United Way of Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades, and Okeechobee Board of Directors is happy to announce that Jeannine Joy has been named its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective June 17, 2019.
Jeannine Joy Named United Way President and CEO Read More »
Be a Hero and Donate Blood at our 2019 United Way Day of Action. Blood supplies are critically low over the summer and we need your help in saving lives! There will be great prizes for donors as well as food and door prizes. This is a collaboration with Lee Health Blood. Students get volunteer
United Way Day Of Action 6-22-19 Read More »
Be Family Mentor Today! The United Way Volunteer Center has officially launched a new Family Mentor Program to recruit volunteer mentors who will be trained and matched with parents who are ready to be re-unified with their children. Each Mentor will work to build a committed and trusting relationship with the parents to support them
Be A Family Mentor Read More »
UNMET NEEDS COALITION & UNITED WAY OF HENDRY & GLADES RECEIVE RED CROSS GRANT The Hendry/Glades Unmet Needs Coalition and United Way of Hendry and Glades have received a grant from the American Red Cross which has allocated $500,000 for repairing and/or rebuilding Irma-damaged homes in Hendry and Glades Counties. The Unmet Needs Coalition has
Long Term Recovery Read More »
The United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades, and Okeechobee has concluded the 2018-2019 Campaign, and exceeded the campaign goal of $10,301,386. This is the 26th consecutive year that the goal has been met or exceeded. Campaign Chairs Linda Doggett and Robert Shearman made the announcement that local residents and companies contributed a record amount, $10,438,361
United Way Surpasses Goal! THANK YOU! Read More »
Fort Myers, FL (February 4, 2019) United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades, and Okeechobee has received not only a 4-star rating by Charity Navigator, but a perfect overall score of 100. Charity Navigator is one of the most utilized evaluators of charities used to guide intelligent giving. Since 2002, using objective analysis, Charity Navigator has
United Way Gets Coveted Perfect Score Read More »
Are you eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit? The Earned Income Tax Credit is a benefit for working people with low to moderate income. EITC reduces the amount of tax you owe and may give you a refund. If you worked last year and had income of less than $54,884, you may qualify. To
EITC Awareness Day Read More »
[button link=”https://www.unitedwaylee.org/tournaments/clay-shoot-2019/” type=”big”] Click Here To Register[/button] United Way invites you to join them for a day of shooting, fun, and fundraising at the United Way of Okeechobee Clay Shoot Tournament on Saturday March 30, 2019. The tournament will consist of teams of four, each shooting at a total of 100 clay targets. Bring your own gun
3rd Annual Clay Shoot Tournament Read More »
There are just a few days left in the year and you may be thinking about your year end charitable giving. Charitable giving can be enhanced using income tax deductions, so it can be more effective when included as part of year-end tax planning. Here are a few dates and ways to give that may be
High school student groups can be awarded $500 – $2,500 to create a project bringing awareness of youth violence prevention. This project is in partnership with the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers, Click the button below to download the grant application for this innovative project to showcase your ideas to effect change in our
Youth Violence Prevention – Grants Read More »