United Way of Greater Plymouth County's Partner Agencies/Funded Initiatives

United Way of Greater Plymouth County focuses on the vital and interconnected needs of:

Education – Helping our children through early learning opportunities to be ready for school, helping our youth to be successful in school and safe through after school initiatives and mentoring in order to ensure their graduation from high school and success in higher education and gainful employment.

Health – Promoting the physical health and healthy living of our neighbors through access to health care services and preventative health education as well as treatment interventions to reduce child abuse, mental illness, substance addictions and domestic violence.

Financial Stability - Providing for the basic needs of food, shelter and clothing for our families and our most vulnerable neighbors as well as affording pathways for them to sustainable employment and decent, affordable housing.

LIVE UNITED Poverty Focused Areas of Intervention:
•   Feeding Our Families
• Housing & Homelessness
•   Access to Affordable Health Services
•   Support for Children & Youth
•   Support for Job Training & Placement

United Way Funded Initiatives
2022 - 2023

47 funded initiatives at 26 agencies

American Credit Counseling Service Inc.

• Free One on One Counseling Job Focused (financial literacy)
• Free One on One Counseling Housing Focused (financial literacy)

Associates for Human Services

• Therapeutic & Sensory Activities

BAMSI

• Brown Bag Program at Dorn Davies Senior Center

• Helpline

• Whitman Counseling Center

Boys & Girls Club of Metro South

• Supporting Academic Success During and After School

• Urban Farming to Combat Food Insecurity for Children and Families

Brockton Day Nursery

• Lend a Hand

• Early Education Scholarship Fund

Brockton Interfaith Community

• Mutual Aid Brockton Food Distribution

• Greater Brockton Cooperative Cultivators

Brockton Visiting Nurse Association

• Provision of Home Health Care for Underinsured/Uninsured Elders

Catholic Charities South

• Brockton Food Pantry & Basic Needs Program

Family & Community Resources

• Comprehensive Mental Health Services

• Community Collaboration to Promote Health Equity & Well-Being

Father Bill's & MainSpring

• Pathways to Good Health and Stable Housing for Our Neighbors Experiencing Homelessness: Wraparound Stabilization Services for Brockton Permanent Supportive Housing

• Emergency Shelters/Triage Centers: Meeting Basic Needs and Rapidly Ending the Homelessness of our Most Vulnerable Neighbors