We fight for the Health, Education, Financial Stability, Basic Needs, and Youth in our community.
Through the annual community investment process, United Way of Amarillo & Canyon funds programs in the following focus areas: Health, Education, Financial Stability, Basic Needs, and Youth. Each funding request undergoes an extensive approval process, completed by our community impact volunteers, to ensure United Way of Amarillo & Canyon is making the most effective investments in programs that align with our work, that the cycle of poverty can be broken. Below are the Impact Programs for our 2025-2026 Year.
Who picks where our funding goes?
Our Allocations Council reads applications, learns directly from the program/agency about their direct services, ensures there program aligns with our focus areas (Health, Education, Financial Stability, Basic Needs, and Youth) and serving ALICE+.
Why ALICE+?
ALICE+ stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed — individuals and families who work hard, often at multiple jobs, but still struggle to afford the basic cost of living. The “+” includes those living in poverty and those on the brink, one unexpected crisis away from instability.
In Randall and Potter Counties, 45% of households are ALICE+. That means nearly half of our neighbors — essential workers, caregivers, recent graduates, and even seniors — face impossible choices every day: Do I pay for groceries or cover the electric bill? Do I fill this prescription or put gas in my car to get to work?
Learn more about ALICE+ and our Research ->
Basic Needs
- Amarillo CASA
- Amarillo Coming Home Project - Rapid Rehousing
- American Red Cross - Disaster Services
- Salvation Army - Emergency Shelter
- Family Support Services - Veterans Resource Center
- Amarillo Coming Home Project - Supportive Housing
- Panhandle Community Services - Housing Assistance
Education
- Buckner Children & Family - FYi Center
- Family Support Services - Education
- Goodwill Industries Career Center
- Window on a Wider World
- Leaders Readers Network
- Don Harrington Discovery Center - Girls Who STEM
- Refugee Language Project
- Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle - Education Services, Joseph’s Project
- Children’s Learning Centers - Tuition Scholarship
Financial Stability
- Family Support Services (Veterans Resource Centers)
- Amarillo Coming Home Project - Prep Academy
Health
- Coalition of Health Services - Nurse Family Partnership
- 7 Star Horse Therapy
- The Bridge Children's Advocacy Center
- Wesley Community Center - Senior Citizen
- Family Care Foundation - Dental Assistance
- Family Support Services - Mental Health Services
- Area Agency on Aging - FoodNet
- The Market on Tierra Blanca
- Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle - Interfaith Hunger Project
- Amarillo Coming Home Project - Mental Health
Youth
- Maverick Boys & Girls Club - Success Starts with Us
- Boy Scouts, Golden Spread - Scoutreach
- Amarillo Wesley Community Center - Wrestling, Behind The Scenes
Want to know more about them?
Contact Haley Stoddard, Sr. Director of Community Impact, haley@uwamarillocanyon.org