Community Impact
To purchase a copy of the Community Services Directory, please contact
the United Way office. Cost is $6.00. Or, click
here to download a printable copy of the directory in MS Word format.
Contact Us
United Way of Denton County625 Dallas Drive, Suite 525
Denton, Texas 76205
940-566-5851 voice
940-898-8976 fax
email us
Why Support United Way?
Quality of life in our community is so important. Here in Denton County the community-wide infrastructure is maintained by each gift to the United Way. Giving to the United Way strengthens our community, helps those in need and gives others an opportunity for a better future.
Results
Your gift to the Community Fund of United Way helps fund 24 agencies that provide a multitude of services to the community. United Way makes a difference by supporting programs that:
- Deliver meals to seniors.
- Provide shelter and safety for victims of domestic violence.
- Recruit adults to serve as a big brother or big sister to a single parent child.
- Help those who have suffered from fire or other natural disaster.
- Arrange hospice care for the family of a terminally ill patient.
- Offer diabetes education in a camp setting.
- Provide an overnight shelter that distributes clean clothes and serves meals.
- Help prepare young children of low-income families to succeed when they start school.
- and much, much more!
Community Needs Assessment
Click here to download and view the City of Denton and United Way of Denton County Community Needs Assessment report in PDF format.**Requires a PDF reader. If you don't already have a PDF reader installed on your computer, you can download the free Acrobat® Reader® from the Adobe website.
Help Your Community Before Disaster Strikes
“Prepare for the Unexpected by Taking Action Now”
Every year natural disasters – ranging from wildfires to hurricanes to tornados and flooding – wreak havoc on families, homes and entire communities across the North Texas region. Often, people are reminded to take action to prepare before these events happen, but sometimes they occur without warning. Our lives can be changed in an instant by a number of different emergencies and we are constantly reminded of this each time we watch the news.
Yet, too many Americans have not taken steps to prepare. There are simple steps each of us can take to prepare before an emergency happens – minimizing the impact they will have on our lives.
September is National Preparedness Month, and an ideal time for individuals and families to update their emergency supply kits and family emergency plans and to become better informed avout threats and local emergency plans.
Free preparedness resources are just a click away at www.ready.gov or www.listo.cov. The site provides information about the simple steps you can take to prepare and provides examples of a Family Emergency Plan and Checklist. There are special sections for kids, ages 8-12 and small- to medium-sized businesses.
This is also a great time to pre-register to be a community hero in case of a disaster. Disaster volunteers fill many roles from medical and shelters to donations management and communications. Log on to www.unitedwaydenton.org now to find out how to help.
