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United Way of the Midlands Celebrates National Volunteer Week With Five Good on the Go Volunteer Events to Benefit Local Nonprofits

UWM Celebrates National Volunteer Week With Five Good on the Go Volunteer Events to Benefit Local Nonprofits In celebration of National Volunteer Week, April 20-26, United Way of the Midlands (UWM) is working with local corporate partners to provide their employees with an opportunity to give back by participating in a custom Good on the Go event at their workplace.

Health Hero Giving Day

YOU can be a health hero on Health Hero Giving Day, February 24, 2021! People impacted by life-altering health diagnoses need your help. By making a gift on Health Hero Giving Day, hosted by United Way of the Midlands

February 16, 2021

Why We Love the 211 Helpline

The pandemic has brought about many challenges to our community. Many of our neighbors are having trouble meeting basic needs. But the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro helps one another, and one of the key organizations in providing that help has been

February 10, 2021

A Guide to Rental and Mortgage Assistance through 211

Housing assistance has been a prominent need among our community during the pandemic. In 2020, United Way of the Midlands received over 1,100 applications for rent and mortgage assistance. With support from donors and grant funding, we were able to

February 9, 2021

A Guide to Contacting the 211 Helpline

On average the 211 Helpline can receive over 273 phone calls a day. With this many phone calls, the 211 Team wants to make sure they are serving as many community members as possible and efficiently as they can. This 211

February 8, 2021

Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021: 5 New Things about the 211 Helpline

These lesser-known frontline community heroes are connecting people impacted by COVID-19 to assistance, 24/7. Our 211 Helpline specialists were community heroes in 2020—a resource for nearly 180,000 who found themselves in need of support during these unprecedented times. While the

January 28, 2021

National Mentoring Month

National Mentoring Month January is National Mentoring Month! While COVID-19 may be keeping us socially distant, the need for human connection is as great as ever. Mentors around the world are rising to the challenges of the pandemic to make

January 28, 2021

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