Scouts to honor United Way CEO and Pennsylvania State House member in Hagerstown
The Mason-Dixon District of Shenandoah Area Council-Scouting America will present its inaugural Distinguished Citizen Awards to Washington County United Way President and CEO Heather Guessford of Hagerstown and Pennsylvania State Representative Paul Schemel of Greencastle, Pa. The two award recipients will be honored at the Take Flight for Scouting fundraising dinner Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Local radio/tv personality Lou Scally will serve as MC. ...
United Way of Western Nebraska on track for success with Union Pacific grant
Scottsbluff – United Way of Western Nebraska is a proud recipient of a Union Pacific Railroad Community Ties Giving Program grant, which will impact local families through fostering a healthy community and supporting residents in our area with basic needs, including providing hunger relief, homelessness prevention and safe shelter through nonprofit partnerships. United Way programs directly support families and local nonprofit agencies to help both families and individuals experiencing poverty meet basic needs. From ensuring families have basic food to hygiene items to safe shelters, United Way is providing much needed support to the community. Through partnerships to address basic needs, United Way and our partners provide the track to improve health and well-being for all to foster a health community.
United Way expands QC student support program
A partnership with United Way Quad Cities and Communities In Schools will expand support for students across the Quad Cities. In 2021, United Way began a new initiative at Madison Elementary School designed to help create more resources available for schools and their students by encouraging the community to help. “It’s really all about activating […]