About Us

 

 

 

OUR MISSION

United Way of Benton & Franklin Counties improves lives and strengthens communities. We build collaborations with individuals, businesses, and nonprofits to address challenges that no one agency can solve alone to provide the building blocks of opportunity—education, income and health—that every person needs to thrive. Together, we’re solving our region’s biggest problems and creating lasting change.

STATEMENT OF VALUES

Integrity

We apply fairness and high ethical standards in stewarding the resources entrusted to us by our community.  We intentionally approach our work with respect, compassion, and transparency.

Accountability

We identify local needs, create goals, measure results, report impact, and continually work to improve as we invest donors’ money wisely to address our region’s toughest challenges.

Community

We actively seek diverse perspectives, listen, convene experts, engage champions, and seek and apply innovative solutions to fight for a safe, healthy future for every person in Benton and Franklin Counties.

Collaboration

We build partnerships that bring together individuals and organizations to address complex, local human problems.