Creating Positive Change
What We Do
United Way of Sumner County is a local non-profit mobilizing communities to action so everyone can thrive. Since 1977, we’ve worked to address our community’s greatest challenges and create meaningful solutions. We look at how our community’s challenges are connected, then bring people and resources together to address them. By listening to local needs and responding to everyday challenges and moments of crisis, we create pathways to better health, youth opportunity, financial security, and community resilience. Working together with our neighbors, we’re building stronger, healthier, and more resilient communities for all.
Our 2025-2026 Impact Areas
As an organization, United Way is uniquely positioned to respond to emerging needs in our community and is constantly evolving to better meet those needs. Therefore, as part of a Global Brand Refresh, as of the 2025-2026 grant year, United Way of Sumner County will replace our current four Focus Areas with the four key Impact Areas listed below.
Our 2024-2025 Focus Areas
We connect our local partner agencies who specialize in these four areas, to families confronting issues like financial instability, food insecurity, illiteracy, inaccessible healthcare, lack of affordable housing, abuse and neglect, affordable childcare, senior independence, and more, empowering every individual to achieve their full potential where it matters most – right here in Sumner County.
Providing programs that include early learning opportunities, youth mentoring programs, assistance in overcoming barriers to learning, and ESL instruction.
Assisting in establishing basic needs following emergencies and unexpected events, cultivating financial literacy, and helping families become self-sustaining.
Providing preventative care and critically needed services, helping seniors remain active and independent, and providing age-appropriate health resources.
Providing assistance in times of crisis or disaster, youth and family-focused counseling, and programs to prevent and recover from child abuse and domestic violence.
How Your Donations Create Impact
Donations to United Way of Sumner County are collected, reviewed through a volunteer-led allocations process, and distributed to partner agencies who provide direct service to address critical needs and create lasting change in our communit
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