At a glance:

  • 14.9% of people in Pima County live in poverty.
  • 4,000 children living in Pima County are homeless.
  • $1 invested in childhood development programs saves $7 in future remedial education, welfare and jail-time.
  • It essentially costs the same amount to house people as it does to leave them homeless.

2010 United Way Circle of Exellence Winners

Congratulations to all of the 2010 Circle of Excellence Award Winners!

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Statement from United Way

Statement from the United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona Board of Directors

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YLS Spring Clean-up

On Saturday, April 24, the morning air near 36th Street and Kino Parkway rang with weeds whackers and excitable chatter. More than a dozen volunteers from United Way's Young Leaders Society, along with area youth from the Kino Youth Advisory Board, descended into the neighborhood near Quincie Douglas Library to pull weeds, trim trees and remove debris for local elderly residents.  

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