Our story

Our mission

To foster participation, commitment and growth of philanthropic-focused women in furthering United Way’s mission of advancing the common good by creating opportunities for a better life for all.

Our members

Members contribute $1,000 annually to United Way of Miami-Dade and are concerned about making South Florida a better place. They depict the mosaic of our community—across professional disciplines, economic situations, and ethnicities. Our members include business and community leaders.

Our community focus

United Way of Miami-Dade’s Community Plan - a strategic approach to delivering measurable results in three key areas: education, financial stability and health—the basic building blocks for a good life. Our goal is to create long-lasting changes that prevent problems from happening in the first place. Everyone deserves opportunities to have a good life: a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family, and good health.

The United Way Endowment, which perpetuates the work of United Way of Miami-Dade by building a permanent savings account for our future.

The United Way’s Center for Excellence in Early Education, which serves as a national best practices teaching and learning center, committed to elevating the quality of early care and education in Miami-Dade and beyond.