Our work is specifically focused to make significant change through several key initiatives.

Earned Income Tax Credit Initiative
Michigan, along with the rest of the nation, is in the midst of one of the deepest recessions in recent memory. As stable employment becomes increasingly difficult to find, working families and low-income individuals are struggling to make ends meet. One answer is to help eligible families and individuals access the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC.)

Individual Development Accounts (IDA) - help low income families learn to save and provide a financial match for participants toward buying a first home, paying for college or vocational school or starting a small business.

Metro Detroit's Promise - strives to create a safe and nurturing environment for children and youth by delivering five promises that build character and competence, and provide an opportunity for young people to become involved in positively shaping their communities.

Operation ABC™- Operation ABC™, Every child a reader by grade three is a United Way for Southeastern Michigan early education initiative that brings together school districts, local unions, nonprofits, corporations and volunteers to improve the reading levels of first and second graders in metro Detroit. This community-based initiative will recruit and train 2,000 volunteers and mobilize them in classrooms across the region as reading tutors. Each volunteer will be required to commit between one and five hours of time a week beginning in 2008.

Pontiac Neighborhood Youth Initiative (PNYI) - aims to increase access to and provision of quality, neighborhood-centered community support services that help young people in defined Pontiac neighborhoods graduate from high school and prepare for responsible adulthood.

Success by Six® - brings together families, community resources and services to ensure that children enter school ready to succeed.

Virgil H. Carr School Attendance Initiative - will work at the middle school level to increase student attendance in order to better students' chances of success in school and life.

Women's Initiative Leadership Giving Program - focuses on improving early childhood literacy levels in our region through programs that promote early childhood development.

Working Together! Employment, Training and Family Resource Expo
More than just a job fair, the event is an opportunity to receive the training and tools necessary to secure and retain a job; a chance to learn about employment opportunities both locally and beyond our community; and a place to find out about human service resources that are available to assist individuals and families achieve independence and succeed in life.