2026-2027 Investments
How we invest in programs, partnerships, and initiatives that strengthen our community and create lasting impact across Greensboro.
Community Investments
Investing in What Matters Most
Each year, United Way of Greater Greensboro strategically invests in programs and partnerships that address our community’s most pressing needs.
From early childhood education to workforce development and access to healthcare, these investments are designed to create measurable outcomes and long-term change.
Initiatives & Contracts
Targeted Initiatives & Community Contracts
| Initiative/Contract | Agency | Supporting Impact Pillar | 2026-27 Investment |
| Thriving at Three | Youth Opportunity | $112,800.00 | |
| Mentoring Matters | Youth Opportunity | $120,000.00 | |
| Child Care Scholarships | GenerationEd Regional Childcare Resource and Referral | Financial Security | $348,840.00 |
| TOTAL: | $581,640.00 |
BOLD Goal Grants
Tracking Bold Goal
| Program | Agency | Supporting Impact Pillar | 2026-27 Investment |
| Careers on the Outside | Triad Goodwill | Financial Security | $75,000.00 |
| Child Development Associate Apprenticeship and Training Program | GenerationEd | Financial Security | $75,000.00 |
| Community Offender Resource Program | One Step Further | Financial Security | $75,000.00 |
| Helping Immigrants and Refugees with Employment (HIRE) | New Arrivals Institute (lead), Church World Service Greensboro, Montagnard Association of NC, UNCG Center for New North Carolinians | Financial Security | $150,000.00 |
| Pathway to Success | Salvation Army Greensboro | Financial Security | $75,000.00 |
| Rapid Rehousing/HOPE FIRST | The Servant Center | Financial Security | $75,000.00 |
| Supported Employment | The Arc of Greensboro | Financial Security | $75,000.00 |
| TOTAL: | $600,000.00 |
Financial Security
Financial Security & Economic Mobility
| Program | Agency | Supporting Impact Pillar | 2026-27 Investment |
| Adult Literacy | Reading Connections | Financial Security | $50,000.00 |
| Consumer Credit Counseling Services | Family Service of the Piedmont | Financial Security | $50,000.00 |
| Financial Security–Building Upward Employment & Education Mobility | Sanctuary House | Financial Security | $50,000.00 |
| Public Benefits Unit | Legal Aid of NC | Financial Security | $50,000.00 |
| Women to Work | Women’s Resource Center | Financial Security | $50,000.00 |
| Women’s Economic Success | Women’s Resource Center | Financial Security | $50,000.00 |
| TOTAL: | $300,000.00 |
Healthy Community
Healthy Communities & Well-Being
| Program | Agency | Supporting Impact Pillar | 2026-27 Investment |
| Aging Gracefully in Place | Community Housing Solutions | Health Community | $50,000.00 |
| Children’s Advocacy Center | Family Service of the Piedmont | Health Community | $25,000.00 |
| Clara House Domestic Violence Shelter | Family Service of the Piedmont | Health Community | $25,000.00 |
| Domestic Violence Unit | Legal Aid of NC | Health Community | $50,000.00 |
| Fresh Mobile Market | Out of the Garden Project | Health Community | $50,000.00 |
| Guilford Dental Access Program | Guilford Adult Health | Health Community | $25,000.00 |
| Healthy Moms Healthy Babies | YWCA Greensboro | Health Community | $25,000.00 |
| HEARTH Beyond | Youth Focus | Health Community | $25,000.00 |
| HIV Care and Wellness | Triad Health Project | Health Community | $50,000.00 |
| Integrated Behavioral Health | Family Service of the Piedmont | Health Community | $50,000.00 |
| Integrated Trauma-Informed Behavioral Health | Kellin Foundaiton | Health Community | $25,000.00 |
| My Sister Susan’s House | Youth Focus | Health Community | $25,000.00 |
| School Food Program | BackPack Beginnings (lead), A Simple Gesture | Health Community | $75,000.00 |
| Sickle Cell Services | Piedmont Health Services | Health Community | $25,000.00 |
| SimpleWays-Community Support & Nutrition Program | First Christian Church Greensboro | Health Community | $50,000.00 |
| Tenant Education, Advocacy, and Mediation Project (TEAM) | Legal Aid of NC (lead), UNCG Center for Housing & Community Studies | Health Community | $75,000.00 |
| Victim Services | Family Service of the Piedmont | Health Community | $25,000.00 |
| TOTAL: | $675,000.00 |
Youth Opportunity
Youth Opportunity & Lifelong Success
| Program | Agency | Supporting Impact Pillar | 2026-27 Investment |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentoring | Big Brothers Big Sisters Central Piedmont | Youth Opportunity | $25,000.00 |
| Dropout Prevention | Communities in Schools Greater Greensboro | Youth Opportunity | $50,000.00 |
| Extended Learning Opportunity | Black Child Development | Youth Opportunity | $25,000.00 |
| Family Literacy | Reading Connections | Youth Opportunity | $50,000.00 |
| Foster Grandparents | Senior Resource of Guilford | Youth Opportunity | $25,000.00 |
| Healthy Start | Family Service of the Piedmont | Youth Opportunity | $25,000.00 |
| Operation Homework at Hairston | Operation Xcel | Youth Opportunity | $50,000.00 |
| Operation Homework at Jackson | Operation Xcel | Youth Opportunity | $50,000.00 |
| Operation Homework at Peck | Operation Xcel | Youth Opportunity | $50,000.00 |
| Red Shield Centers–Youth University | Salvation Army Greensboro | Youth Opportunity | $50,000.00 |
| Therapeutic Early Intervention Program | Growing Connections for Pediatric Achievements | Youth Opportunity | $50,000.00 |
| TOTAL: | $450,000.00 | ||
| GRAND TOTAL STRATEGIC PARTNER GRANTS: | $1,425,000.00 |
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