Our Vision
United Way envisions a world where all individuals and families achieve their human potential through education,
income stability and healthy lives.
Our Mission
The United Way of Virginia’s Eastern Shore serves as a bridge between those who strive to help and the Eastern Shore of Virginia’s Community of families and institutions in need.
The United Way of Virginia’s Eastern Shore is a local volunteer organization established in 1991 by business people and community leaders who recognized the need to have a local organization that would be dedicated to helping the people of Virginia’s Eastern Shore including Accomack and Northampton Counties by organizing and helping to raise financial support from local businesses and individuals for a variety of local charities.
VALUES
· Respect: We uphold the dignity of every individual. We incorporate diverse perspectives, knowledge and experiences in our work. We value the diverse missions and expertise of our community partners.
· Integrity: Our interactions with individuals and institutions are honest and ethical. We fulfill our commitments and promises.
· Service: Giving one’s time, talent or treasure for the sake of another or for the common good is essential to a vibrant, healthy community. Compassion and caring for others inspire our individual and collective efforts.
· Accountability: Our decisions and actions conform not only to planned outcomes, but also to applicable legal and fiscal requirements. We publicly account for our performance and results.
Our focus is serving the Eastern Shore of Virginia and to build a community that is hopeful, resilient and self-sufficient. We do this by working alongside community partners to ensure more equitable access to opportunities for all.
United Way of Virginia’s Eastern Shore is one of nearly 1,800 locally-run member organizations of United Way Worldwide and is an independent 501(c)(3) with our own governance structure. We are a separate and independent organization that is governed by a local board of volunteer directors, who have ultimate authority over our United Way.
We require our employee(s) and our Board and Committee Members to adhere to the organization’s Code of Ethics and have procedures in place to respond to any conduct that is outside of that scope of behavior
