Priority Issues
Priority Issues
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Health Coverage for All California Children
United Way's Committment to Healthier Children and a Strong Economy
All Californians benefit when our children have health insurance a
nd receive preventive care. It is not only good for our kids, but it helps keep costs down for all of us. The fact is, Californians are already paying for healthcare for uninsured children, but in a less cost-effective way. That’s why United Way believes we must have policies and funding in place at both the state and federal level to ensure all children have access to healthcare. At the same time, United Way understands that business is the engine of California’s economy and works to help ensure policies to cover all children are fair to business and helpful to our state’s fiscal environment.
2-1-1: Getting People the Help They Need
2-1-1 California: Connecting people to services and resources in their communities.
2-1-1 is an easy-to-remember telephone number that connects people to essential community information and referral services. The goal of 2-1-1 California is to connect all Californians with the services, information, resources and volunteer opportunities in their communities 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When a person calls 2-1-1, specially trained “real people” answer the call and determine what services, information or resources are needed to help the caller. 2-1-1 now serves 225 million Americans in all or part of 45 states, serving over 75 percent of the U.S. population.
Financial Stability for Californians
Too many Californians do not earn enough money to meet their basic needs. These individuals and families are walking a financial tightrope — they are barely able to get by, with no ability to save for college, a home, or for retirement. With your help, United Way of California - along with United Way of America - is working to cut in half the number of lower-income families who are financially unstable. If we're successful, by 2018, 1.9 million working families will be on the road to economic independence.