Our Mission
It’s a credo. A mission. A goal. A constant reminder that when we reach out a hand to one, we influence the condition of all. We build the strength of our neighborhoods. United, we work in partnership with a variety of organizations to create a community of resources for all.
Our Goals
In 2025 the United Way of Wilson County Board completed two years of research in our community to clearly define what our community of donors, nonprofit leaders and government agencies wanted to see as the focus for our United Way. We learned that the community felt that we could best serve Wilson County by bringing a focus of helping families and individuals from every age in Wilson County by leading them away from the path of poverty.
Our BOLD GOAL is to lift 1,000 households out of poverty by 2035.
History
In 1959, the United Fund of Wilson County was organized at a meeting in the Cherry Hotel. The goal for this initial fundraising effort was set at $79,568.30. Today the organization we now call United Way raises more than $700,000 annually to fund human service programs focusing on poverty for the people of Wilson County.
Far from being just a once-a-year presence, United Way is an integral part of the community it serves. Each member agency’s program is a part of a total health, welfare, and character building program designed to meet the needs of the community. Because of this fact, United Way has a responsibility to consider the community program as a whole and each agency’s relation to the total program.
United Way helps people help themselves and one another by uniting the community’s volunteer fundraising efforts in a manner that builds a strong spirit of community volunteerism; responds to needs that can’t be met through public expenditures; is accountable to the giver and the receiver for dollars and programs; operates in a cost effective manner.
