We all have special talents: things we can do to help. Put your special skills to work for your community by advocating for the causes you feel passionate about or by volunteering. Discover the right opportunity for you and your best way to LIVE UNITED.

ADVOCATE

Anyone can champion the cause. Whether you’re speaking out to improve education, income and health, reaching out to members of Congress, or wearing the LIVE UNITED shirt to show your support, you can help inspire hope and create opportunities for a better tomorrow. So go ahead and advocate in a LIVE UNITED world. Do it in public. Be visible. Be loud.

Help us to spread the word about the great programs that are helping children, the homeless and hard working families. Read up on the latest in the Our Focus  section of our website and tell others by sending a link to this page.
 

ACTION ALERT


Take Action Today to Protect Kids’ Health

Governor’s Proposal Could Wipe Out Funding for Healthy Families,
Eliminating Health Coverage for 874,000 California Children

Call your legislators today and urge them to reject this proposal!

On Friday, January 8, 2010, Governor Schwarzenegger unveiled a budget proposal for fiscal year 2010-2011 that could potentially eliminate funding for California’s Healthy Families program, unless the State is able to obtain federal funding, which is a highly risky and uncertain proposition. Worst case, without Federal funding, more than 874,000 children could lose health coverage currently provided by Healthy Families. Even if the State receives these unlikely Federal funds and Healthy Families is not completely eliminated, the Governor proposed new eligibility and cost-sharing requirements, as well as significant benefit reductions, that would likely drop coverage for over 200,000 children.

Denying hundreds of thousands of children access to health coverage could have life-long and life-threatening implications for children. And it won’t help solve the budget crisis.  Instead, these short-sighted cuts will cause California to lose precious federal dollars and force children into more costly types of care, resulting in increased costs for our state, businesses and families. 

PLEASE TAKE ACTION TODAY!

We need your help today to save the Healthy Families program and health coverage for more than 874,000 children. Please call, write or email your legislators and urge them to reject Governor Schwarzenegger’s proposal.

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html

http://www.capwiz.com/unitedway/issues/alert/?alertid=14541921

 

Be the face of LIVE UNITED and you could
win a free T-shirt.

Calling all United Way of San Diego County contributors to be volunteer models! Help us put a face on “LIVE UNITED.” Tell us your story and email us a digital snapshot of yourself and if you’re chosen to be our model you’ll win a free LIVE UNITED T-shirt. Contact Carolyn Sanderson for details. Email Carolyn

 

Wear the shirt. Be a part of the LIVE UNITED movement.

Purchase your Live United tee shirt by clicking here.

Take action and support United Way public policy in the areas of education, income, and health!  As a leading community impact organization, United Way knows that real and sustained change in community conditions requires more than money. We also need your voice on the issues that are important to our community.

Tell your Members of Congress to support and pass The Calling for 2-1-1 Act! Click here to advocate for national 211 funding.

Child health care coverage
http://www.liveunited.org/publicpolicy/health.cfm

Join our Women’s Leadership Council. Become a member of a group of active community leaders from all professions. Contact Holly Baughman for more information. Email Holly

VOLUNTEER

Whether you want to solve a community problem, advance a worthy cause, or to develop as a person, volunteering offers many benefits in return for the gift of your time and expertise.

Volunteering can help you make networking contacts, develop skills, meet new people, feel needed and valued. By advancing the common good, you make your community a better place to live. Oh, yeah. You also have fun! Tips for Volunteering

Volunteer opportunities with United Way or our partner agencies.