What Is United Way of Elgin?

An active leader in community solutions.

With more than 80 years of experience in supporting health and human service needs in the Elgin community, your United Way is uniquely qualified to rally the community around a drive for real, lasting change. We have the resources and infrastructure to focus on the tough issues that demand a collective response, to prevent problems in the first place, and to implement a broad range of strategies.

United Way of Elgin acts as an active leader of community solutions, bringing together community partners -- neighborhood associations, partner agencies, schools, faith-based groups, energized individuals, local government, and more -- we're seeking results that no one can accomplish alone.

Because we're dedicated to making your community investment achieve lasting results, United Way of Elgin approaches community issues using "Community Impact." By bringing everyone around a set of collective issues and priorities, the United Way can better serve the long-term health and welfare of our community. We've identified and formed impact councils around the following issues:

Now more than ever, we are dedicated to making your support deliver real results. It's an approach designed to create lasting change for our community -- and prevent problems from happening in the first place. Together, we can achieve the kind of positive outcomes that no one can accomplish alone.