaned Executives
The perfect opportunity to build project management, public speaking, and other organizational skills while also giving back to the community is the Loaned Executive (LE) Program with Valley of the Sun United Way.

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Heat Relief Resources in Phoenix
As the temperature rises, staying safe outside will become more and more difficult. You or someone you know may be looking for ways to keep out of the heat or find some relief if going home is not an option. Here are a few resources available around the Phoenix Metro area.

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