United Way of Greater

Richmond and Petersburg

Thanks to the generous members and friends of United Way's Women's Leadership Initiative (WLI), a record setting 919 holiday gift boxes were collected during the Fifth Annual Holiday Gift Drive. That's more than three times the number of boxes collected last year for infants and young children across the region. 

 
The brightly wrapped shoe boxes were packed with educational toys, books, winter accessories and infant/childcare items. Members gathered recently to prepare the stacks of gift boxes for delivery to families served by home visiting programs like CHIP of Richmond and Healthy Families at Family Lifeline and Quin Rivers Healthy Families. See photos.

United Way-supported home visiting programs work with parents in their own homes and provide services that help strengthen families and ensure that children are healthy and ready to learn when they reach school age. 

A special thank you to WLI members for their unwavering commitment to improving the lives of our region's youngest citizens. To learn more about WLI and how you can get involved, click here.

Lunch & Learn

Learn about two local neighborhood-based initiatives which are underway in two East End neighborhoods.

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Women's Leadership Initiative (WLI)

January 16, 8:00 - 9:30 am
New Member Orientation

Network with other members and learn more about WLI's mission, structure, plans for the year, and how to get more involved.

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United Way Day of Action

January 18, 1:00 - 4:00 pm South Rich. Adult Day Center

Get your bingo markers ready and bring much-needed wintertime cheer to seniors. Join us for an afternoon of bingo, games and fun! 

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Agency Tour

January 23, 8:30-9:30 am
The Salvation Army

2 W. Grace Street

Join us for a tour and meet face-to-face with the people who put your United Way gift to work! Register Here  

Volunteer

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program is seeking volunteers to help prepare tax returns for people with low to moderate income. No experience necessary -- training is provided. Volunteers needed at 14 Richmond area tax sites. 

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