"We dream of a community...without homelessness."
Tomme Beevas and Cheryl Wiitala
Minneapolis & St. Loius Park, MN

When you join the movement to LIVE UNITED, you join thousands of other people in our community with big dreams—and even bigger accomplishments.

United Way helps provide housing stability for thousands of people each year.

Don't just wear the t-shirt—live it!

LIVE UNITED isn't just a slogan, it's a way of life. By finding your voice and making it heard, you can be an advocate for the many people in need throughout the metro area.

Be an advocate:

• Get the T-shirt
• Register to vote
• Get to know your legislator
  See tips for contacting your legislator

Support School Readiness
United Way is committed to ensuring that every child in Minnesota is ready for kindergarten. To achieve this important goal we've joined forces with other members of Minnesota’s philanthropic community who provide statewide leadership and critical funding for early childhood care as the School Readiness Funders Coalition.

Together, our long history of supporting early childhood research, program development and grant making allows us to provide a clear view on early childhood education and guidance to the legislature for the best way to approach this work. Our recommendations are captured in the newly released report, The Agenda to Achieve Learning Readiness by 2020 (PDF).

Educate Yourself
United Way is a great resource for keeping up-to-date with issues affecting the Twin Cities:

• LiveUnitedLinks.org is a complilation of local and national news updated daily by our expert research staff.
• Reports, statistics and surveys provide the latest about the recession's impact on our region.
• Track trends affecting our community right now with our Community Trends.

Join our social network
Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or link up with our group on LinkedIn. You’ll get the latest updates on LIVE UNITED and everything United Way.

Think Again

Think you know United Way? Well, you may want to re-think it. We're tackling today's most pressing needs in our community the smart way. Giving to United Way is the easiest way to make the Twin Cities a better place to live.