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Behind every call to 211 is a caring and compassionate person ready to listen, solve problems, and provide excellent...
Behind every call to 211 is a caring and compassionate person ready to listen, solve problems, and provide excellent...
Behind every call to 211 is a caring and compassionate person ready to listen, solve problems, and provide excellent...
"If we didn't have Mpowerment, there would not be an outlet for LGBT youth" To kick off the year,...
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans have been struggling to make ends meet and...
United Way of Greater Toledo and the YWCA of Northwest Ohio wrote what follows as a letter to the...
United We’re Strong In 1918, a small group of local business owners, religious clerics and...
Finding hope and things to be thankful for amid the pandemic. Let’s just admit it…The past eight...
Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has carried-on for the majority of 2020, analysts are beginning to...
Ohio is one of 28 states where childcare can amount to the equivalent of in-state college tuition....
Back in February I bought this new pair of “fun” running shoes. I’m not a runner – I don’t even...
We have come to the close of an impactful year! Thousands of needs were met through 211 calls,...
Our daughter, Hailey, is sitting in the back seat, humming along to whatever made-up song is...
When first attending college, I was asked whether I was a one, two, or three meals-a-day “kind of...
“Whoa, what is that green stuff you’re eating?” Olivia asked her classmate, Jaime, as they sat...
Each year, when August rolls around, Mrs. Brown begins getting ready for another school year with...
Deanna Johnson anxiously stood at the check-in desk, waiting to receive her student ID for her...
I sat across the table from the woman I’d been called in for. “Her name is Nikki,” my contact had...
I woke in the middle of the night to the sound of rain pounding the roof and was glad Stan had...
It comes every 10 years… asking questions about you and your household. Each decade, we can expect...
Lately, buzzwords such as big data, data science, artificial intelligence, predictive modeling and...
Exhaustion. That is the only word I could think of to explain how I felt walking into my Granny’s...
The blaring of the ambulance siren as it leaves the station was my alarm clock, gas bills were...
Katrina was twenty-two and six weeks pregnant when I first met her. She asked me to call her Kat....
Give. Advocate. Volunteer. These three words are a core piece of United Way’s message in...
When you’re attending college, you would think that everyone is free-thinking, accepting and...
Looking at my sweet son Jamile pretending to be superhero as he “flies” across the room, one would...
[Toledo, OH] United Way of Greater Toledo (UWGT) is proud to announce the annual Campaign Celebration to commemorate the 2023 – 2024 campaign year, generously sponsored by UAW Local 12. The venue has been donated by and will be held at Industrial Power Systems (IPS)...
Downtown Bowling Green was thick with chocolate fans and fiends on Saturday afternoon... Click here to read the full article.
Tina Mendoza of the United Way of Greater Toledo and Community Partner Taylor Sickler talk the Bowling Green Charity Chocolate Crawl! Click here to watch the full interview.
United Way of Greater Toledo is hosting a Charity Chocolate Crawl in downtown Bowling Green on Saturday, April 20, from 1 to 5 p.m... Click here to read the full article.
Tens of thousands of adults and children in Northwest Ohio do not have consistent access to enough nutritious food. There are a number of efforts focused on changing those numbers and that includes a new United Way of Greater Toledo program. Click here to read the...
Connecting people to essential resources, United Way’s 211 service has seen a surge of calls since the coronavirus pandemic, and its leaders say Ohio should include funding for it in the state’s budget — similar to several other states, including Pennsylvania... Click...
Explore the heartwarming initiative in Toledo where community collaboration and innovation have come together to deliver essential support and care to those in need, transcending logistical challenges to make a meaningful impact. Click here to read the full article.
Two area food pantries are working with the United Way of Greater Toledo and DoorDash to provide food assistance to those who need it but struggle to leave their homes... Click here to read the full article.
Every year, United Way of Greater Toledo takes account of the resources available for residents in the Toledo-area and the best ways to get those resources into the hands of people who need them... Click here to read the full article.
United Way’s 211 has impacted thousands of lives — both callers and call takers — and those stories were shared during a breakfast Thursday... Click here to the read full article.
[Toledo, Ohio] - United Way of Greater Toledo (UWGT) is proud to celebrate 211 Week for the year 2024. Multiple activities are planned to engage the community and stakeholders online and in person, starting with Uplifting 211: A Breakfast Celebrating Stories of...
The United Way of Greater Toledo is currently accepting grants for its upcoming three-year grant cycle... Click here to read the full article.
[TOLEDO, Ohio] – United Way of Greater Toledo (UWGT) announces the re-opening of its community grant application. This is the second three-year grant cycle offered by the organization through its Collective Impact Model of funding. UWGT is committed to providing...
UNITED Way's community leaders and donors gathered for The Joy of Giving holiday party and fund-raiser Dec. 6 at the beautifully restored 1924 Historic Ford Mansion in Perrysburg, now owned by Mike Hebert and Dave Foley, formerly owned by Tony and Deborah Knight, who...
Volunteers from the University of Toledo Medical Center in collaboration with the United Way of Greater Toledo... Click here to read the full article
Tens of thousands of people in Lucas, Wood and Ottawa counties don’t know where their next meal is coming from, according to the United Way of Greater Toledo. Click here to read the full article.
[TOLEDO, Ohio] – United Way of Greater Toledo (UWGT) is delighted to announce the launch of the third annual United for the Holidays meal kit building series in collaboration with the Islamic Food Bank and Grace Community Center. This heartwarming series of events...
United Way of Greater Toledo is announcing additional city of Toledo funding of its 211 service for the next three years. Click here to read the full article.
[TOLEDO, Ohio] – United Way of Greater Toledo (UWGT) is excited and grateful to announce Toledo City Council's recent support of 211, a free, 24/7 information and referral service that connects residents to help.On October 10, Toledo City Council unanimously voted in...
[TOLEDO, Ohio] – As a possible government shutdown threatens the livelihood of 2,100 federal workers and their families around Toledo, and as more than 5,000 Jeep workers continue their strike (joined by upstream harm such as layoffs to 130-150 Toledo Propulsion...
[TOLEDO, Ohio] – As one of the longest-serving charitable organizations in northwest Ohio, United Way of Greater Toledo (UWGT) is proud to announce $6.8 million in Community Investments for the 2023-2024 Fiscal Year. This year’s investments include $4.9 million in...
For Wendy Pestrue, the United Way’s 2022 giving campaign was one that presented challenges... Click here to read the full article.
[TOLEDO, OH] – United Way of Greater Toledo (UWGT) and Lucas Metropolitan Housing (LMH) will kick off the 3rd Annual Thumbs Up neighborhood beautification on Friday, May 26. Beginning Memorial Day weekend and running through Wednesday, June 28, the Thumbs Up...
[TOLEDO, Ohio] – United Way of Greater Toledo (UWGT) is thrilled to announce its annual Campaign Celebration on Thursday, May 25th, 2023. The event takes place at the Glass City Metropark Pavilion and will be attended by United Way staff, Board of Directors, Corporate...
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