Our Mission

Our Mission



OUR MISSION: To improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of Orange County to strengthen our community.

What We Do: We invest in Orange County children, families, and individuals by mobilizing our community to meet their most basic human needs—food, shelter and medical care—while creating pathways to self-sufficient futures through education and training.

In short, we help people help themselves.

To do this, we focus on the Building Blocks for a self-sufficient life:

Education – Helping children and youth reach their potential:
•    Readiness to succeed in school
•    Academic achievement
•    Productive and engaged  youth

Income – Promoting financial stability and independence:
•    Develop job skills
•    Increase income
•    Build savings
•    Gain and sustain assets

Health – Supporting healthy lives:
•    Essential food and proper nutrition
•    Safe shelter and secure housing
•    Basic health care

How You Can Help: LIVE UNITED
Give – Donate to Orange County United Way
Advocate – Champion OUR cause
Volunteer – Share your time and talent

Click here to view a list of our 92 partner agencies
Click here to view a snapshot of our work