Advocating For You and Our Neighbors.
Systemic barriers sustain generational poverty and create the need for assistance. What if we tackled the root causes instead? At United Way, we’re working side by side with communities to build an equitable future for everyone. Our advocacy efforts address immediate needs today while breaking down racial and economic inequities for tomorrow.
We work with coalitions, agencies, and advocacy partners to:
- Lend our United Way voice and advocate through our staff, executives, Board, and lobbyists in partnership with various issue-specific coalitions
- Fund people of color-led systems change agencies and those that want to advocate through community organizing, lobbying and everything in between
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Real People. Real Stories.
Communities of Color-Led Systems Change
We invest funds in structural support for newly formed systems change organizations led by communities of color that bring their unique views to our region. We empower these communities to identify what they want to advocate for and then speak up.
Public Policy
Public policy serves as one of the many instruments in our toolkit for driving systemic change, and we are committed to enhancing our approach by increasingly centering the leadership and perspectives of communities of color when determining our advocacy priorities.
How You Can Help
You’re helping us do good work. Energized to make even more change happen?
Learn: Learn about the needs and issues in our community.
Advocate: Tell your elected officials and candidates about critical needs in your community.
Volunteer: Take action with like minded people about the causes that matter to you.
Give: Give to help us build an equitable future for everyone. Every dollar counts.
For more information on our advocacy work, contact Amanda Sandoval at asandoval@uwkc.org.
Support Our Work
At United Way, we’re working side by side with communities to build an equitable future for everyone. Our partnerships, investments, and advocacy are guided by our commitment to racial justice.