UW - Arlington
United Way - Arlington
United Way – Arlington is a partnership of the United Way of Tarrant County, Arlington community volunteers and the City of Arlington.
Office
401 West Sanford Street, Suite 2600
Arlington, TX 76011-7072
817-548-9595
817-277-6919 fax
Regional Director Arlington - Cynthia Jensen
Formerly known as Arlington Human Service Planners (AHSP), United Way – Arlington was founded in 1981. As a decentralized planning arm of United Way of Tarrant County, United Way – Arlington brings together non-profit and public agencies, community volunteers and interested citizens to investigate emerging needs and develop community solutions by supporting many organizations that can effectively provide health and human services for the Arlington community.
United Way – Arlington also:
• Serves as a health and human service advisory body to the City of Arlington by providing information, data and recommending actions.
• Advocates human service policy changes when issues impact Arlington
• Promotes cooperation Arlington’s human service providers, the City of Arlington, Arlington Independent School District, Tarrant County Government and other related institutions.
• Provides focus on Arlington’s role in the county-wide human services agenda
The United Way is impacting lives in Arlington.
Ongoing Projects for United Way – Arlington
• After School Child Care Report
• Report to the Community event
• Grant Review Committee for the City of Arlington
• Roundtable discussions and Task Forces
In addition to the above ongoing projects, United Way – Arlington is currently involved in studying high-priority youth issues in Arlington and facilitating the Our Community, Our Kids collaboration.
