Campus and Young Adult Engagement
StudentUnited Way is the student-led community change organization on college and university campuses that was launched in the 2008-2009 school year. Through Student United Way, students advance the common good, develop leadership skills, and join the growing United Way movement.
As a member of Student United Way, you will:
-Advance the common good in the areas of education, income, and health. Make a difference on campus and in the community by educating, advocating, volunteering, and fundraising.
-Join other young people and community members in the United Way movement, working with local United Way advisers and gaining access top opportunities nationally.
Benefits
-Leaders of Student United Way are part of a growing movement to create lasting community change.
-Student United Way clubs provide many benefits to host campuses, too
-Official Student United Way clubs exclusively gain access to a variety of items such as technical assistance and support from United Way Worldwide staff, national corporate media partnerships, templates, publicity materials, alumni networking e-newsletters, training conference calls, and much more
For more information please click here. To join our newsletters, please e-mail us at campus@unitedway.org
GIVE: Generations X and Y are United Way’s future donors. These 120 million citizens will take over the majority of this role by 2011.
ADVOCATE: College and university volunteerism is associated long-term with participation in community action.
VOLUNTEER: Students who volunteer in high school and/or college are more likely to participate in volunteer work after graduating
