United Way of Southwest Virginia is dedicated to the health of every person in the region.
Resilience and trauma-informed care are built into our Childhood Success and Youth Success programs. We support children so they are physically, socially, and emotionally healthy and prepared for Kindergarten. And, we develop strategic work plans with community stakeholders to build a continuum of developmental and behavioral care for children and youth.
Al's Pals
Al’s Pals is a comprehensive curriculum and teacher training program that develops social-emotional skills, self-control, problem-solving abilities, and healthy decision-making in children ages 3-8 years old.
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Backpacks Unite
Backpacks Unite provides food vouchers each school year to over 1,000 elementary and middle school-aged students throughout Southwest Virginia ensuring that students come to school Monday ready to learn and ready to succeed.
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Tobacco Free Homes
Tobacco-Free Homes educates parents and children about the importance of staying tobacco- and nicotine-free to keep kids Healthy, Active, Strong, and Happy.
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Brushing is Fun!
It’s important to take care of your teeth. Even your baby teeth! That doesn’t mean it can’t be fun, though.
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Systems Building
Using the Collective Impact framework for community change, the Health Programs team leads a system-wide response to address trauma by fostering child and youth resiliency across sectors.
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SingleCare
SingleCare improves the health and well-being of individuals, families and communities through its partnerships with more than 100,000 community organizations to make prescription medication more affordable and more accessible for all.
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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Tool Kit
This digital toolkit provides resources to the community to address the needs of substance-exposed infants and their families in our region.
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Kinder Camps
Kinder Camps is a program to bring at-risk pre-K children into a school setting to provide them a chance to learn basic skills before their first day of kindergarten.
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