In the last few months, local nonprofits have requested over $2.9 million dollars funding from United way to advance success for kids in Lane County. From the applications submitted, mental health and wellbeing, prevention of child abuse & neglect, and access to high quality child in our communities are just a few of the urgent issues local partners are hoping to address.
Read MoreUnited Way of Lane County is excited to announce four new and adapted staff positions, created to tackle important, systems-changing work to bring about our vision of a community where every child succeeds in school and life.
Read MoreAs part of our long-term efforts to ensure kids are successful in school and life, we have partnered with the City of Florence, the Tykeson Family, and the Boys and Girls Club of Western Lane County to provide 30 childcare slots to families in need
Read MoreAs we approach Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this coming Monday, January 18, many of us have been wrestling with what it means to authentically work for civil and human rights in this time; and what it means to be anti-racist and working genuinely and humbly to dismantle oppressive systems.
Read MoreRelief Nursery, CASA of Lane County, White Bird Clinic, Oakridge Food Box, Ophelia’s Place, and St. Vincent dePaul’s First Place Kids are just a few of the programs we fund to help kids reach success. Help United Way invest $1 million in these local partners by making your year-end gift today.
Read MoreThe holidays can be an especially challenging time for families trying to make ends meet. Thankfully, with help from community partners, over a thousand Lane County families are receiving a small unexpected gift this week.
Read MoreOn November 12th 2020 the Lane Equity Coalition and the Integration Network for Immigrants of Lane County held their second event in an online series, Keeping Our Neighbors Healthy: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Lane County's Immigrant Communities. This event focused on how the greater Lane County Community can continue to work together to strengthen supports for immigrant and refugee communities amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreAs schools continue distance learning and parents continue remote work and face economic uncertainty, a new need as arisen in our community: affordable child care for school-aged children. A new partnership is helping address this need.
Read MoreTwo months after the Holiday Farm Fire, as the smoke has cleared, Jared Pruch, United Way's Director of Community Impact sat down virtually with Brandi Crawford Ferguson, McKenzie Ricer Trust's Associate Director of Philanthropy, to discuss the pivot towards long term recovery efforts for the communities most impact by the fires.
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