Verified 501(c)3 nonprofit

United Way of Delaware (UWDE)

At United Way of Delaware, we're answering the call to help our community thrive. We're working to ensure kids can read on grade level by third grade, support career and college success for youth, connect families to vital resources through Delaware 211, and empower individuals with the tools they need to achieve financial stability. It’s about creating lasting change that lifts up everyone, not just offering temporary fixes.

$11,125 raised from 107 donors

$20,000 goal

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Your donation supports programs that ensure kids read on grade level by third grade, help youth achieve career and college success, connect families to vital resources through Delaware 211, and help  individuals to be financially empowered. This isn’t just about temporary fixes—it’s about creating lasting change that lifts up everyone. Your contribution helps make a real difference. Thank you for investing in our community’s future!
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About United Way of Delaware (UWDE)

Mission: At United Way of Delaware, we're answering the call to help our community thrive. We're working to ensure kids can read on grade level by third grade, support career and college success for youth, connect families to vital resources through Delaware 211, and empower individuals with the tools they need to achieve financial stability. It’s about creating lasting change that lifts up everyone, not just offering temporary fixes.

When you give to United Way of Delaware you are helping children and families. Whether it's a kindergartner who lacks the resources to learn remotely, or a family calling 2-1-1 seeking immediate shelter, United Way of Delaware has initiatives in the community that make an impact in the lives of real people. 

County Served: Kent; New Castle; Sussex

Office Location(s): Dover; Wilmington

Sector: BIPOC-Led (CEO/ED); Capacity Building; Civic Engagement & Social Action; Community Advocacy; Community Improvement; Education; Emergency Response; Employment; Entrepreneurship; Finance & Money; Homelessness & Housing; Human Services; Philanthropy & Grantmaking Foundations; Politics & Advocacy; Poverty & Hunger; Social Justice; Volunteerism; Workforce; Youth Development

Top fundraisers for this organization

A Better Future for Delaware's Families

$5,255 raised

Join UWDE in Celebrating Dr. Michelle Taylor’s 25th Anniversary

$1,175 raised

"Empowering Futures, Building Community: United We Thrive!"

$830 raised

Live United!

$525 raised

Supporting Financial Stability, One Family at a Time

$350 raised

All in for the United Way!

$250 raised

DRJC Student EmPOWERment Summit 2025

$135 raised

Together, We Can Change the Trajectory for Delaware’s Youth

$100 raised

Today a Reader, Tomorrow a Leader! - Let's Get Delaware Reading

$100 raised

Financial Freedom Team

$0 raised

Who will DO MORE 24? 2025

$0 raised

Delaware 211 Helpline: Connecting Our Neighbors to Help

$0 raised

Recent donors

  • OWEN PETERKIN
    $50
  • Arnold Ziffel (in honor of "Scratch")
  • Charles Mosher
    $250
  • M K Phillips-Giles
    $50
  • Evelyn Williams
    $100
  • Vilicia Cade (in honor of Angela Cade )
    $200
  • Jan Waldauer
    $75
  • Anonymous
  • Michelle Taylor
    $100
  • Michael Scantlebury
    $100