5 nonprofits making positive change around Birmingham—here’s how to support them all

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United Way of Central Alabama (UWCA) aims to provide everyone the opportunity to have a good life through its work that supports vital needs such as quality education, job training, healthy meals, safe homes and more.

As UWCA’s annual fundraising campaign is in full swing, we dug into a few of the partner agencies it supports and programs it operates. Read on to learn about some of the nonprofit endeavors you help make possible when you give to United Way.

1. Meals on Wheels

You’ve probably heard of the outstanding work that Meals on Wheels (MOW) is doing around town. Meals on Wheels is a huge part of the Central Alabama community, delivering more than 4,000 meals per week to homebound seniors in Jefferson County.

MOW gives recipients the ability to live longer, more independent lives in the comfort and dignity of their own homes.

2. Family Connection

Family Connection is a multiservice partner agency of UWCA designed to provide a safe place for youth in crisis. Through counseling, safe sites, drug-prevention education and more, the organization strives to support young people who are experiencing homelessness or are otherwise disconnected from their families.

Whether a young person has aged out of the foster system or run away from home, often for his or her own safety, Family Connection and its downtown Project Hope facility are there to help.

3. Area Agency on Aging

United Way’s Area Agency on Aging (UWAAA) assesses the needs of seniors, implements a wide range of free programs and services and provides counseling about other available resources to senior citizens, people with disabilities and caregivers in Jefferson County.

Here are a few of the ways UWAAA makes sure senors are living life to their fullest potential:

• Providing hot, nutritious meals at area Senior Centers
• Helping with the cost of prescription medications
• Providing assistance to family caregivers
• Helping individuals take full advantage of their Medicare benefits
• Offering free nutrition counseling and fitness programs

4. Success by 6

Success By 6 is a UWCA program that partners with Pre-K classrooms across Central Alabama to set students up for success as they get ready for kindergarten. The program goes far beyond

traditional childcare by focusing on developing children’s cognitive, social and emotional skills and providing special training to teachers and teaching assistants.

Every year, Success By 6 also puts thousands of books and free school supplies in the hands of local children. As a result, teachers and parents hav

5. Girls Inc

Girls Inc., a UWCA partner agency, was founded in 1864 to support girls and young women during the aftermath of the Civil War.

The organization’s research-based programming is designed to teach young girls how to live healthy lives, succeed academically and build well-rounded life skills. When you give to United Way, you are standing in these girls’ corners – helping ensure that they have a safe space to grow and the tools they need to be strong, smart and bold.

Supporting United Way helps make these agencies and programs + and many more possible

There are signs of United Way’s work throughout the six counties that the organization serves in Central Alabama. Supporting more than 100 nonprofit partner agencies, programs and direct services that address the needs of people of all ages and income levels from all walks of life, United Way of Central Alabama is here for everyone.

When you give to United Way, you’re helping make a huge difference in our community by bringing about positive change that makes this a better place for us all to live .

Give today at the UWCA Annual Campaign Center.

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