How will you change your community this holiday season?

We need your help to create opportunities so individuals and families in our community can thrive!

Help spread the joy this season and volunteer with Holiday Helpers!

Holiday Helpers showcases the reason for the season by supporting agency programs during a critical time of year through supply drives, volunteer projects and more!

Working Together

Working Together

for a stronger tomorrow

with your support, UWM and our partners will deliver

10 million services

in the next year!

with your support, UWM and our partners will deliver

10 million services

In the next year!

Creating local impact

your support has made an incredible difference for families across the metro

Thanks to your investments, United Way and our partners surpassed our annual goals by providing:

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Supporting our military families

join US in honoring our military and veteran community by supporting Airmen stationed at Offutt Air Force Base.

Through our newly launched Military and Family Helpline (MFH), we’re committed to providing essential resources and support to active-duty service members and their families, both at home and abroad. Your contribution can help us send care packages filled with comfort and cheer to those who are far from home.

thanks to the generosity of donors like you, we raised more than

$32 million

to invest in our community!

thanks to the generosity of donors like you, we raised more than

$32 million

to invest in our community!

providing a circle of support

your gift builds a stronger tomorrow for our community

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Our focus

Our four focus areas work together to create a circle of support that addresses social and economic disparities while connecting families with a network of essential resources.

Healthy Community

Improving health and well-being for all

Food access, shelter and homeless prevention, physical and behavioral health, case management and legal services, Combined Health Agencies Drive (CHAD) and more.

Youth Opportunity

Helping young people realize their full potential

Childcare and early childhood development, after school and summer learning, mentoring, college and career readiness, family engagement, JAG Nebraska and more.

Financial Security

Building financial stability and strength
Education and training, employment and entrepreneurship, financial literacy and asset development, Siemer Institute partnership and more.

Community Resiliency

Addressing urgent needs today to advance a better tomorrow
Referrals to health and human service resources via the 211 Helpline (NE and IA), CRCSP, Goodfellows, Emergency Food & Shelter Program, disaster relief/recovery and more.

together, we can make an incredible difference

your gift builds a stronger tomorrow for our community

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We are truly grateful to the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro and how they come together each year to support United Way of the Midlands, and for the 884 partner organizations we have the privilege to work with.

Because of the generosity of these companies, thousands of people across our community received support to get back on their feet.

thank you to our 2024 Campaign Chairs, Randy & Candace wood!

We are so grateful to Randy & Candace and the entire Lindsay team for stepping up and leading our 2024-2025 campaign.

HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED

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EVENTS

Join us at our upcoming events to learn more about how YOU are making a difference in our community. Your involvement helps us provide support to neighbors in our community who need it the most. We hold a wide range of events, trainings, leadership programs and other events throughout the year.

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VOLUNTEER

By sharing your time and talents, you can touch someone’s life in a truly powerful way. Our volunteer opportunities promote the spirit and value of volunteerism, increase awareness of local issues and demonstrate what people working together can accomplish. Make a difference and make someone’s day brighter by sharing your time today.

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GIVE

When you make a gift to United Way of the Midlands, you create lasting change right here in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro. By bringing people and organizations together, we form a Circle of Support that helps our neighbors in need overcome difficult challenges and build a better future. No matter the size of your gift, it can make a difference and build a stronger tomorrow for our community.

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