Living United

We Fight For:

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Local Champions

We Win by Living United

We are the problem-solvers, the hand-raisers, the game-changers. We win by Living United, by forging unlikely partnerships and by finding new solutions to old problems; by mobilizing the best resources; and inspiring individuals to join the fight against a common foe, each community’s most daunting social crises. 

Coalitions

One way United Way Blackhawk Region works to keep our own thumb on the pulse of community needs is to participate in key community coalitions and task forces, including:

  • Beloit Literacy for Life Initiative
  • Beloit, Finding Opportunities to Collaborate and Unite Services (B-FOCUS)
  • Finding Opportunities to Collaborate and Unite Services (FOCUS)
  • Forward Janesville Inc., Board of Directors
  • Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors
  • Health Equity Alliance of Rock County (HEAR)
  • Homeless Intervention Task Force (HITF)
  • Janesville Early Literacy Task Force
  • Rock County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force
  • Rock County Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee
  • Rock County Disaster Recovery Coalition (formerly VOAD) 
  • Rock County Emergency Food & Shelter Program Local Board
  • Rock County Housing and Development Forum
  • Rock County Emergency Management Team
  • Rock County Safe and Stable Families
  • Rock County Transition Advisory Committee
  • Substance Misuse Task Force
  • United Way of Wisconsin Board of Directors
  • YES Rock County