United Way of McLean County is working to advance the common good by focusing on education, income and health. These are the building blocks for a good life:  a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health. United Way creates long-lasting community changes by addressing the underlying causes of the most significant local issues. Our focus areas include helping children and youth achieve their academic potential, promoting financial stability and financial independence, and improving people's health. Our goal is to create long-lasting changes by addressing the underlying causes of problems. It takes everyone in the community working together to create a brighter future. So we bring together people from all across the community - government, business, faith groups, nonprofits, the labor movement, ordinary citizens - to tackle the issues. Because we all win when a child succeeds in school, when a family becomes financially stable, when people have good health.