For 96 years, United Way of Miami-Dade has been focused on elevating the quality of life of all Miamians through its work on education, financial stability and health. Children do better in school and in life when they have access to quality education, families are more financially resilient when they have the skill set to secure good jobs, and everyone has a chance at a more productive life when they have access to affordable, quality health care.
With over five out of 10 Miami-Dade households either living in, or on the edge of, poverty, we all have a stake in building a stronger Miami. Working alongside organizations, businesses, other nonprofits, government, civic and community leaders as well as volunteers, we work to improve the community and positively impact our local economy.
Since 1994, Carnival Foundation has supported the work of United Way of Miami-Dade. Its most recent support has been focused on direct service programs that render a more resilient community, such as the United Way Center for Financial Stability and United Way Mission United.
Through its funding for the Center for Financial Stability, Carnival Foundation has helped provide hard-working families with a full range of services to set them on a path to financial independence, including emergency financial assistance, budgeting, debt reduction, foreclosure prevention, free tax preparation and preparation for first-time home owners.
Carnival Foundation’s support was critical to helping launch, and now sustain, the Mission United program that empowers veterans and their families with the tools and resources they need to transition to civilian life after leaving active duty. Veterans receive financial stability, legal, education and job placement services.
Carnival employees, too, have been active volunteers in United Way-led projects throughout the community, and ongoing opportunities, including virtual ones, can be found at www.volunteermiami.org. Together, we have served thousands of our neighbors and transformed countless lives in our community.
