About the Community Status Report

United Way works with local organizations to provide Lubbock with essential resources and support for safety, finances, education, and healthcare. The community status report is a coalition of data from numerous organizations that evaluate Lubbock’s population, economy, and overall needs. Lubbock Area United Way uses this data determine where donations are the best utilized across partner organizations.

How is the Community Status Report Curated?

When someone donates to Lubbock Area United Way, they provide funding to non-profit organizations across our community. These donations help us provide Lubbock with educational, health, safety, and financial resources, so that everyone overcome economic barriers to thrive.

What is Lubbock Area United Way?

Lubbock Area United Way is an organization dedicated to helping our community overcome barriers so all can thrive. We continuously evaluate and address the root causes of issues across our community that keep individuals and families from thriving. On an ongoing basis, United Way examines how best to invest donors’ contributions to address needs on the South Plains.

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn more about the community status report by reading our frequently asked questions.

What is the community status report?

The community status report is a comprehensive coalition of statistics about the Lubbock community, including demographics, crime rate, school retention, and community health and mental health. By evaluating data, we can develop programs and build partnerships that best serve Lubbock.

What does Lubbock Area United Way do?

Lubbock Area United Way stands with the Lubbock community by partnering with organizations that provide financial, educational, health, and safety resources.

Where do you gather your information?

We gather information for each community status report from a variety of sources and organizations. Please refer to the sources section after each report for a full list of contributors and resources.

When is the next community status report?

The community status report is released around October of each year.

Who does Lubbock Area United Way partner with?

Lubbock Area United Way partners with up to 22 community partners to provide a variety of educational and mental health resources while confronting violence and establishing economic mobility.