What We Do

Heart of Missouri United Way is a local, non-profit organization that brings people, health and human service agencies, government entities, and community groups together to tackle the most pressing human service needs in our community.  Together, we provide an umbrella of services to help our friends, family members, co-workers and neighbors who are in need.

Heart of Missouri United Way works with these partners to research community needs and fund programs to address these needs. Our year-round, volunteer-driven organization makes sure United Way gifts are spent wisely. The United Way provides a forum where concerned citizens can tackle community problems together.

We build a strong community for families, friends, neighbors, co-workers, men, women, seniors, children, teenagers, and people with disabilities by directing donations to services that help people when they need it.

Our services reach people in the Heart of Missouri area - in 2007, we served 113,000 people in Boone, Audrain, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Howard and Randolph counties.

We Build and Strengthen our Community with: 

Leadership
We research and identify critical health and human service needs throughout the Heart of Missouri and take the lead in directing funding and other resources to ensure that people get the help they need.

Partnership
Through our working relationships with local health and human service agencies, government entities, community leaders, donors, and service groups, Heart of Missouri United Way brings people together to tackle tough issues and create solutions to community problems.

Focus
More than 600 United Way community volunteers study the big-picture needs of our community, and with that knowledge, they work to concentrate resources where those needs are greatest.

Results
We measure success by impact, not just numbers of people served. Heart of Missouri United Way is committed to investing resources in solutions.