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United Way Southwest Louisiana’s Matched Savings Initiative works with low-income individuals and families to reward savings goal achievements. The initiative is designed to help participants achieve financial goals that build long-term wealth.

United Way Southwest Louisiana and its partner agencies are making a positive impact in our community. Their Initiatives are transforming lives by addressing unmet needs.

At the core of our work and our mission is a fundamental truth: we are all people.

Literacy Kits inspire a love for reading in the children who receive them and creativity in the dedicated volunteers who assemble them. Each kit includes one book and volunteer designed props, games, or other activities to make the reading interactive.

For a growing number of U.S. households, financial stability is nothing more than a pipe dream, no matter how hard their members work. These households are ALICE – Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed – earning above the Federal Poverty Level yet struggling to afford basic expenses.