100,000 Households fell below the alice threshold in 2022
United Ways fight for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in every community.
The Michigan Association of United Ways strengthens the work of local United Ways by creating opportunities and building partnerships that create greater impact at the local and state level.
What we do
The Michigan Association of United Ways is a partner to Local United Ways in developing powerful solutions to current and emerging issues in local communities. We work hand-in-hand with our members to create opportunities that drive greater impact, reduce costs, generate revenue, and create efficiencies within the United Way and greater philanthropic network, all in order to improve the lives of ALICE households in Michigan.
We believe that powerful partnerships drive the greatest change, so we work regularly with the State of Michigan, statewide nonprofits, and other philanthropic organizations to enhance the work of Local United Ways.
Our work
Grounded in helping local united ways better serve local communities.
We serve 34 Local United Ways who represent the largest network of non-governmental service providers and service funders in Michigan, collectively raising and distributing over $90 million dollars annually to support local health and human service organizations. MAUW works to create innovations that improve communities through system-wide partnership and collaboration.
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ALICE
Our groundbreaking ALICE Report is the most comprehensive depiction of need in Michigan to date. Published every two years since 2014, the ALICE Report inform sthe conversation about the real and present needs of the 1.5 Million Michigan families who struggle to make ends meet.
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Michigan 211
Michigan 211 is a free, confidential service that connects people with local community-based organizations offering thousands of different programs and services. 211 is a powerful tool to serve communities and individuals in need, and bring much-needed efficiency to the delivery of health and human services.
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Public Policy
Our annual policy platform is designed to create opportunities for ALICE households across Michigan. We provide leadership in policy influence for our member United Ways, by advocating for state and federal policies that better the lives of ALICE families.
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Labor
MAUW leads United Ways by example by creating space for Management and Labor leaders to meet and improve community conditions through the largest Community Services Labor Liaison network in the nation.
From the Blog
Learn about how one local United Way’s mindset towards engaging their elected officials helped generate $50 million in public funding for the nonprofit sector.