Meeting Local needs

In partnership with United Way, Kellogg recently piloted a skills-based volunteer program, matching employees who wanted to develop their skills with local nonprofits needed help. The result? A win-win!

United Way is helping students in Turks and Caicos gain reading skills and confidence, building stronger futures through literacy programs.

A crucial part of Camp iRock's success is the involvement of Call Me MiSTER interns and YMCA counselors who support classrooms and engage the children during YMCA activities.

Jeremy Quintanilla sees a direct link between financial stability and community strength, yet he feels children don’t always learn about it in school. “Financial education is missing from the education system in Arizona,” says Quintanilla, a Wells Fargo regional business relationship manager in Phoenix.

Women and minority-owned small businesses in low- to moderate-income communities are significantly impacted by economic downturns, natural disasters, and global health crises. In Louisiana, women and minority-owned small businesses struggled after COVID-19. With United Way's help, innovative approaches at the Urban League of Louisiana’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CEI) supported small businesses with surviving and thriving during and after the pandemic.

Almost half the children attending U.S. public schools come from low-income families, research shows. And some 16 million children lack access to essential school supplies. This means about one in every four students -- or 25% of students in the US -- can't afford school supplies as school starts back up. This hinders a child's academic performance, but also impacts their self-esteem and drives up absenteeism.