Why Your Investment Matters

United Ministries depends on the generosity of the community to support its many programs and services. With hundreds of charities and organizations seeking your hard-earned dollars, why should you choose to support United Ministries with a tax-deductible donation?

In 2011, over 13,000 individuals were assisted with the programs and services of United Ministries:

• Emergency Assistance stabilized 6,941 families with food and 3,368 people with heat or financial assistance with rent or utilities.
  
  
• Place of Hope provided 4,662 showers to over 2,850 unique individuals who walked through the doors, and 3,048 case management sessions were held to assist the homeless towards long-term solutions and a better life.
  
  
• Adult Education graduated 368 GED recipients.  If our GED program were a high school, we would have third largest graduating class in Greenville County.
  
  
• Employment Readiness assisted participants in training for, or obtaining, 300 new jobs.
  
  
• Our Eyes Were Opened has educated over 9,000 involved citizens in its 5-year existence.
  
  

In addition, we offer the following important reasons:

• Return on Investment
  Every dollar invested in stabilizing a family, removing barriers and creating opportunities for individuals to improve their education or employment yields exorbitant savings for the community through reduced government support, reduced unemployment and increased tax base.
  
  
• Community Impact
  All four of United Ministries’ direct service programs are aligned with the United Way of Greenville County’s Community Impact Agenda, which has identified the most urgent needs facing Greenville. Our alignment with the Community Impact Agenda gives an extra measure of credence to the work we’ve known all along to be important.