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Email Outage
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Starting the afternoon of Feb. 16 and through the weekend (Feb. 19, 2012) we will be unable to receive your emails to any United Way email address ending in @uweci.org.
We will return your message as soon as we can. (Also, the office is closed on Feb. 17, 2012.) If it's urgent please call us at 319-804-9853. |
Help an Emerging Reader
Only 50% of low-income kindergarteners in the United Way service area have the skills they need to start reading.
Washington Post writer Janice D'Arcy recently interviewed Walter Dean Myers, who was just named the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature at the Library of Congress. Myers, who has written over 100 books, is a strong proponent of early literacy efforts - like those that United Way helps support. Read more here |
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Food assistance funds boost spending in local communities
When companies and people contribute to United Way, families get connected to resources that also boost our local economy.
Food assistance helps more than just the families that directly receive benefits. It also benefits local businesses and the community at large.
For every dollar received in food assistance, it generates $1.50 in community spending.
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Mental health cuts could affect a local family who uses Abbe Center services and is highlighted in 
