OUR DUAL STRATEGY TO IMPROVE & TRANSFORM

Donations to United Way of Denton County fund a Dual Strategy that 1.) supports needs and 2.) works collaboratively with local community leaders to build a stronger

Interconnectivity Of Leadership Teams

We leverage donations from individuals and corporations with local, state, and federal grants to identify gaps in interconnected systems that ineffectively serve our community. We bring Denton County leaders from education, government, corporate, and nonprofit together as part of three Leadership Teams.

Workforce Success

Thanks to a system built by the work of the Denton County Homelessness Leadership Team, Denton County prevented a catastrophic influx of pandemicrelated evictions since 2020.

Lack of affordable housing, housing instability, and homelessness undermines mental wellness and employability. Yet, one in three of people who are experiencing homelessness are employed.

Housing

Providing every individual and family the opportunity to increase earning potential, succeed, and thrive.

Implementing a coordinated system of prevention and intervention to make homelessness rare, brief and nonrecurring