United Way COVID-19 Community Recovery

Across the world, COVID-19 deaths continue to rise. In the U.S., the economic fallout continues to hit low-wage Americans the hardest, along with people of color and those lacking a college degree. One in 4 adults have had trouble paying bills, especially rent or mortgage payments. One in 6 have borrowed money from friends or gotten food from a food bank. Half the adults who lost a job due to COVID-19 are still unemployed. And 211, the go-to information resource in the U.S. and Canada, is still fielding more than double its normal calls, mostly for help with housing, bills and food. At the same time, community services are strained, unable to meet demand.

United Way Worldwide's COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund is helping communities respond, recover, reimagine and rebuild. We’re doing all we can to mitigate  immediate  impact,  but no one knows what's required to rebuild communities while additional waves of the virus hit.  We must rebuild better, reimagining a "new normal" that results in more equitable and resilient communities.

Please be aware that financial assistance related to COVID-19 is not available for individuals everywhere.