What We Do
Our Work
Health
We believe that access to quality, affordable healthcare is the foundation on which healthy lives are built.
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Education
We believe that education is the most powerful tool families can use to transform their lives.
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Financial Stability
We believe that lending people a leg when they need one empowers them to keep fighting for a brighter future.
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We fight alongside hardworking families who are struggling to build secure, sustainable lives for themselves in a world of constantly rising costs and rarely rising wages.
$75,204
Annual income needed for a family of four to survive independently in Collier County
$26,496
Annual income needed for a single adult to survive independently in Collier County
42,756
Collier County households with incomes below the survival threshold
How We Help
Agency Allocations
Every year, the United Way of Collier County provides more than $1,000,000 in underwriting to partner-agency programs throughout our county, directly impacting more than 10,000 people.
Meet Our PartnersCollier 2-1-1
When families face a crisis, they don’t always know where to turn for help. Our free Collier 2-1-1 hotline connects them with the assistance they need 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Get HelpVolunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
The Earned Income Tax Credit is our nation’s most effective anti-poverty program. Helping people with their taxes isn’t glamorous but it can change lives.
Learn MoreDolly Parton Imagination Library
Gives parents tools to prepare their children for kindergarten and watch those kids succeed in school and after. Children’s books are small, but they are mighty.
Learn MoreHow We Help
Agency Allocations
Every year, the United Way of Collier County provides more than $1,000,000 in underwriting to partner-agency programs throughout our county, directly impacting more than 10,000 people.
Meet Our PartnersCollier 2-1-1
When families face a crisis, they don’t always know where to turn for help. Our free Collier 2-1-1 hotline connects them with the assistance they need 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Get HelpVolunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
The Earned Income Tax Credit is our nation’s most effective anti-poverty program. Helping people with their taxes isn’t glamorous but it can change lives.
Learn MoreDolly Parton Imagination Library
Gives parents tools to prepare their children for kindergarten and watch those kids succeed in school and after. Children’s books are small, but they are mighty.
Learn More