United Way envisions a community where all individuals and families achieve their human potential through education, financial stability and healthy lives.

The mission of Royal Oak Youth Assistance is to strengthen youth and families, and to reduce the incidence of delinquency, abuse and neglect through community involvement.

The mission of *culture is not optional is to work for the flourishing of all in our community through radical rootedness and boundless imagination.

The primary purpose of the Rochester Area Youth Assistance is the prevention of delinquency and neglect through mobilized community interest and forces toward youth and family welfare improvement.

It is the mission to improve lives. This is accomplished by: Conducting effective fundraising campaigns Allocating United Way funding to support evidence based programming Collaborating with community agencies, businesses, organized labor and individuals to identify and solve challenges that threaten the quality of life.