UNITED WAY MANITOWOC COUNTY ENVISIONS A COMMUNITY WHERE ALL PEOPLE ACHIEVE THEIR HUMAN POTENTIAL THROUGH EDUCATION, FINANCIAL WELL-BEING, AND HEALTHY LIVES THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE. UNITED WAY'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE LIVES BY MOBILIZING THE CARING POWER OF COMMUNITIES TO ADVANCE THE COMMON GOOD. UNITED WAY MANITOWOC COUNTY'S MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT, ISSUE-FOCUSED FUNDRAISING AND GRANT MAKING, AND ADVOCACY.ANALYSIS OF LOCAL DATA AND COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS TAUGHT US THAT SIGNIFICANT GAPS EXISTS AROUND FOUR CRITICAL SOCIAL ISSUES, AND WHEN IGNORED OR UNDER RESOURCED, HAS NEGATIVE IMPLICATIONS FOR A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE. AS A RESULT, UNITED WAY MANITOWOC COUNTY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTED TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING COMPLEX COUNTY-WIDE CONCERNS USING AN ISSUE-FOCUSED BUSINESS MODEL: VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT, YOUTH SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL BEING, BASIC NEEDS, AND EARLY CONNECTIONS AND LITERACY.