Greater Twin Cities United Way collaborates with community partners to meet the day-to-day needs of our neighbors while transforming systems to create lasting change. Together, we touch the lives of half a million people in our region each year.
We all belong in a thriving future. At Greater Twin Cities United Way, we’re helping communities meet urgent needs while creating lasting change to address our deepest inequities. Our goal is to ensure everyone in our region has access to healthy food, stable homes, educational success and economic opportunity.
Every day, people contact 211 for help with bills, food and other resources, and United Way 211 specialists respond with information and support. Similarly, when people call the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, United Way crisis counselors provide emotional support for those facing mental health crises.
Learn More →We support the nonprofit sector by connecting leaders, training teams, and providing grants and technical assistance. By collaborating with and investing in organizations driving community-led change, we advance our vision of a thriving Greater Twin Cities. Through these partnerships, we offer funding, leadership support, and opportunities to build connections within the sector.
Learn More →Transparency is of the utmost importance to us at Greater Twin Cities United Way. We’re always here to answer any questions you may have about our organization or the work we do.
Below are responses to some of the inquiries we get most often about what we do here at Greater Twin Cities United Way.
United Way is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) agency that fuels lasting change in our community by uniting changemakers, advocating for social good, and developing solutions to address the challenges no one can solve alone.
Learn about the roles we play in our community.
We live in a world where divisions, disparity and poverty affect everyone. There are many ways to solve problems, but when we unite as changemakers we can disrupt systems, unlock human potential, change narratives, create equitable solutions and advocate for policies that result in lasting change.
We strive to create a community where all thrive regardless of income, race or place. To do this, we work with partners to change inequitable housing, food, education and employment systems so they’re available to everyone.
Learn about our impact areas.
We support our neighbors across Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott and western Washington counties to help ensure they all have their basic needs met.
We are uniquely positioned to address challenges no one can solve alone in order to create lasting change throughout the Greater Twin Cities.We draw from our best minds, seeking wisdom and insight from changemakers across the community, including those who have lived experience in the issues we address and people most impacted by systemic inequities.
Together with these and other changemakers — volunteers, hundreds of business and nonprofit partners, organizational leaders, and policymakers — we fuel broad, systemic changes that will lead to a community where all thrive.
The Greater Twin Cities United Way 211 Resource Helpline provides free and confidential health and human services information for people in Minnesota. Our call specialists are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to connect individuals with resources and information, including food, housing, employment and more. Learn more about the 211 Resource Helpline.
While Greater Twin Cities United Way does not currently accept donations of clothing and furniture, United Way’s 2-1-1 has a directory for material donation locations that you can access.
