THE UNITED WAY TAKES PRIDE IN BEING AN ACCOUNTABLE, EFFICIENT AND TRANSPARENT COMMUNITY IMPACT ORGANIZATION. INVESTING IN THE UNITED WAY LEADS TO STRENGTHENING NEIGHBORHOODS, BOLSTERING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY AND CREATING LONG-TERM CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS EVERY DAY. UNITED WAY OF RUTHERFORD AND CANNON COUNTIES HAS COMBINED THE SIX BOLD GOALS ADOPTED IN 2020 INTO OUR COMMUNITY IMPACT STRATEGY FOR THE 2023/2024 FISCAL YEAR. INVESTMENT GRANTS OF $837,400 WERE GIVEN IN AREAS OF EDUCATION, INCOME AND HEALTH TO IMPROVE LIVES IN BEDFORD, CANNON, LINCOLN AND RUTHERFORD COUNTIES. FROM JULY 1, 2023, TO JUNE 30, 2024, UNITED WAY OF RUTHERFORD AND CANNON COUNTIES WAS ABLE TO SEE A $13 RETURN FOR EVERY ONE DOLLAR INVESTED IN UNITED WAY.