Health
Health
Good health is one of the building blocks for a good life. United Way of Tarrant County improves people's health by investing in
- Transportation to medical appointments for older adults
- Individual and family counseling
- Hot meals at senior citizen centers
- Services for children with developmental disabilities
- Health education
- Emergency shelter
- Diabetes management
- And more
United Way's main health goal is to enable 5% (10,850) more older adults with chronic disease to live at home by 2013. Learn more about Live Well: The Healthy Aging & Independent Living Initiative.
Your UW Gift at Work
$5 a week provides 130 hours of social activities, outings and fitness activities for an older adult to decrease isolation and loneliness. In one United Way-supported program, nine out of 10 program participants surveyed said their health had improved and their circle of friends had increased.
