How is United Way helping people who have been affected by our current economy?
In these extraordinary times, United Way helps people in crisis in many ways. We refer people to receive direct assistance through our Crisis Recovery line, 312.906.2484. This year, we are investing $43 million into the health and human services sector to help address our region’s most pressing needs. United Way has also administered $5.8 million in federal funding for emergency food and shelter programs. To help make the most efficient use of resources, we are we are working in partnership with the Chicago Community Trust and CACE (Chicago Alliance for Collaborative Effort) to develop cost-saving measures for partner agencies, such as creating a back-office collaborative that has saved our area’s largest health and human service agencies 2–4% in operating costs. We also attract pro-bono help from Chicago corporations for our agencies with the greatest budget or operational challenges. United Way advocates actively to preserve state funding for critical programs and to keep the human s
