Living Mission

Mobilizing the caring power…
Throughout February, more than 150 volunteer community leaders from across Southeastern Michigan, with varying areas of expertise and diverse backgrounds, are helping United Way to make thoughtful decisions as to where to place resources in the areas of educational preparedness, financial stability and basic needs.

What an honor it is to work directly with these individuals and to witness the extent of their knowledge, their command of our complex process and funding criteria and guidelines, passion for our community and commitment to creating positive change.

Improving communities and individual lives…
Did you know that UWSEM serves more than 125 communities within Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties and the City of Detroit? Although each area of our region may be unique, most of challenges we face are not.

As the Senior Director of Operations in our Community Investment and Partnerships (CIP) Department, I am fortunate to be part of a team that actively works to engage these local communities. We strive to learn about their unique assets, challenges and opportunities. Then, with the help of local volunteers, we convene stakeholders to build collaboration and to leverage UWSEM assets and resources. All of this with one goal in mind: to make progress on what these communities care about most.

Choose work you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.

~ Confucius