by Bekah Noxon | Jan 31, 2023 | Community Connection
A Look at Poverty in the Metro It’s been 58 years since President Johnson launched a war on poverty in response to a national poverty rate around 19%. And while the U.S. poverty rate is now much lower, many of the outdated stereotypes persist. The story we often hear...
by Bekah Noxon | Jan 18, 2023 | Community Connection
Celebrating 2022 Last year was challenging for many in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro with the highest inflation we’ve seen in decades making it hard for families to make ends meet. However, our community’s strength, passion and generosity helped us accomplish some...
by Bekah Noxon | Dec 22, 2022 | Community Connection
United Way Celebrates Nonprofit Partnerships Earlier this month, United Way of the Midlands (UWM) held a luncheon to celebrate the work of our funded agency partners representing the best of our community. This event took place at the Mastercraft Living Room and...
by Bekah Noxon | Dec 15, 2022 | Community Connection
November 23, 2022 Liberty First Credit Union Arena 7 Blue Collar Boxing is an exciting and competitive boxing event featuring local labor union members that duke it out in the ring to raise money for our community. Thanks to countless supporters, this year’s...
by Bekah Noxon | Dec 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
United Way of the Midlands: Community Ambassador Program The Community Ambassador (CA) program brings individuals from across the area together to support United Way of the Midlands’ (UWM) fundraising efforts during our annual campaign – a community-wide effort that...
