Your contribution to United Way can help families meet basic needs
Christy lived in transition housing and needed rental assistance. With the help of United Way and its community partners, she was able to provide a stable home for her daughter.
“By helping people like Christy with just the housing stability piece, it boosts their confidence level a thousand percent,” says Leah Payne, HELP Ministries program manager. “It gives them the confidence that they know they can go forward and attain some other goals they have for their life.”
Today, Christy is a house manager for New Tomorrow, a nonprofit that provides transitional housing for women, and is studying social services and human services. “I no longer have to worry about my daughter being bounced around,” she says.
Watch video on how United Way helped Christy move from transitional housing to a stable home of her own. Users on clinical workstations can watch it on their personal device.
United with our community
You can help provide basic needs for our neighbors by donating to Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine’s 2021 United Way campaign, now through Friday, Nov. 19:
How to give
- Penn State Health employees give here.
- College of Medicine employees give here.
Access the PDF form in OneDrive (Penn State Access ID login required). Download it, fill it out and email it to UnitedWayPayroll@psu.edu.
This year, for the first time, all Penn State Health entities and the College of Medicine are participating together in the campaign. The goal is $435,000. If you plan to continue your current payroll deduction, you do not have to complete a pledge form. Payroll contributions and designations are continuous unless changed.
Why to give
In addition to helping families and individuals meet their basic needs, United Way also connects people with health care, preps kids for kindergarten and helps people overcome barriers to employment.
Give and receive
Everyone who makes a pledge or contribution of $182 per year or more will be eligible to win one of these incentive prizes:
- Preferred parking. 30 preferred on-campus parking spaces at designated locations
- Penn State Hockey. Four tickets to a game at Pegula Ice Arena for the 2022-2023 season
- A Suite Treat. Hershey Medical Center suite at Giant Center ‒ tickets and food package to various events. Suite can be divided by two families, and each can bring six or seven guests.
- Go Bears! Three family four-packs of Hershey Bears Hockey tickets with parking passes.
- Hersheypark Happy! A family four-pack of Hersheypark tickets for 2022 season
- Penn State Football. Four tickets to a game at Beaver Stadium for the 2022-2023 season.
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