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Rise Together Innovation Center: Executive Director Search
February 19th, 2020The Rise Together Innovation Center has launched a search for an Executive Director to lead its work of coordinating long- and short-term efforts to mitigate poverty and improve economic mobility, family stability and equitable access to opportunity across Franklin County. The Center is responsible for convening community partners, aligning systems and implementing the Rise Together Blueprint to Reduce Poverty in Franklin County, in addition to vetting other big…
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Franklin County Columbus Counts: 2020 Census Grants Application
February 14th, 2020The Franklin County Board of Commissioners is providing funding to support local, community-based organizations in getting out the 2020 Census count in Columbus and Franklin County. The Commissioners’goal is to ensure every resident in Franklin County is counted, especially individuals from traditionally hard-to-count (HTC) communities. This funding will be distributed to local community-based organizations in…
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Meeting Basic Needs for Neighbors in Crisis
February 12th, 2020United Way funds a network of 26 local nonprofit partners who provide 32 programs in the critical area of Basic Needs. Meeting the basic needs of individuals and families is the first step in helping them progress down a path to success. Together, with the help of our donors and partners, we’ve provided food, shelter…
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Helping Our Community’s Children Succeed
November 4th, 2019United Way of Central Ohio is focused on fighting poverty by investing in the most effective partners that get results. In the critical area of Student Success, we’re investing in more than 38 local programs that provide opportunities to our at-risk kids and youth, from cradle to career. These programs have been highly successful in…
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Don’t Pay High Fees. Tax Time Can Prepare Your Taxes For Free.
December 19th, 2019You may qualify to have your taxes prepared for free if you earned $56,000 or less in 2019. Starting January 21, call 2-1-1 to find out if you qualify and make an appointment at one of the more than 40 Tax Time sites in Franklin County. You’ll save on fees and Tax Time preparers can…
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ABC6 Stories Highlight Work of United Way and Partners
October 30th, 2019Thank you to ABC6 and Maria Durant for featuring four stories throughout October showing United Way of Central Ohio’s work in our community. Sponsored by our partner Fifth Third, the segments were wonderful examples of how our more than 80 nonprofit partners are creating opportunities for people to succeed every day. To watch any of the four ABC6 segments,…
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Building Skills Needed for Employment
August 6th, 2019Your donations to United Way of Central Ohio’s Community Impact Fund support a network of more than 80 nonprofit partners in our community. These poverty-fighting nonprofits are working hard to help people meet basic needs, achieve student success, find good jobs and build strong neighborhoods. United Way makes certain that your donations are getting concrete,…
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Summary on Nonprofit Board Diversity and Inclusion in Central Ohio
June 12th, 2019United Way of Central Ohio has been deeply engaged in efforts to prepare diverse candidates for service on nonprofit boards for more than 25 years. It is clear that our board training programs and other efforts in the community have helped to fill a huge need in our community to identify and educate a diverse…
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Nonprofit Impact: A Report on the Nonprofit Sector in Franklin County
May 15th, 2019Nonprofit organizations have a direct impact on a large portion of the population in central Ohio, both through employment and services offered. That impact is explored in a recent report that takes a close look at the nonprofit sector in Franklin County. Funded by United Way of Central Ohio and The Columbus Foundation, and in…
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The Power of Giving to Fuel Early Childhood Education
November 13th, 2019Knowledge is power. But not every family has the resources to give their kids a strong start in education. United Way of Central Ohio helps improve access to high-quality early childhood education — one of the critical cornerstones of successful communities. And this year, you can help power education by joining us for Giving Tuesday….
