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United Way is making change – and headlines. Here you will find accounts of our work around the world. You'll also find thoughts from our leaders on the complex challenges that communities face, and how we solve them together.

Learning Center
Impact Story

Reona Dyess Serves Up Services to Help Families Fight Hunger

March 20, 2026

Food Security
Youth Opportunity
Impact Story

United Way of Greenville County Welcomes Families Home

March 13, 2026

Financial Security
Housing
Impact Story

Volunteer Profile: Lori

March 13, 2026

Volunteer
United Way Volunteers
Impact Story

Volunteer Profile: Christine and Morgan

March 13, 2026

Volunteer
 A mother reads a bedtime story.
Impact Story

NJ 211 is Connecting People to What They Need When They Need It

March 13, 2026

Local Resources | 211
Financial Security
A woman selects canned goods at a food distribution location.
Impact Story

Stamping Out Hunger, One Neighborhood at a Time

March 13, 2026

Food Security
Power lines weighed down by snow and ice
Impact Story

United Ways Across Mississippi Respond to Winter Storm Fern

February 18, 2026

Community Resiliency
Disaster Relief
Kim Duckworth (left) and Betsy Ivey of United Way of the Pine Belt Region
Impact Story

Volunteer Profile: Kim Shows Up

February 18, 2026

Volunteer
Young girls in Spain participate in STEM event.
Impact Story

Empowering Girls in STEM Around the World

February 10, 2026

Youth Opportunity
Second Graders in United Way Ghana exchange project smile for a group photo.
Impact Story

United Way Ghana's Second Grade Exchange Project

January 22, 2026

Literacy Development
Early Childhood Education
Impact Story

Leland Mississippi's Long Road to Recovery

January 9, 2026

Community Resiliency
Mental Health
In the News

NBC's TODAY Show Discusses Winter Utility Costs and 211

January 8, 2026

Local Resources | 211
Community Resiliency
Volunteer supplying food to a person in need.
In The News

US Non-Profits Slash Jobs as Government and Donor Funding Dries Up

January 5, 2026

Policy and Advocacy
United Way staff members walking through debris after a hurricane
In The News

Support to Communities Impacted by Holiday Weather

December 26, 2025

Flooded streets after hurricane
In The News

Hurricane Melissa has wreaked havoc in the Caribbean. Here's how you can help.

October 30, 2025

Disaster Relief
Community Resiliency
Volunteer supplying food to a person in need.
In The News

Nonprofit Face Double Crunch As Shutdown Follows Severe Funding Cuts

October 30, 2025

Food Security
Healthy Community
A woman pushing a shopping cart with 2 children in it
In The News

Why you might be seeing ramen at your neighbor’s door on Halloween

October 30, 2025

Policy and Advocacy
Food Security
Healthy Community
Healthy foods being purchased at a grocery store
In The News

Hunger Looms As Millions Prepare to Lose Food Aid Amid Shutdown

October 29, 2025

Food Security
Healthy Community
Local Resources | 211
Man pushing a pallet of food at a United Way event
In The News

SNAP Cuts Could Leave Millions Hungry, States Scramble to Fill the Gap

October 24, 2025

Food Security
Policy and Advocacy
Emergency Preparedness Kit by United Way Bay Area
In The News

Mobilizing Partnerships to Strengthen Climate Resilience

October 24, 2025

Community Resiliency
United Way staff members walking through debris after a hurricane
In The News

Continued Aid One Year After Milton

October 9, 2025

Children in a classroom with United Way adults
In The News

United Way named #1 on Chronicle of Philanthropy’s America’s Favorite Charities List

October 7, 2025

Older woman volunteering outdoors
In The News

25 Great Ways Volunteering Is Good for Older Adults

July 28, 2025

Volunteer
Heather Black, United Way Worldwide on Fox Weather
In The News

211 Providing Support During Extreme Heat Wave

July 28, 2025

Local Resources | 211
Community Resiliency