Why United Way?
Uniting the most crucial causes for a stronger Tarrant County: We’ve been researching solutions and launching important new initiatives – as well as building capacity for and supporting other great organizations – for more than 100 years.
How to Get UnitedOur Focus
Community Response
Providing the basics for daily needs, disaster relief and veterans, including things such as food, housing, medical care and counseling.
Community Health
Ensuring a community where everyone can be safe and healthy, with a particular focus on underserved neighborhoods, women, children, older adults and those with disabilities.
Financial Empowerment
Equipping individuals with the tools for independence, from financial literacy to stable housing and transportation.
Education and Learning
Preparing the current and future workforce to contribute to their own success and to their community.
Mission United
We connect North Texas veterans, active-duty military members and their families to community resources.
Area Agency on Aging
We offer support for older adults, those with disabilities and those who care for them.
Maternal Health
We’re addressing one of the biggest health challenges in Tarrant County: the high maternal mortality rate.
Youth Gun Violence Prevention
We’re working to address the leading cause of teen death with street outreach, counseling and more, informed by stakeholders including a youth advisory council.
Our Mission in Action
UWTC Celebrates Graduation of 120 Community Doulas, Advancing Maternal Health in the Region
Marking a major achievement in our efforts to improve health outcomes for women and families across the region, United Way of Tarrant County (UWTC) proudly celebrated the graduation of 120 community doulas from our mental health program on October 26.
CBS Texas: Trained community doulas to improve maternal, infant health in Fort Worth
A group of 120 trained doulas will soon be sent into the community to help save the lives of moms and babies in the area of Fort Worth with the worst health disparities.
A group of 120 trained doulas will soon be sent into the community to help save the lives of moms and babies in the area of Fort Worth with the worst health disparities.
Fort Worth Report: Fort Worth celebrates 120 community doulas ready to improve maternal health outcomes
LyTisa Greene, 38, remembers feeling scared when she learned she was going to be a teenage mother. Greene, who lives in southeast Fort Worth, didn’t have the educational resources or support to prepare for the birth of her child.