United Community Services provides information, trends analysis and documentation to enhance community-wide human service planning and decision-making. When this information suggests the need for closer examination of specific issues, UCS responds by providing leadership for community action in the following ways: Convening people to focus cooperatively on the common good; Mobilizing community partners to improve human service delivery; Partnering with local governments to support allocation of funds to address human needs; Advocating for policy choices that effectively promote positive outcomes for people; and Leveraging resources to increase service capacity.