by uwmsnewscenter | Aug 9, 2014 | Archive
United Way of the Mid-South President Bryce Haugsdahl announced his retirement Monday after 40 years of service with several United Way chapters. As President of our local United Way he has led staff, nonprofits and local volunteers in a strategic examination of...
by uwmsnewscenter | Jul 18, 2014 | Archive
With the start of each school year, we hear the stories of teachers struggling to work with children who lack many of the basic supplies for classroom education. Often, teachers use their own money to purchase supplies for children in need. United Way’s Fill The...
by uwmsnewscenter | Jul 2, 2014 | Archive
A family on a limited income and children faced a rough summer with no air conditioning in the home, but thanks to United Way connections in Lauderdale County and the generosity of Wal-Mart, they have a window unit to provide comfort for this summer’s heat....
by uwmsnewscenter | Jun 24, 2014 | Archive
United Way’s Free Tax Prep site at the Cossitt Library location was busy as Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) workers were busy assisting late tax filers last week. People turned up in big numbers to take advantage of this valuable service. Volunteers report that...
by uwmsnewscenter | May 29, 2014 | Archive
What is it about the partnership between United Way of the Mid-South and the FamilyWize discount prescription card that makes it so valuable for the Mid-South? Well, the answer is worth over $2.84 million in saved medical spending for local citizens! The United...
by uwmsnewscenter | May 9, 2014 | Archive
United Way of the Mid-South is participating in the 21st Annual Health & Heritage Day Friday, May 16, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. The event will take place at the Lauderdale County Commission on Aging at 605 Airport St. in Halls, TN. The public event...
by uwmsnewscenter | May 9, 2014 | Archive
United Way encourages you to give food items to one of the nation’s largest drives combating hunger in America – the National Food Drive sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carriers. The United Way network is partnering with the National...
by uwmsnewscenter | Apr 22, 2014 | Archive
UPS has identified Memphis as a key community for its work with the Campaign for Grade Level Reading and has selected United Way of the Mid-South as a recipient of corporate funding to help increase the number of local children who are reading proficiently by the end...
by uwmsnewscenter | Apr 19, 2014 | Archive
Strive Mid-South and the Seeding Success Partnership are still very young programs, but their potential for a big impact on Mid-South education is already getting our community’s attention. “It means 1,000 to 1,500 Memphis schoolchildren will have a quality reading...
by uwmsnewscenter | Apr 15, 2014 | Archive
Now through May 4, three billboards along heavily-traveled interstates in Memphis salute the great partnership of United Way of the Mid-South and First Tennessee. The billboards are part of First Tennessee’s 150th anniversary celebration. The billboards are...
