Check out United Way in the news, and what’s currently going on at our organization! For media inquiries, please contact Lucas Stall, manager of public affairs and advocacy at lucas.stall@unitedwaytoledo.org

Dec. 13, 2019  | “Feeding the Hungry this Holiday Season…” 

Dec. 12, 2019  | “United Way in Ottawa County Undergoing Transition in Leadership”

Dec. 11, 2019  | Transition in Leadership, United Way in Ottawa County

Dec. 9, 2019  | United Way Emerging Leaders, ProMedica’s Impact & Inspire Build Meal Kits

Dec. 3, 2019  | “Check Charities before Donating on Giving Tuesday”

Nov. 30, 2019  | “Giving Tuesday Growing in Popularity” 

Nov. 29, 2019  | United Way Rethinks “Giving Tuesday,” Celebrates “Thanking Tuesday”

Nov. 26, 2019  | United Way, Volunteers, Organize “A United Thanksgiving” for Community

Nov. 22, 2019  | “United & Thankful: Meal Kits for Kids in Need”

Nov. 22, 2019  | “United Way, Volunteers Pack 3,000 Meal Kits for Students in Need”

Nov. 21, 2019  | “Owens Community College, United Way, Gift Professional Portraits”

Nov. 20, 2019  | “Volunteers Sought to Pack Meals” 

Nov. 19, 2019  | Volunteers Pack 3,000 Weekend Meal Kits this Friday, 11/22

Nov. 15, 2019  | BGSU, Senator Brown, United Way Service Project

Nov. 13, 2019  | Volunteers Gather to Pack 3,000 Weekend Meal Kits for Kids

Nov. 11, 2019  | African American Leadership Council of United Way Hosts Capstone Luncheon 

Nov. 10, 2019  | “Morsels,” United & Thankful

Nov. 7, 2019  | “Deadline near for Real Seafood Holiday Feast, 2-1-1”

Oct. 30, 2019  | “Real Men READ-y Kicks Off New School Year” 

Oct. 30, 2019  | “Real Men READ-y Mentorship Program Comes to MLK Academy”

Oct. 30, 2019  | “Real Men READ-y Provides Mentoring for TPS Students”

Oct. 24, 2019  | Reading Mentorship Program for African American Boys Kicks Off

Oct. 21, 2019  | United Way Seeks Community Support for “A United Thanksgiving”

Oct. 16, 2019  |“What’s Your Emergency? …United Way 2-1-1”

Oct. 14, 2019  | “City, County Officials work to Bolster 2-1-1”

Oct. 10, 2019  | 2-1-1 Could Help Alleviate Stress on 9-1-1, Toledo City Council 

Oct. 9, 2019  | Task Force Looks to Combat Non-Emergency Calls to 9-1-1, Utilize 2-1-1

Oct. 3, 2019  | City of Toledo, United Way, Recognize 9-1-1 Task Force

Oct. 2, 2019  | City of Toledo Kicks off Charitable Campaign

Sept. 30, 2019  | Women’s Initiative “Pursuing Inspiration” Impacts Childhood Literacy

Sept. 27, 2019  | Those Impact by Lorraine Hotel Closure, Encouraged to Call 2-1-1

Sept. 23, 2019  | United Way in Ottawa County hosts “Great Grape Stomp”

Sept. 19, 2019  | “Tocqueville Talks Gathers Generous United Way Donors”

Sept. 17, 2019  | “Dana, Inc. Begins United Way Campaign with Connecting Kids to Meals” 

Sept. 14, 2019  | The Toledo Blade Food Page, Great Grape Stomp, benefiting United Way in Ottawa County  

Sept. 11, 2019  | “Those Working Their Way Out of Poverty Could Face Setback.” 

Sept. 9, 2019  | “Books Coming to Toledo-Area Kids from Music-Icon Dolly Parton”

Sept. 7, 2019  |“Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Promotes Literacy in Oregon”

Sept. 6, 2019  | 13abc “Bright Side” – Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Expands

Sept. 6, 2019  | Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library coming to Oregon City Schools

Sept. 4, 2019  | United Way & Siemer Institute, Keeping Families Housed

Sept. 2, 2019  | News Conference: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Expands to Oregon

August 29, 2019  | United Way in Ottawa County Introduces “Coffee with a Banker”

August 26, 2019  | “Local Organizations Discuss Collaborative Efforts to Get Results”

August 25, 2019  | “In Face of Financial Challenges, United Way Re-imagines Model”

August 23, 2019  | United Way, City of Toledo, Bolsters Focus on Data

August 7, 2019  | “United Way Hosts Fourth Annual Kickoff to Caring”

August 7, 2019  | “Kickoff to Caring Packs New Start for Kids, School Year”

August 5, 2019  | Kickoff to Caring Taking Place this Wednesday

July 31, 2019  | United Way Hosts Kickoff to Caring 

July 30, 2019  | United Way’s “Kickoff to Caring” Provides 5,000 Backpacks for Students

July 22, 2019  | “Is Toledo Getting Poorer? Website says ‘Yes;’ Local Experts Disagree”

July 17, 2019  | Upcoming Heatwave – Finding Local Cooling Centers via 2-1-1 

June 22, 2019  | #ToledoMe: “United We Eat” Helps Feed Hungry Kids this Summer

June 21, 2019  | United Way Announces Leads for Collaborative Impact Model

June 20, 2019  | United Way Volunteers to Pack Meal Kits for Children in Need

June 19, 2019  | United Way Eat, Volunteer to Help Connecting Kids to Meals

June 18, 2019  | Toledo Gets $700K Boost in Federal Block Grant, Plans to Work with United Way, Toledo-Lucas County Planning Commissions

June 17, 2019  | “Your Day” on WTOL with Amanda Fay – United We Eat

June 14, 2019  | United Way Packs 2,000 Meal Kits for Children in Need

June 10, 2019 |  Morsels: Local “United We Eat” program aims to feed hungry children

May 22, 2019  |  Non-Emergency 911 Calls Strain Toledo Firefighters

May 21, 2019 | United Way Expands Focus on Data with New Committee

May 10, 2019 | Women’s Initiative of United Way Hosts Annual Panel Event

May 08, 2019 |  Toledo City Council Debates Equal Pay Ordinance – Women’s Initiative of United Way Gives Comment

May 06, 2019 | United Way Announces 2019-2020 Program Investments

May 02, 2019 |  New United Way in Ottawa County Director Transition Began Just Down Hall

April 30, 2019 | Women’s Initiative of United Way to Host Pay Equity Act Mixer

April 26, 2019 | United Way in Ottawa County Hosts Meet & Greet for New Director

April 24, 2019 | Community Garden Renovated at Alpha Towers Senior Living Apartments

April 10, 2019 |  Toledo Council Hears Pitch for Ordinance to Fight Wage Inequality

April 08, 2019 |  United Way of Greater Toledo to Shift 2-1-1 Operations

April 08, 2019 | UWGT’s 2-1-1 Operations to Transfer in Coming Months

March 28, 2019 | UWGT Showcases the Positive Impact of Campaign Volunteers

March 26, 2019 | UWGT Showcases the Positive Impact of Campaign Volunteers

March 25, 2019 | UWGT Mourns the Loss of Former Ottawa County Director, Chris Galvin

March 20, 2019 | Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Expands, Gives Free Books to Children

March 01, 2019 | Bistro 163’s Stacy Maple new director of United Way in Ottawa County

February 27, 2019 | United Way in Ottawa County Welcomes New Area Director

February 23, 2019 | A step forward for Toledo Free Universal Pre-K

February 22, 2019 | Leadership Team to Help Toledo Achieve Universal Preschool

February 20, 2019 | Sen. Brown Pushes to Expand Scale and Scope of Earned Income Tax Credit

February 19, 2019 | United Way & LISC Toledo Advocate to Support EITC with Senator Sherrod Brown

February 10, 2019 | Bowling Green Charity Chocolate Crawl, Supporting United Way in Wood County

February 05, 2019 |  United Way Hosts Second Annual “Charity Chocolate Crawl”

February 01, 2019 | Stretching Your Dollar: You could be eligible to file your taxes for FREE

January 22, 2019 | YWCA Rape Crisis Center & Women’s Shelter Imperiled by Continuing Government Shutdown

January 18, 2019 | United Way Continues Advocacy Efforts (Sentinel-Tribune)

January 18, 2019 | 2019-01-17, Government Shutdown, Local Impact

January 15, 2019 | United Way Helping Furloughed Workers, Encourages Residents to Call 2-1-1

January 15, 2019 | Residents Impacted by Government Shutdown, Call 2-1-1

January 10, 2019 |  United Way Seeks Applicants to Lead New Collaborative Model

January 08, 2019 | SNAP Dollars Could Run Out Amid Government Shutdown

December 19, 2018 | Marathon LPGA Classic donates $554,000 to 17 charities

December 16, 2018 | Acts of Kindness: Reading program partners African-American men and boys

December 13, 2018 | How Charities Found #GivingTuesday Success Ditching Facebook for Face-to-Face Fundraising

December 12, 2018 | Adopt-A-Family Program Assists Local Families in Need

November 30, 2018 | Children’s Wonderland to support United Way’s Adopt-A-Family

November 27, 2018 | United Way of Greater Toledo Celebrates “Thanking Tuesday”

November 17, 2018 | PSA: Huntington Bank & United Way, Helping Communities Thrive

November 14, 2018 | Help Protect SNAP PSA

November 13, 2018 | Your Franklin Park Mall Reciepts Help Give Back to Local Nonprofits

November 12, 2018 | Podcast with Eric Chase, Q105.5 – Support United Way “Adopt-A-Family” this Holiday Season

November 02, 2018 | African American Leadership Council of United Way Helps Professionals find their Passions

October 30, 2018 | African American Leadership Council of United Way Hosts One-Day Conference

October 17, 2018 | Women’s Initiative of United Way hosts Pursuing Inspiration

October 15, 2018 | Women’s Initiative of United Way Welcomes Founder & CEO of “She Should Run”

October 09, 2018 | United Way Participates in TPS’ “State of the District Address”

October 04, 2018 | Huntington Center, “Day of Caring” with Toledo Day Nursery

September 20, 2018 | Help Support United Way – 30 Second PSA from 13abc

September 16, 2018 | Protect SNAP: A Letter from United Way & Connecting Kids to Meals CEO’s

August 21, 2018 | UAW Members Enjoy 30th Annual United Way Golf Outing

August 10, 2018 | Toledo Jeep Fest: Exploring the connection between Jeep and United Way

August 09, 2018 | Jeep Fest Art Piece to Benefit United Way

August 07, 2018 | Volunteers pack Huntington Center to help local students

August 03, 2018 | United Way Gathers 1,000+ Volunteers for Annual “Kickoff to Caring”

July 26, 2018 | United Way joins Eric Chase on Q105.5 Podcast to talk about Kickoff to Caring

July 23, 2018 | Recognizing UAW Local 12

June 15, 2018 | Deadline Extended for Local Students Seeking School Supplies

June 07, 2018 | Celebrating United Way’s Centennial

June 06, 2018 | United Way Welcomes Two New Board Members

June 05, 2018 | Seeing Poverty Through A New Lens – Sylvania Advantage

June 01, 2018 | Call United Way 2-1-1 For a Free Backpack & Supplies

May 30, 2018 | United Way Celebrates Centennial by Packing 2,000 Foster Care Kits

May 16, 2018 | Women’s Initiative of United Way to Host Panel Discussion with Local Leaders

May 15, 2018 | United Way’s Women in Leadership: What Makes You Move?

May 14, 2018 | United Way in Ottawa County Seeks Community Action

May 11, 2018 | United Way Announces Community Investments

May 08, 2018 | Catawba Island Club Golf Invitational, Benefiting United Way

April 25, 2018 | United Way Recognizes Campaign “Change Makers” at A Century of Impact

April 13, 2018 | United Way President & CEO Discusses Her Organ Donation

April 04, 2018 | Millions of Americans don’t take advantage of free tax filing.

April 01, 2018 | Old West End Historic Times

March 28, 2018 | Women’s Initiative of United Way, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

March 23, 2018 | Celebrate 100,000 Books Delivered

March 16, 2018 | Celebrating 100 Years of Positive Community Change!

March 07, 2018 | United is still the way to help charities in changing times, new CEO Wendy Pestrue contends.

March 06, 2018 | United Way Formally Welcomes New President & CEO

February 27, 2018 | Highlighting 100 years of driving positive community change!

February 19, 2018 | New United Way President on this week’s Conklin and Company

February 15, 2018 | Charitable Donations to Possibly Drop

February 11, 2018 | United Way of Greater Toledo celebrates National 2-1-1 Day

February 09, 2018 | Charity chocolate crawl attracts hundreds in Downtown Bowling Green

January 30, 2018 | United Way Adds to Board

January 19, 2018 | New President selected for United Way

January 19, 2018 | United Way Names President & CEO