Events
Join us at our upcoming events
learn more about United Way and how YOU are making a difference!
Volunteer appreciation luncheon
Thursday, April 10, 2025 | 11:30 AM
The Venue at Highlander
Held during Global Volunteer Month, this inaugural event recognizes volunteers whose thoughtful leadership and hard work have played a significant role in strengthening the community through meaningful fundraising efforts that support vital resources, in partnership with United Way of the Midlands.
Holiday Helpers
November 1 - december 31, 2024
corporate and nonprofit partners across the metro
Each year from November – December, Holiday Helpers showcases the reason for the season by supporting agency programs during a critical time of year through supply drives, volunteer projects and more.
MLK Day of Service
January 20, 2025
The Highlander
This one-day event brings together community members from across the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro to celebrate the work of Dr. King, network and build connections to make great things happen in our community
Bridgebuilder Exclusive Informational Panel Discussion on Housing
Tuesday, February 4, 2024 | 7:30 - 9:30 AM
United Way of the Midlands Office
Each year from November – December, Holiday Helpers showcases the reason for the season by supporting agency programs during a critical time of year through supply drives, volunteer projects and more.
UWM Volunteer Events:
We encourage you to take part in our community-wide annual days of service held throughout the year.
Shine Bright
August 5-8, 2024
mid-america center
Shine Bright occurs annually before the start of each new school year to provide students with the hygiene essentials they need to feel good and build the confidence necessary to thrive in the classroom. During this event, volunteers help assemble over 5,000 hygiene kits that are distributed by social workers, school counselors and school nurses to local Kindergarten, sixth and ninth-grade students. The hygiene kits serve students in Omaha Public Schools, Council Bluffs Community Schools, Papillion-La Vista Schools, and Jobs for America’s Graduates classrooms across the state of Nebraska.
Day of Caring
thursday, sEPTEMBER 12, 2024
nonprofits locations across the metro
A single day of service where individual volunteers and volunteer teams spend their day making a difference at local nonprofits to fulfill a variety of needs – from painting, meal service and yard work to everything in between.
Holiday Helpers
November 1 - december 31, 2024
corporate and nonprofit partners across the metro
Each year from November – December, Holiday Helpers showcases the reason for the season by supporting agency programs during a critical time of year through supply drives, volunteer projects and more.
NATIONAL vOLUNTEER wEEK
aPRIL 21-25, 2024
National Volunteer Week celebrates the impact of volunteer efforts and the power of community. During this week we hold five Good on the Go events, one for each day, to provide agency partners with the essentials they need! Volunteer opportunities at nonprofit partners throughout the metro are also posted, so individuals can come together in the spirit of service to make an impact during the full month of April, which is Global Volunteer Month.