STABILITY TODAY, OPPORTUNITY TOMORROW.
Financial security gives individuals and families the freedom to plan for the future instead of simply getting through today. Stable employment, affordable housing and access to financial resources help create stronger households and a stronger community.
THE NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY
- Nearly 1 in 3 households in Black Hawk County are ALICE or living in poverty.
- Nearly half of local students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
- More than half of renter households spend 30% or more of their income on housing.
- Child care remains one of the largest barriers preventing many parents from entering or remaining in the workforce.
HOW CEDAR VALLEY UNITED WAY IS RESPONDING
We invest in programs that help individuals gain family-sustaining employment, build financial stability, secure safe housing and overcome barriers to long-term economic success.
Together, these programs are creating lasting change across the Cedar Valley.
Our FY 2027 investments support the following community partners:
Americans for Independent Living
Housing and Transitional Resources for Veterans | $17,640
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque
Immigration Legal Services | $20,000
Growing Minds Early Learning Academy
Removing Childcare as a Barrier to Work for Low-Income Families* | $25,000
Hawkeye Community College Foundation
WE Build Waterloo* | $20,000
The Job Foundation
Financial Stewardship Mentoring Program | $10,000
Operation Threshold
Refugee Services | $10,000
Pathways Behavioral Services
Junkman-Knoebel Transitional Housing | $20,000
The Salvation Army
Pathway of Hope | $10,000
Try Pie
Try Pie Bakery* | $10,000
YWCA Black Hawk County
Summer Daze Child Care | $10,000
Y's Kids Before and After School Care | $12,000
* Denotes program covers more than one funding category. Amount listed is total grant dollars received for all categories.
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family
Black Hawk County Housing Project | $18,000
Iowa Legal Aid
Income Stability Project | $22,000
Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity
Strategic Giving Initiative: Building Community Together | $15,000
Growing Minds Early Learning Academy
Removing Childcare as a Barrier to Work for Low-Income Families* | $25,000
Hawkeye Community College Foundation
WE Build Waterloo* | $20,000
Try Pie
Try Pie Bakery* | $10,000
* Denotes program covers more than one funding category. Amount listed is total grant dollars received for all categories.