Community Partners

United Way partners with organizations and community coalitions that share our view that the way to improve lives is by mobilizing the caring power of communities.

United Way partners with organizations and community coalitions that share our view that the way to improve lives is by mobilizing the caring power of communities. Their long-term commitments are essential to addressing key social issues, and achieving collective impact in each of the three United Way of Central Washington community focus areas:

2022-2024 Community Partners

You can support the community’s efforts volunteering with United Way, sharing information about our work, and contributing to United Way either directly or through a payroll deduction gift at your workplace. Thank you!

Homeless Network of Yakima CountyYakima Neighborhood HealthAgape Youth CenterFirst Nations MESAKittitas County Early Learning CoalitionPNWUThe Salvation Army - EducationAmerican Red Cross

Catholic CharitiesCollege Success FoundationFISH Community Food BankHopeSourceLa Casa HogarRod's House - EducationUnityWorks FoundationYouth Services of Kittitas County

Community BuildersCASAGallery One Visual Arts CenterInThisTogetherOn the CornerSkookum KidsYMCA

FORGE Youth MentoringPegasus ProjectTriumph TreatmentGrandview Community Fund

NAMIThe LighthouseWellness HouseYWCA Yakima

Parent TrustThe Salvation Army - HealthYakima Valley Memorial Hospital on behalf of Children's Village

Kittitas Habitat for HumanityRod's House - Basic NeedsToppenish Food Bank

Voices for ChildrenSunrise OutreachBetween the Ridges

Noah's ArkThe Salvation ArmyYakima Habitat for Humanity

Love INC

People for People

Partner Spotlight

OTC

One of our great successes is a young Native American child who has been with the program since they were in 1st grade. This child has faced numerous challenges. Both parents of the child passed away when the child was just a baby. The child then lived with their grandparents until they passed away from natural causes when the child had just entered school age. Now they live with and are cared for by another relative. This child has not only persevered but has thrived. They have attended OTC from 1st through now 7th grade. They cite OTC and also Central Lutheran's Youth and Families programs with giving them a place where they can enjoy artistic pursuits, receive homework help, and explore their identity in a safe and inclusive space. They hope to one day attend an art program after they graduate from high school, and would be the first amongst their siblings to attend a post secondary education. This social, emotional, and educational support is how we try to turn the potential victims of intergenerational poverty into the first generation to pull themselves out from it, and become the next leaders for our communities.