VITA Volunteer Income Tax Assistance VITA volunteers help working individuals and families keep their hard-earned money. This past year, volunteers prepared approximately 8,500 tax returns for individuals and families making up to $66,000. Refunds to those using this free service totaled nearly $11 million dollars! The United Way is recruiting volunteers to serve as tax […]
Beesley’s Paw Prints Registered Therapy Dog Volunteers United Way is seeking volunteers for Beesley’s Paw Prints programs to visit our partner agencies and schools. Pets are proven to have therapeutic qualities: improving mood, and reducing stress levels. Interacting with animals can stimulate laughter and joy in people whose lives have been affected by illness or
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VITA IS BACK OPEN!
Drive Up Drop Off appointments available at select locations Call 211 or 239-433-3900 for an appointment.
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 through this
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Day of Caring Request Form Thank you for your interest in a group volunteer project. Please fill out this form below to assist us in researching volunteer options for your team. A United Way staff member will contact you to begin the planning process. Group Name Address Street Address City State Zip Code Contact Name*
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In-Kind Donations The Purpose of Gifts In-Kind United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades’ United Gifts in Kind (GIK) provides nonprofit, 501(c)(3), health & human services organizations in Lee, Hendry, and Glades Counties with access to quality in-kind goods. GIK acts as a liaison between local and national donors and participating agencies. The purpose of
ALICE Project Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed ALICE 2020 Update and How COVID-19 May Impact ALICE Households Who Is ALICE? In 2018, 3,610,770 Florida households (46%) had income below the ALICE Threshold, meaning that they were unable to afford even the most basic budget. ALICE households, earning above the Federal Poverty Level, were not eligible
Leadership Giving Alexis de Tocqueville Society The United Way Tocqueville Society of Lee, Hendry, and Glades, was founded in 1991 by David Lucas. Members of the Tocqueville Society fulfill the 19th Century writings of Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville by exhibiting the American philanthropic spirit. The Society is comprised of givers at the $10,000 level and
Why Give Top 5 Reasons to Give There is no single gift that provides as many health and human services, right here in our community, as your gift to our United Way. When you give to our community through United Way, you do more than you could do alone. Your gift is combined with thousands
