Why we’re committed
Did you know?
- By 3rd grade, a child’s grades and absenteeism rates can foreshadow—with 80% accuracy—whether they will graduate high school.
- 44% of Essex County families are living at the poverty level. Of those, 28% are employed and 16% of these families are living in extreme poverty.
- Essex County ranks in the lowest 5% of New Jersey for all health related issues.
The numbers don’t lie, and this is a truth we will not accept.
OUR MISSION
Disrupt the cycle of poverty by convening, collaborating and investing in strategies to improve outcomes for children and families.
OUR VISION
United Way of Greater Newark exists to improve the lives of individuals, children and families within our footprint to strengthen the collective community. Through programs and service initiatives we address the root causes of community concerns with an emphasis on: