UNITED WAY OF ODESSA INC

The United Way of Odessa is committed to being a part of the solution and we are creating lasting, positive change in our neighborhoods; we are ensuring that our community is well built and unyielding for everyone who calls it home.

Through the work of our partner agencies, we aim to ensure that individuals and families are healthy and stable; living quality lives and achieving maximum health and independence.

We are preparing our children, youth and young adults to succeed in school and life; and stimulating our older adults to accept the challenge of continued education and achieving their greatest victory, a degree.

We are ensuring that individuals and families that are experiencing tremendous strains are safe and becoming self-sufficient, achieving financial stability.

The United Way of Odessa's strategies are as follows:

The Health strategy is ensuring that individuals and families are demonstrating the ability to receive appropriate health care, maximizing on the health care opportunities available, self improving their health and nutrition choices and reporting excellent or good health care.

The Education strategy is ensuring that our children are receiving kindergarten readiness and are prepared for kindergarten, youth are accomplishing grade-level readiness, participating in after-school and mentoring programs, reaching graduation and preparing for their next big step. Adults are re-entering the educational system, exhibiting literacy, acquiring a GED, celebrating a degree and strengthening financial literacy.

The financial strategy is ensuring that individuals and families have access to food stability, medication support, utility assistance, emergency shelter, equitable and sustainable housing, access to transportation and chartering our labor force to be fully and gainfully employed.

The United Way of Odessa is incorporating businesses, parents, government, school systems, faith-based entities, foundations, nonprofit organizations, area leaders and donors who share the desire to make our community an even better place to live and work, to focus on an agreed upon common goal; use data and community voice to inform the decision making process; and foster a culture of continuous improvement and collective impact.

We are learning with our partners as we work together to create long-term solutions and systematic changes across Ector County for individuals and families experiencing poverty.

We invite you to be a part of the change.
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The United Way of Odessa maintains partnerships with local funders and neighboring nonprofits working collectively for the transformation of communities.

We have assumed both leadership and partnership roles in the community and are committed to United Way's vision of creating a community where everyone has an opportunity to thrive.

We are building a foundation of which we can achieve our vision of a stronger community with a high quality of life for all and will continue with our vision of importance, supporting vital resources for our community, while creating even more life-changing moments.

The United Way of Odessa continues to improve in a growing and fast evolving market and are aiding our partner agencies to serve clients needs and focus on what they do best, serve the client, while still continuing to provide critical services to new and expanding clients. We will continue with strategy development, resource development, marketing, accountability, and services and apply full effort to partnerships with others to advance the common good.