United Way of Linn, Benton & Lincoln Counties strives to improve lives from Cascades to Coast. Since 1955, we’ve been a local organization helping local Oregonians. So the money raised here, stays here.

Our mission is to mobilize the resources and people of our communities in collective action to address our most pressing challenges.

We envision communities where all individuals and families have the opportunity to achieve their potential. 

We address community issues in a holistic way by focusing on the building blocks of opportunity—education, financial stability, and health--
that every person and community needs to thrive.

Education

Success in life begins with a quality education. And yet, many children and youth lack the support they need to strengthen their literacy, stay on track in school, graduate high school and find a career.

Financial Stability

Chronic unemployment. Financial illiteracy. Homelessness. In communities across Linn, Benton & Lincoln Counties individuals and families are facing financial obstacles that prevent a good quality of life.

Health

By making it easier for individuals to access substance abuse programs, receive quality health care and access nutritious foods, we’re fighting to help everyone get—and stay—healthy.

​We do more than raise money. We step up. We join in. We set bold goals and measure progress to ensure we’re making the biggest impact possible. We identify gaps in existing local services and build new programs to fill them. We partner with local nonprofits, companies, volunteers and community members to create lasting change. Together, we’re solving our ​biggest problems for today, tomorrow and forever.

We raise money. 

We work with a dedicated group of volunteers and Campaign Coordinators who lead their companies and organizations to raise more than $1 million in contributions each year.

We vet agencies. 

​We do the due diligence that individual donors don’t always have the time, resources, or knowledge to do. Local people volunteer their time to vet all of the nonprofits we fund in the areas of quality programming, governance, finance, and sustainability. 

We fund solutions. 

We empower people to unite and solve complex problems. Our fundraising campaign dollars are allocated to address the immediate basic needs of local families and strategically solve systemic barriers to education, financial stability, and health.