Summer Scholars

Did you know that that the very first United Way organization was established in Denver? Founded in 1887, the Charity Organization Society was an association designed to help multiple charities while minimizing the number of fundraising appeals in the community.

As you might imagine, the organization has gone through many changes over its 124-year history. Today’s Mile High United Way invests in three interconnected areas that can lead to positive, lasting changes in the community:
• School Readiness – MHUW invests in programs that ensure that disadvantaged young children enter school ready to succeed.
• Youth Success – MHUW invests in programs that assist low-income, under-served students to succeed academically. Summer Scholars is proud to be a Youth Success agency.
• Adult Self-Sufficiency – MHUW invests in programs that help low-income individuals and families move toward economic self-sufficiency.

Through a competitive application process, Mile High United Way carefully selects Impact Investment agencies – the non-profits that it determines are truly making an impact in the community, and therefore deserving of investment. MHUW invests in the work of more than 100 non-profit agencies throughout the metro area, helping them to provide direct services that fall within the three targeted areas. All member agencies of the United Way network must regularly provide evidence of the efficacy of our programs – an assurance to United Way donors that their dollars do make a difference.

Summer Scholars is proud that United Way has selected us as an Impact Investment Agency, and privileged to be among the 100-plus non-profit organizations partnering with United Way to bring positive and lasting changes to our community.

If your workplace offers a United Way giving campaign, we hope you’ll participate. You can choose to give to any or all three of the impact areas, and you can even designate that your gift go directly to your favorite United Way partner agencies, including Summer Scholars.