Advocate
You can make change happen with your voice. United Way needs people who are passionate about education, financial stability and health to make some noise; create buzz. Raise your voice and advocate for your neighbors-in-need. Join thousands of advocates across the state using their voices to create positive change.
You can persuade policymakers to allocate resources to provide effective services and quality programs for low-income individuals and families, increase access to affordable housing and medical care, and help children start school ready to succeed.
You can inspire hope and create opportunities for a better tomorrow.
2026 Primary Voter Guides
Whether you’re voting in Delaware or Madison County, this resource is designed to help you feel informed, prepared, and ready to take action.
Your Voice Matters- Election Day is Tuesday May 5th
Voting is one of the most powerful ways to shape the future of our community. When we take time to stay informed and participate, we strengthen the places we live, work, and raise our families.
A Simple Way to Get Informed
Looking for an easy, accessible way to learn about the candidates on your ballot?
Our voter guides bring together everything you need in one place, including:
Local, state, and federal candidates
Q&A responses from many candidates
Clear, easy-to-navigate information
These guides are built to simplify the voting process—so you can spend less time searching and more time making informed decisions.
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Tools for Advocacy
Your elected officials want to hear from you. Advocating for the issues most important to you is one way of providing feedback that could help influence legislation. Use these tools to write, call or email your elected officials.
Register to vote, check your voting status, find your polling place and who is on the ballot and more information can be found at the Indiana Voter Portal.
Common Cause is a non-partisan grassroots organization dedicated to democracy. We’ve included this link because not only can you find your elected officials, you can also access information on committees they serve on and bills they have sponsored and top campaign contributers.
Learn how your community ranks in academic attainment, income stability and health with our Community Report Card. Use the United Way Common Good Forecaster, a powerful online tool that lets people see for themselves how improving the education level has a positive impact on several key economic and social measures.
Public Knowledge Report: The Voices of Youth
The collective action group, “More and Diverse Voices” (MDV), was formed as a community leadership project undertaken by the South Madison Community Foundation and Madison County Community Foundation in 2022-2023. The MDV group completed community development coursework, analyzed data and community input from Madison County, and determined to focus their efforts on ensuring the youth of Madison County are listened to and their voices are heard. In this work, MDV members convened six community conversations with 102 diverse youth between 12-18 years old, hailing from Anderson, Lapel, Elwood, Alexandria, Frankton, and Pendleton. From those conversations, this report was formed.
