Making an Impact
United Way goes beyond temporary fixes to create lasting change in communities around the world. By bringing people and organizations together around innovative solutions, together we make a difference in our local community. United Way isn’t about short-term charity, it’s about lasting change. We look at the big picture: what resources are lacking – down to food, shelter and health needs – and how we can address that to keep kids on track to graduate and families in their homes. Your United Way is independent and volunteer-led. The volunteer leadership represents strong ties to the community providing a balance to our work and helping improve the efforts to make an impact. With their guidance, more people are able to get the help they need.
Check our our 2023/2024 Annual Report!
Community Impact grants are made available because of your generosity, and volunteers who carefully review requests for funding. Click here to view the funding process. The grant cycle begins in late fall and the program funding announcement is made in June. The agencies that have received program funding are required to submit quarterly reports that are also carefully monitored.
The Board has been working on Impact 2025, the forward-thinking, community-minded strategic plan. The plan includes the funding goals, centered on four focus areas: Education, Financial Stability, Health, and Basic Needs.
In addition to funding needed local programs, your United Way has been supporting disaster response. Following Hurricane Harvey, UWGBACC began a long-term recovery program (BACC DR). Nearly 90 homes were rebuilt, with a majority of these in Chambers County. In response to the COVID 19 Pandemic, funding was provided to local agencies providing critical services, such as rent, utilities, food, childcare and prescriptions. In January, 2023 BACC DR was re mobilized to respond to a tornado that damaged several homes in the Baytown area. To learn more about this response, click here.
UWGBACC is here year round to help our community.