About Us
UNITED WAY OF BLOUNT COUNTY has stood alongside our community listening, learning, and leading together. What began more than seven decades ago has grown into a powerful, community-driven movement focused on creating lasting change where it’s needed most.
Our work is rooted in a local approach. We don’t just respond to challenges, we co-create solutions by listening to our neighbors and aligning resources to strengthen Blount County and support our most vulnerable.
Here in Blount County, we know the power of coming together, when neighbors unite for good, we lift each other up, and we all rise. United is the way.
Mission Statement
Uniting people and resources to build a stronger, healthier, and more accessible community for the benefit of all.
Vision Statement
United Way of Blount County supports organizations that help Blount County’s most vulnerable through programs that create a healthy, well-educated, and self-sufficient community.
Our Commitment
- We welcome all because it takes every one of us to make Blount County stronger, healthier, and more accessible. Each of us has a unique viewpoint and role to play in bettering Blount County.
- We aspire to build bridges and open doors so that everyone has the resources they need to thrive through collaboration with our community partners and supporters.
- We act in ways that respect the dignity, uniqueness, and intrinsic worth of every person in Blount County.
- We strive to maintain a collaborative, supportive, and respectful environment that increases the participation and contribution of all.
- We acknowledge that we do not all start from the same place and are committed to opening opportunities for all.
- We place a priority on the most vulnerable in Blount County with our investments and partnerships.
- We aim to address the barriers facing our neighbors to ensure services are accessible and meet their unique needs.
- We seek opportunities to support the most vulnerable through intentional outreach and community engagement.
- We pledge that all will be welcomed, valued, respected, and heard at UWBC.
- We oppose all forms of discrimination. It is the policy of UWBC to comply with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding equal opportunity. No part of UWBC’s funds can be used in a discriminatory manner. Every Community Partner agrees that people will be served without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, and sexual orientation.
