Family Power^®

The Family Power Initiative aims to connect families and children to needed services and economic opportunities that promote family stability and self sufficiency.

	"Many families in Essex and Hudson Counties confront multiple and inter-related challenges that compromise their ability to lead stable, healthy and productive lives." Excerpted from United Way of Essex and West Hudson's 2005 Priority Populations Plan Needs Assessment Report

Partner Organizations 

Many are impoverished and face crises for which they have limited or no financial resources to draw upon. These economic woes are sometimes compounded by substance abuse and mental health issues. Children and youth in these families usually fare poorly among a number of indices of well-being, and are highly at-risk for abuse/neglect, low academic achievement, and involvement with the criminal justice system.

United Way is partnering with community agencies to ensure that vulnerable families and children confronting challenges that compromise their ability to lead stable, healthy and productive lives will have: