UNITED WAY OF BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY

OUR MISSION: WE BRING PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS AND RESOURCES TOGETHER TO CREATE SYSTEMIC COMMUNITY CHANGE. OUR VISION: WE ENVISION AN EQUITABLE, THRIVING AND UNITED COMMUNITY ACHIEVED THROUGH COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP. WE MEET OUR COMMITMENTS AND DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY, HIGH-VALUE RESULTS. WE FOSTER A CULTURE OF RESPONSIVENESS AND FLEXIBILITY CONDUCIVE TO INNOVATION IN EVERY AREA OF THE BUSINESS. WE ACTIVELY INCLUDE AND ENGAGE ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY SO THAT OUR WORK CAN BE INFORMED AND ENRICHED BY DIVERSE EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES. WE ENSURE THAT OUR POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES PRIORITIZE HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES SO THAT ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY THRIVE. WE ARE TRANSPARENT, HONEST, DEPENDABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY IN EVERY INTERACTION AND AS STEWARDS OF RESOURCES. WE ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR WORK IS FOR THE GOOD OF OTHERS, BOTH WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION AND IN THE COMMUNITY.