LEADING THE WAY
Across the world, we build stronger communities by working in THREE areas that improve people’s lives:
Education
Financial stability
Health
GOOD NEWS
2023 campaign
What we do is working
Community Impact
To unite our community to help and care for one another.
United Way of Gaston County is working to create the most significant impact in our community by finding new, innovative solutions to age-old challenges. We go far beyond passive fundraising and take direct action; forming partnerships, and working to mobilize the best resources to achieve goals. Our aim is to be a convener for positive change, Unite individuals, inspire them to join the fight to overcome our community’s most daunting social crises, and win.
We don’t shy away and we never quit. Your United Way stands up for those that don’t have a voice and fights for them. Our aim is to improve lives of others by mobilizing the caring power of our community. Join us in the fight and help to achieve better health, education, and financial stability of every person in Gaston County.
Do you know what it takes to make ends meet in your county?
The Self-Sufficiency Standard identifies the cost of living for more than 700 families in all 100 counties across North Carolina. The 2020 report is now available for download
Can you afford to live in your county? The results might surprise you:
FIGHTING FOR HEALTH, EDUCATION & FINANCIAL STABILITY
The United Way seeks to be the steadfast leader that all can depend on in the face of any issue and the source of real solutions. But we can’t do it alone. The United Way of Gaston County needs your intelligence, compassion, and direct action to make vision a reality. Through your purposeful donations and volunteerism, we can seek out the serious problems that plague our community and ACT. Together, as humans, we can live United.