United Way of Rhode Island’s Community Impact Fund

The concept behind our Community Impact Fund is simple: we unite people, community will and dollars to create community impact. “Community Impact” means helping to make lasting changes in the community that will affect as many lives as possible. Contributions to our Community Impact Fund are invested to help people gain the skills they need to achieve financial stability and to assure that more people can locate essential services.

Our Community Impact Fund is the best investment you can make if you want to help reduce need in Rhode Island. As a result of the generous and ongoing support of people like you, we have helped to make a difference in the lives of thousands of Rhode Islanders. Here are just some examples:

• More than 1,000 children are enrolled in higher quality childcare and early learning programs.
• More than $50 million in tax refunds, credits and free tax preparation services have been provided to working Rhode Islanders since 2005.
• Nearly 1,500 people are now employed and on the road to self-sufficiency as a result of their successful completion of United Way of Rhode Island-funded job-skill development programs.
• More than 140 chronically homeless individuals and families have a place to call home today and can now access critical life-changing services to help them get back on their feet for the long term.
• Since United Way 2-1-1 in Rhode Island was launched in 2007, trained information and referral specialists have handled more than 385,000 calls from Rhode Islanders in need.

These are just a few of the people that we have helped and a fraction of the programs that we support. People like you make it all possible. Please LIVE UNITED by investing in United Way of Rhode Island’s Community Impact Fund. Every dollar counts. You can make a difference in the lives of all Rhode Islanders.