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OUR FOCUS

ONE COMMUNITY. CONNECTED SUPPORT.

We strategically invest your donation across our focus areas below to help our entire community grow stronger.

WE BELIEVE

WE BELIEVE

United
is the
way.

WE WORK

SO ALL CAN THRIVE.

When you give to United Way, your donation isn’t funneled into a single, isolated cause. We unite local giving to invest across a network of trusted partner programs. Volunteer Board Members help decide where the support goes. Below is a glimpse of what your support makes possible.

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Early learning & literacy

READGH

A stronger start begins with a book.

Through partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, local children from birth through age five can receive a book mailed to their home every month. United Way raises the local funds to keep books coming.

Good mental & physical health

FEEDGH

Healthier neighbors.
A stronger community.

Gifts support independent partners connecting neighbors with food, hot meals, and urgent help during a health crisis. The work reaches beyond any one meal or moment.

meals made possible
through Coastal Harvest

264,000

local cancer patients received urgent help with essential expenses

24

Sherri found more than a meal when a conversation

at a feeding program opened a path to work.

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Student & family support

EDUCATEGH

When young people belong, possibilities grow.

Local mentoring, afterschool, and summer programs connect children with steady adults, safe places, and chances to learn and participate.

of surveyed mentored youth reported increased confidence

96%

Big Brothers Big Sisters youth mentoring · FY 2025–26

Cameron found someone who kept showing up, and began imagining how she could mentor others.

Job readiness & family stability

WORKGH

Stability makes room for what comes next.

Independent partners help families navigate housing, safety, child care barriers, and setbacks so they can keep working toward a more secure future.

families moved into permanent housing

13

Family Promise · FY 2025–26

With support Charisse, is building financial skills and reclaiming independence for herself and her two boys.

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YOUNG PEOPLE LEADING

TEEN United

Turning participation into possibility.

Students earn funds for their schools and decide together how a community fund helps their neighbors.

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THE IMPACT

EVERY NUMBER IS A NEIGHBOR

Your gift helps United Way invest across these focus areas. The full impact report shows the people and programs behind the results.

A STRONGER COMMUNITY BEGINS HERE

HELP MAKE THE NEXT MOMENT POSSIBLE.

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OUR MISSION

We harness compassion to tackle major challenges, transforming lives with lasting impact so all can thrive.

OUR FOCUS

 

READGH

FEEDGH

EDUCATEGH

WORKGH

TEEN United

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Aberdeen, WA 98520

 

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info@unitedwaygraysharbor.org

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