Our Mission: "To improve the quality of life in Wilson County." Our mission is achieved through accountability, commitment, caring, excellence, fairness, honesty and integrity. United Way helps people help themselves and one another by uniting the community's volunteer fund raising efforts in a manner that; --builds a strong spirit of community volunteerism; --responds to needs that can't be met through public expenditures; --is accountable to the giver and the receiver for dollars and programs; --operates in a cost effective manner.