Key challenges:
• 1 in 4 children is left alone after school
• 50% of children in Houston live in low-income families
• 30% of children in Harris County lack health insurance
• 1 in 3 children in Greater Houston does not graduate from high school

What you should know: When children have a good foundation of education and supervision, they have a much better chance of succeeding as adults. Every dollar spent in
quality childhood education and care yields as much as $17 return to individuals and society.

United Way makes possible: Child care • Basic needs assistance • Character development and mentoring • Health care for children • Adoption and foster care • After-school programs

Last year: United Way touched the lives of more than 420,000 children and young people. • 83% of students in United Way programs were more successful in school.