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Our Focus

Financial stability shapes lives. It impacts nearly every part of a person’s life, including education and health, enabling a family to plan for the future, access quality health care and support their children’s success in school. At United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, we recognize the importance of financial stability, and we lead and invest in programs that ensure our North Texas neighbors can get and keep better jobs, reduce debt and build their savings.

Our Key Income Goal

20%
Increase by 20% the number of North Texas young adults who earn a living wage by 2030, adding nearly $800M in wages per year to the local economy.

Our Impact Over the Last Year

$1.13

Million
invested through our Pathways to Work program to give North Texans the training needed to secure jobs in IT or health care.

500

College Savings Accounts
opened through Dollars for College, which seeds college savings accounts for low-income students.

$148,000

in Crisis Relief Loans
provided through our partnership with Capital Good Fund to our neighbors who have been financially impacted by COVID-19.
  • $1.13

    Million
    invested through our Pathways to Work program to give North Texans the training needed to secure jobs in IT or health care.
  • 500

    College Savings Accounts
    opened through Dollars for College, which seeds college savings accounts for low-income students.
  • $148,000

    in Crisis Relief Loans
    in crisis relief loans provided through our partnership with Capital Good Fund to our neighbors who have been financially impacted by COVID-19.

    Our Income Programs