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Plough Foundation secures United Way
Saturday, 19 December 2020 — Memphis Commercial Appeal USA TODAY NETWORK – TENNESSEE ~ Dima Amro The Plough Foundation is granting $5 million to United Way of the Mid-South to provide security for the future of the agency. The Memphis-based foundation announced...
United Way joins the Afterschool Alliance for the Twentieth Annual Lights on Afterschool
Our Community Impact team partnered once again with the Afterschool Alliance for their annual Lights on Afterschool. For the past 20 years, Lights on Afterschool has brought attention to the importance of afterschool programs which benefit communities holistically by...
Driving The Dream partners with Church Health for site-based Care Coordination Services to Spanish-language Families
Driving The Dream recently announced its partnership with Church Health to offer site-based Care Coordination Services to 45 Spanish-language families, beginning in October 2020. Church Health is the largest faith-based private healthcare nonprofit organization in...
Corporate Campaign Season Underway Amidst COVID-19 Challenges
United Way of the Mid-South’s Resource Development team has pivoted to take an innovative approach during the COVID-19 pandemic by conducting workplace campaigns virtually. They provided a Virtual Toolkit to corporate partners so they can effectively run their...
BlueCare and United Way of the Mid-South help Memphians
BlueCare and United Way of the Mid-South help Memphians address social needs for better health JESSE THOMPSON | Aug 25, 2020 Memphis ranks No. 1 in overall poverty among metropolitan areas with a population greater than 1 million. That statistic motivated our BlueCare...
United Way concludes 2020 with outstanding Volunteer Engagement
We are thankful for everyone who continued to support us in helping our community during the holiday season. There were several service projects that really made an impact in assisting our neighbors. One hundred and thirty employees from International Paper collected...
Several Workplace Campaigns see significant increase
United Way of the Mid-South’s Resource Development team is happy to share a few success stories from their workplace campaigns taking place during the pandemic. The team has worked tirelessly to ensure corporate partners have what they need to continue their support...
Free Tax Prep season begins January 18th
The Free Tax Prep 2021 season officially opens Monday, Jan. 18th. If your household income was below $57,000 in 2020, you qualify to have your taxes filed for free by an IRS certified tax preparer. We are building on the innovative Drive-Thru Drop-Off approach...
United Way of the Mid-South’s Driving The Dream receives $100,000 grant from Siemer Institute
United Way of the Mid-South’s Driving The Dream received a $100,000 grant from the Siemer Institute to serve families who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness and have at least one school-aged child under the age of 18 in the home. Siemer Institute funds...
Resource Development Works Adaptively with Corporate Partners amidst Pandemic
In October, United Way of the Mid-South Campaign Representatives partnered with Porter-Leath to participate virtually in Read for the Record, the largest shared reading experience in the country. Each representative read “Evelyn Del Rey is Moving Away” to a classroom...
Candid Conversations: COVID-19 Vaccinations
An honest conversation about COVID-19, the virus, and the vaccine in our community Join Women United and a distinguished panel as they discuss COVID-19 and the concerns around the newly developed vaccine. Panelists: Barney Graham, MD, PhD, Deputy Director of the NIH...
2020 Best of the Best Awards
BEST OF THE BEST AWARDS OUR 2019-20 WORKPLACE CAMPAIGN WAS A HUGE SUCCESS, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE CORPORATE PARTNERS WHO ALLOW UNITED WAY TO DRIVE THE DREAMS OF THOSE IN POVERTY IN THE MID-SOUTH. THANKS to OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP IN...
Trunk or Treat
5th Annual "Trunk or Treat on Tillman Street” Fall Festival is a safe, family-friendly event hosted by United Way of the Mid-South. This event provides free flu shots, community resources, meals, and a safe and fun way for families to enjoy Halloween. Come join us for...
Feast of Dreams Dinner Party
Feast of Dreams is an informal dinner party during which an exchange of perspectives, ideas, and imagination is shared between people who normally wouldn’t have an opportunity to meet. Attendees are given the freedom to start re-imagining what the future could look...
Night to UNITE! 95th Anniversary Party
THANK YOU for making United Way of the Mid-South's Night to Unite: 95th Anniversary Party OUTSTANDING!!! With a crowd of over 500 guests, the aroma of delectable foods and illuminating drinks provided by Kelly English and Caesar's Entertainment (Horseshoe...
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