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Bringing an Amazon Smile to Our Neighbors’ Faces:

Learn how your purchases through Amazon Smile can help benefit your neighbors in need Amazon Smile was founded in 2013. The site has the same functions as the Amazon site but gives 0.5% of your purchase back to charity through the Amazon Smile Foundation. To date,...

10 Ways to Gift Hope This Season

by Kylie Gumpert | Dec 14, 2020 | Charitable Giving

When you give to United Way this holiday season, you gift hope to your neighbors in need. Whether it's $5 or $100, your gift makes a huge difference because it is combined with so many other community members' generosity. Whether your gift is big, small, or you are...

A Letter from the United Way of the Midland’s 211 Helpline Team

by Emily McKenna | Dec 10, 2020 | 211 Helpline

The 211 Helpline operates 24/7 to connect those in need to food pantries, utility assistance, safe housing, counseling services and more. Read their letter to learn how you can contribute to our mission this holiday season.Now more than ever, your gift can make an...

Coping With the Emotional Burdens of Financial Stress

by Emily McKenna | Dec 3, 2020 | COVID-19

Guest Author Ashley Ray explains how we can cope with financial burdens during this time of crisisThe chief cause of stress among Americans is money. That is truer now more than ever, with 9 in 10 Americans experiencing financial stress during this time of crisis. In...

A Year to Remember

by Kylie Gumpert | Jun 17, 2020 | Community, United Way of the Midlands

It's difficult to find the right words to describe the past year and everything we've learned and accomplished as an organization. But we can also say that despite the difficulties and heartbreak that the COVID-19 pandemic and racial inequities have...

A Message from Our President and CEO

by Andrew Mattson | Jun 3, 2020 | Community, United Way of the Midlands

With the recent events across our nation, we are deeply saddened by the tragic, senseless death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Our hearts and thoughts go out to his family. We join so many others in the pain and myriad of emotions as we grapple with the...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

by Okina Tran | May 20, 2020 | Community, Resource, United Way of the Midlands

As we all cope with the impacts of COVID-19, everyone will respond differently and some will face new anxieties, fears and mental health impacts. Now more than ever before, it is important to come together and show that we are here for each other. ...