With an Operation Uplift Micro-grant, schools, churches, and 501(c)3 organizations are able to apply for assistance with tools, materials, or financial needs to complete a project to improve a piece of the community.
Apply for up to $1,000 to take the Wise Choices: Healthy Eating and Healthy Finances course and increase budgeting and nutritional education in your community.
Several times a year the Maricopa County leaders in the fight to break the cycle of poverty get together at Valley of the Sun United Way’s Project Connect. At these events, people in our community that are near or experiencing homelessness have access to many resources that can assist with housing, employment, and other services.
Scramble, a breakfast and lunch joint with four locations across the Valley, helped in the fight to end hunger in the classroom by partnering with us during the grand opening of their new Tempe location.
Great ideas come from collaboration with leaders in neighborhoods, which is why Valley of the Sun United Way is introducing the Operation Uplift Micro-grant Program to maximize the impact this movement can have.
Uniting with co-workers to break the cycle of poverty in the Valley through a short activity is a one-of-a-kind experience. That’s what makes opportunities like Encouragement Cards and assemblies for WeekEnd Hunger Backpacks or School Readiness Kits so special.
Last Thursday and Friday at the Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum, nearly 2,000 veterans currently experiencing or near homelessness came to receive services such as housing assistance, legal help, and more.
Our hearts are full this week after experiencing the amazing impact from Operation Uplift’s volunteer event at the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center.
Each year at the We Are United Luncheon, we see more and more great people who make our fight for kids possible. This year, as we partner with a powerful keynote speaker, we know we will make an even bigger impact still.
You can join the fight by giving a gift through the Arizona Charitable Tax Credit. Give up to $400 for individuals and $800 for couples and get back a dollar for dollar credit on your state taxes.
