United Way of New York City (UWNYC) is a nonprofit organisation founded in 1938 that works to support vulnerable and low-income New Yorkers. Its stated aim is to break down barriers to self-sufficiency, and it pursues this by collaborating with community-based organisations, government agencies and corporate partners across every neighbourhood of New York City.
UWNYC is part of the United Way Worldwide system, described as one of the world's most recognised charitable brands. The organisation operates within the fields of community-based social services, poverty alleviation and health and human services, and it works through public-private partnerships. Its programmes span health, opportunity and prosperity, with an emphasis on equity and on supporting the city's most vulnerable residents where they live.
The organisation states a set of values - Collaboration, Compassion, Integrity, Accountability and Superior Performance - which it says it models in all relationships, both internal and external. Its work is described as balancing long-term transformative solutions with addressing immediate, urgent needs. Further detail is available at unitedwaynyc.org.
