Press Releases
Please contact our Manager of Communications at 402-522-7963 for press inquiries.Save the Date: Blue Collar Boxing Charity Tournament
The AFL-CIO and United Way of the Midlands will host the first annual Blue Collar Boxing event on November 27, 2019 at the Baxter Arena beginning at 7 p.m. During Blue Collar Boxing, amateur boxers from eight local labor unions will face off in the boxing ring....
Event at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium to benefit families affected by spring flooding
United Way of the Midlands announced today it has partnered with Kellogg Company to provide a fun, engaging event for families who have been directly affected by spring flooding in Omaha and surrounding communities in Nebraska and Iowa. The event will take place at...
United Way’s 2-1-1 Helpline Addresses Transportation Needs in the Metro by Partnering with Lyft
United Way of the Midlands is proud to announce the local launch of Ride United, an initiative that provides free rides and other transportation resources to those in need. Limited access to safe, reliable transportation is a barrier to health, education, employment,...
Be proactive in providing help
Article published by Omaha World-Herald Just as public health officials explain that it's important for communities to deal with the coronavirus's health effects earlier rather than later, the same should go for addressing the virus's local economic fallout. It's...
Health department reports local COVID-19 cases
Article published by DC Post-Gazette OMAHA - The Douglas County Health Department (DCHD) has received presumptive confirmation of two more COVID-19 cases related to the first case and a fourth unrelated case as of Tuesday. These presumptive positive cases are family...
A Path Forward
United Way engages community partners to help thousands of area youth find their way Samantha Hurtado-Holguin, left and her youth academic navigator Evelia Gutierrez. Published by Omaha World-Herald Written by Mike Watkins, Special for United Way of the Midlands As a...
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