On Saturday, May 11, 2024, letter carriers across the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro collected food donations from postal customers. Nearly 170,000 pounds of food collected = Providing more than 204,000 meals for those in need Donations benefitted six local nonprofits – Heartland Family Service, Project Reset, Salvation Army, Siena Francis, Stephen Center and St. Vincent de Paul Nearly 200,000 bags were
Thousands of people in Nebraska and Iowa are in need of assistance as flooding displaces families, destroys homes and devastates communities. In response, United Way of the Midlands has created the Nebraska & Iowa Flood Relief Fund. Individuals can make
United Way of the Midlands is hosting A Concert & Conversation with Peter Buffett at the UNO Strauss Performing Arts Center on April 11. Peter, son of investor Warren Buffett, currently serves as the co-president of the NoVo Foundation. He
Our team had a wonderful time hosting students from Abraham Lincoln High School during Careerockit week! Through Careerockit, which is an initiative out of the Greater Omaha Chamber, one week each year businesses across the metro invite students to
United Way of the Midlands (UWM) is proud to announce it has been awarded a grant of $58,097.35 from the Conagra Brands Foundation. The grant will support UWM’s Community Care Fund. In the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area, more than 104,000
United Way of the Midlands (UWM) is proud to announce it has been awarded a grant of $66,661 from Kellogg’s Twenty-Five Year Employees’ Fund, Inc. In alignment with Kellogg’s global purpose platform “Breakfast for Better Days,” these funds will support
Our 2-1-1 team here in Omaha answers residents’ call for help across all of Nebraska and southwestern Iowa, and they LOVE what they do. “Between all of the utility, rent, food and other types of assistance and referrals, I received
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