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SERVING THE OMAHA-COUNCIL BLUFFS METRO

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MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID

Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training course that teaches participants about mental health and substance-use issues.

We can all think of someone who has been faced with mental health or substance use challenges. Someone we love, work with, go to school with or all the above. It can be daunting to reach out when you don’t know how to best support them. But don’t you wish you had tools to help?

100-year celebration concert

Thursday, May 18, 2023
6 – 10 p.m. | Gene Leahy Mall, Downtown Omaha

Celebrate the start of summer and United Way of the Midlands’ 100th Anniversary by attending this free event. 

This event will feature live performances by The Travis Band and The Shenanigans, family-friendly activities, food trucks, fun giveaways and a community village where you can learn more about our local partners.

100-year celebration concert

Thursday, May 18, 2023
6 – 10 p.m. | Gene Leahy Mall, Downtown Omaha

Celebrate the start of summer and United Way of the Midlands’ 100th Anniversary by attending this free event. 

This event will feature live performances by The Travis Band and The Shenanigans, family-friendly activities, food trucks, fun giveaways and a community village where you can learn more about our local partners.

mental health awareness month

As Mental Health Awareness Month, May is a time to raise awareness of and reduce the stigma surrounding mental health issues.

We can all think of someone who has been faced with mental health or substance use challenges. It can be daunting to reach out when you don’t know how to best support them. But don’t you wish you had tools to help?

Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training course that takes the fear and hesitation out of starting conversations about mental health.

As friends, coworkers, neighbors or family, we all want to support the people in our lives and make our community as resilient as possible. This is how we start.

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our mission

United way of the midlands unites our community's caring spirit to build a stronger tomorrow.

our mission

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PROVIDING A CIRCLE OF SUPPORT

Thanks to your generosity and support, we raised more than $36 million through campaigns and programs in 2022 to help those who need it most in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro!
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Together, we will provide more than four million services that will address social and economic disparities in the areas of basic needs, education and financial stability throughout our community.

ANNUAL REPORT

See the difference you helped UWM make in our community.

Included in the report, you can view our 2022 Citizens of the Year video and see our Campaign Recognition Award winners, along with a timeline of what we have accomplished together in the last 100 years.

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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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100 YEARS OF GIVING BACK AND LOOKING FORWARD

Since 1923, United Way of the Midlands has served the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro by bridging the business and not-for-profit sectors to create a Circle of Support that helps our neighbors overcome difficult challenges and start building a better future.

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ADD IMPACT TO YOUR INBOX

Be in the know about what is going on at United Way by subscribing to our weekly newsletter, Community Connection.

QUARTERLY CONVERSATIONS: LOCAL HEALTH EXECUTIVES SHARE WITH EMERGING LEADERS

At the latest Quarterly Conversations event, Emerging Leaders heard from UWM board members Chanda Chacón, President & CEO of Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, and Carol Henrichs, Vice President of Patient Care Services at CHI Health, on preventative care for young professionals and access and equity in healthcare.

recent news

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Originally Published: April 23, 2023 Honoring our past, looking forward as United Way of the Midlands hits milestone In 1923, extraordinary local citizens banded together for a common cause and formed what is now United Way of the Midlands (UWM).…

Originally Published: April 23, 2023 A special message to the Omaha-Council Bluffs community from United Way of the Midlands As United Way of the Midlands celebrates 100 years of serving the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro, we are so grateful for the…

Originally Published: April 23, 2023 'A stronger tomorrow:' United Way of the Midlands celebrates 100 years A special publication for United Way of the Midlands celebrating 100 years of making a difference in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro. Section Contributors Writers:…