Why is United Way of Essex and West Hudson (UWEWH) changing its funding focus?
The United Way on a national, regional and local level have been working together to further refine and focus our community impact work on three key areas that are the basic building blocks of a good life: Education, Income and Health. UWEWH is currently in the planning stages of designing collaboratives in each area that will meet the specific needs of the communities we serve. This is not simply funding programs or agencies, but rather developing innovative strategies, re-thinking partnerships and leveraging new resources in an effort to position UWEWH as a leader rather than conduit for funds. As such, we are transitioning from our focus on assessing program success to one that will achieve measurable community outcomes. Our ultimate goal is to solve community problems, not just manage them. We also endeavor to exemplify good business practice.
