Mesa Community College President Shouan Pan, PhD, recalls the deprivation his family suffered in China after the Communist takeover in 1949. The experience has made him deeply appreciative of America -- and a strong supporter of United Way. Hear Dr. Pan relate his poignant story by clicking on the video below.
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Everyone deserves opportunities to have a good life: a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health.
That's why Mesa United Way's work is focused on the building blocks for a good life:
Education - Helping children and youth achieve their potential
Health - Improving people's physical wellbeing
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Advancing the common good is less about helping one person at a time and more about changing systems to help all of us. We are all connected and interdependent. We all win when a child succeeds in school, when families are financially stable, when people are healthy.
Mesa United Way's goal is to create long-lasting changes by addressing the underlying causes of these problems. Living united means being a part of the change. It takes everyone in the community working together to create a brighter future. Give. Advocate. Volunteer. LIVE UNITED.