How you can help.
You can change lives, it doesn't take much.
For every $5 you give, you help a person in need connect with a trained Mile High United Way 2-1-1 resource navigator who match him or her to the best and closest resources in his community.
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Creating Economic Opportunity
for All
Your support ensures Mile High United Way's 2-1-1 Help Center can connect
thousands of people with resources to meet their basic needs and move toward economic success.
A perspective from Mile High United Way's
2-1-1 Help Center Specialist
Families are struggling in Metro Denver.
1 in 8 people in Metro Denver are living at or below the Federal Poverty Level and cannot afford life’s basic necessities.*
The increasing cost of living in Metro Denver is forcing hard-working families to make hard decisions – childcare or car repairs? Mortgage or medicine?
57% of 2-1-1 callers have an annual family income of under $20,000 and are struggling to make ends meet.**
* American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimate 2013, Table S1701 ($24,250 per year for family of four)
** Mile High United Way FY15 data
Mile High United Way’s 2-1-1 Help Center connects individuals with the resources that provide food, shelter, rental assistance, childcare options, legal assistance, and more. Last year, 2-1-1 received more than 75,000 contacts from people in 11 Colorado counties seeking help.
For individuals in need, 2-1-1 can provide connections to more than 11,000 health and human service programs with a single call. Our service also reduces the burden on 9-1-1, enabling the emergency line to focus on life-or-death and crisis situations.
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The top five needs of people who contact our 2-1-1 Help Center are:
Here's how we're helping.
Housing
Income Support and
Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Shelter and
Transitional Housing
Utility Assistance
