United Way of Metropolitan Dallas

United 2020

United 2020 is our strategic plan to make meaningful and measurable improvements in the lives of people in our community over the next 10 years. Developed by a Blue Ribbon Commission of key leaders and experts in our region, United 2020 outlines the key strategies that will help transform our community in the areas of Education, Income and Health. See the progress we've already made or learn even more about United 2020.

Education Goal

Prepare 50% more students to succeed in education after high school.

  • Parents and Mentors: Students have support and encouragement for educational success from parents/ advocates, and mentors.
  • Early Childhood: Pre-school children access high quality, early learning programs.
  • English Learning: Students access developmentally appropriate English Language Learning programs.
  • Afterschool and Summer: Students access high quality, enriching out of school programs which are aligned with school day curriculum.
  • Math and Science: Students access age-appropriate math and science education.
  • College and Career Preparation: Students access age appropriate college and career preparation.

Income Goal

Move 250,000 more individuals out of poverty permanently.

  • Access to Jobs: Collaborate and leverage relationships with employers, public sector organizations and the broader business community to help provide low-income individuals access to jobs.
  • Job Skills Training: Ensure that individuals have the skills to be hired.
  • Financial Education: Ensure that low- to moderate-income individuals participate in financial education programs to achieve increased assets and decreased liabilities.

Health Goal

Improve health and quality of life across the region.

  • Expanded Access: Expand access to care by increasing:
    • The number of individuals and children insured.
    • Access to physical, mental, vision, dental and non-emergency care
  • Preventive Care: Focus on prevention and early intervention through screening and monitoring:
    • The percentage of children that have well-child visits in their 1st 6 years of life.
    • The percentage of mothers that receive prenatal and perinatal care.
  • Healthy Behaviors: Promote healthy lifestyles through health information, education and programming in the areas of:
    • Obesity: Decrease the percentage of individuals that are overweight and medically obese.
    • Substance Abuse: Decrease the percentage of individuals that have used illicit drugs and alcohol within the past month.
    • Family Violence: Decrease the incidents of family violence, child abuse and elder abuse.