MISSION
United Way of Benton and Franklin Counties collaborates to support a foundation for the well-being, safety, and academic success of children, from birth to middle school.
VISION
We envision a community where all children have an opportunity to learn and thrive – where barriers such as hunger, homelessness, abuse, and social status have been removed.
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 ensure a safe, healthy future for every child in our region.
Collaboration
We build partnerships that bring together individuals and organizations to address complex, local human problems.
Statement of Principle
United Way of Benton & Franklin Counties recognizes inclusion, diversity, equity, and access as core values that are critical to achieving our mission to improve lives and achieve sustainable change in community conditions. Our United Way values inclusion. We are committed to an organizational culture that welcomes, values, respects, and hears all people. We recognize that diversity empowers our mission. We actively seek collaborations with people of differing identities. By bringing together individuals with unique backgrounds, experiences, and ways of thinking, we can collectively and more effectively build resilient communities. We oppose all forms of racism and are committed to advancing equity in our community. We acknowledge that historical marginalization of persons of color and implicit bias has created lasting inequities. We recognize that improving the lives of everyone in our community means we must continue to focus on building understanding and trust, removing barriers, and creating conditions that enable everyone access to opportunities to thrive. Together with our donors and partners, we are building a just and fair community in which all can participate, prosper, and reach their full potential.