About
A community that lifts each other up
UNITI is a 501(c)(3) community organization. Members help each other find work, raise their kids, play on weekends, build businesses, and settle a first home. One membership per family, run by members.
Why UNITI exists
UNITI began in 2020 with a simple observation: working people and their families were being asked to keep up with a changing economy on their own, at prices they could not pay, in the few hours they had. The answer was not another course. It was a community that shares what it knows and shows up for each other.
Today that community runs a growing set of services, covered by one family membership and all led by members. UNITI Upskill: career guidance and job assistance, with a live training track for those who need new skills first. UNITI Kids Enrichment: training programs for kids and teens, registered by parents. UNITI Sports: fun tournaments and a regular weekend game. UNITI Business Forum & Real Estate: encouragement and insightful sessions for small and medium business people, and straight answers on real estate. Alongside them, member classifieds, one events calendar, and a jobs board.
Members take part at uniti.team. This site is the organization: who we are, what we have done, and how to help.
A note from the founder
I started UNITI because the people who most needed help could afford neither the fees nor the wasted evenings. What I did not expect was how much more a community wants to do together once it exists. Members asked for help landing the job, so we added coaching and introductions. Parents asked for something for their kids, so members built a program for teens. Founders wanted to meet founders. People wanted a weekend game, a room to rent, a neighbour to ask. So that is what UNITI became: one membership, every service, all of it run by members.
One membership covers all of it, and members never pay per program. That only works because leads volunteer, and because people who believe in this give a little every month. If you are one of them, thank you. If you are thinking about it, $25 a month keeps the doors open for a family who could not otherwise be here.
Pavan Sunkara, Founder and President
What we believe
One membership, every service
One membership covers the whole household, with no per-program fees for members. Non-members can join individual programs for a fee set per program.
Live, on a calendar
Things happen at a set time with people expecting you: a game, a session, a forum night. That is what keeps a community together.
Help that goes all the way
Guidance is the start; the introduction, the referral, and the neighbour who answers are the point.
Members run it
Members mentor, captain teams, lead forums, and fund the next program.
People
Pavan Sunkara
Founder and President
Founded UNITI and runs it day to day: the programs, the volunteer leads, and member support. An AI practitioner by profession, and the instructor behind UNITI Upskill's training track.
Programs and member support are coordinated by Pavan Sunkara, with support from sponsoring organizations including Clyptus, reobot.ai, virmi.ai, AURA Fusion.
Officers, board seats, committees, and coordinators are listed on the Leadership and organization page.
Legal identity
- Registered name
- UNITI
- Status
- 501(c)(3) public charity · 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
- Exempt since
- October 31, 2023
Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Filings and documents are on the Financials page.