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
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
Local organizations work together to remove barriers to good attendance. In the Omaha-Council Bluffs area, approximately 18,500 – or 14 percent of students – are absent enough days throughout the school year that absence alone puts their academics at risk.
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
United Way of the Midlands (UWM) will kick off its annual fundraising campaign beginning at 4 p.m. on Thursday, August 23, 2018, at The Capitol District, 1022 Capitol Avenue. The free community celebration will feature food from Capitol District restaurants
Over 200 residents join UWM in celebrating community, supporting local nonprofits Local residents, business professionals and agencies help United Way of the Midlands officially ring in a new giving year where essential programs will receive the funding they need
Happy National Nonprofit Day! It might seem like this is a day just for those of us at United Way of the Midlands or other nonprofits across the country, but National Nonprofit Day is something you should be celebrating too.
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