united way of the midlands volunteers to assemble nearly 5,000 shine bright hygiene kits for local students More than 400 community volunteers will come together, July 28 – 31, to brighten local students’ days by assembling nearly 5,000 Shine Bright hygiene kits at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs. As we prepare for a new school year, thousands of students
In the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area, approximately 18,500 students were chronically absent during the school year. Chronic absence can be defined as missing 10% or more school days throughout the academic year, whether the absences are excused, unexcused or disciplinary
The United Way of the Midlands Women’s Tocqueville Initiative is proud to present the 2018 Suzanne Scott “Giving from the Heart” Award to Diane (Diny) Nolan Landen on Thursday, September 6. The Suzanne Scott “Giving from the Heart” Award was
Wells Fargo Named the Top United Way Contributor in the Nation with $286.5 Million in Giving United Way of the Midlands (UWM) is proud to announce Wells Fargo raised more than $200,000 to support individuals in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro
Sojern will partner with United Way of the Midlands (UWM) for an employee volunteer project during their annual global conference on Tuesday, May 15. Employees of Sojern will be assembling literacy kits for children who live in the Omaha-Council Bluffs
United Way of the Midlands is honored to partner with Labor United, Inc. for the National Association of Letter Carriers’ 26th Annual “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive to reduce food insecurity in the metro area. See below for full details.
United Way of the Midlands (UWM) is proud to announce it has been awarded a grant of $85,000 from the Lincoln Financial Group. The grant is supporting UWM’s partnership with the Siemer Institute and Family Housing Advisory Services (FHAS) –
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