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The United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades is seeking volunteer tax preparers, interpreters, and greeters to help our Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites during the 2021 tax season. With the support of trained, IRS-certified volunteer tax preparers, VITA sites provide free tax preparation to individuals and families earning less than $66,000 per year […]

Get your tickets now for the hottest event this fall! Join us 11/3/2021 for the 2021-2022 United Way Campaign Kickoff as we go Back To The Future to raise $11.3 million for our community! Click here to get your tickets!  

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Children in Lee County need YOUR help. Last year, we opened the United Way School Resource Center in partnership with the School District of Lee County. This collaboration allows guidance counselors, social workers, and other school employees to request critical items for the students they serve. During the 2020-2021 school year, nearly $800,000 in items

United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades, and Okeechobee has announced that the 2021-2022 United Way Campaign Chairs will be Noelle Branning and Corey Vertich. Additionally, the goal for this year’s campaign has been set at $11.3 million.  Last year’s campaign raised $10.8 million for the local communities of Lee, Hendry, Glades, and Okeechobee.  The theme

United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades and Okeechobee’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program has concluded the extended 2021 tax season with tremendous results! United Way’s VITA volunteers provided free tax preparation services to over 6,700 individuals and families who received approximately $9.7 million in tax refunds and saved over $2 million in tax preparation

New officers and nine new board members were elected at the recent United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades, and Okeechobee Annual Meeting. Officers for 2021-2022 are as follows: Board Chair:  Roger Desjarlais, Lee Board of County Commissioners Vice Board Chair: Bob Beville, Waterman Broadcasting Corporation Treasurer: Cynthia Hawkins, Wiltshire Whitley Richardson & English PA Assistant Treasurer: Victoria Loyola, Markham Norton Mosteller Wright &

United Way of Lee County, Inc. will hold its Annual Meeting of the Membership and Board of Directors on Friday, June 11, 2021 at 8AM via zoom and in person.  The Annual Meeting is a meeting of the membership. Qualification of Members: Any Person (and the spouse of any such natural Person) living, working, or

UW Gifts-in-Kind program has taken in and redistributed over $12 Million worth of donated goods to the community! United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades, and Okeechobee started the Gifts-in-Kind program in 2016. It was humble beginnings with the first year taking in 5,694 items worth over $430,000. The items donated and distributed included office furniture,

The United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades, and Okeechobee has concluded the 2020-2021 Campaign, and met the campaign goal of $10.8 million. This is the 28th consecutive year that the goal has been met or exceeded. Campaign Chairs Karen Ryan (LCEC) and Bob Beville (Waterman Broadcasting) announced that local residents and companies contributed a record