Heart of Missouri United Way

United Way in Mizzou Homecoming Parade
2023-10-21 08:00 - 10:00 (America/Chicago)

Alexis de Tocqueville Society Reception
2023-11-01 17:30 - 19:30

Live United Day
2023-11-16, 2024-11-21

Mizzou Men's Basketball Fight for Literacy game
2023-11-19 08:00 - 17:00
Mizzou Men’s Basketball Fight for Literacy game on Sunday, November 19 with a Book Drive for Read Across Columbia. More details coming soon!

Fight for Literacy Fundraiser
2023-11-19 08:00 - 2024-03-31 17:00
To join the #FightforLiteracy, you can donate to the Read Across Columbia program at: https://www.uwheartmo.org/coaching-for-literacy/
International Paper will match donations to the Read Across Columbia program through the online site for up to $5,000! A check was presented to Heart of Missouri United Way leadership for Read Across Columbia at halftime of the November 19 game.

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CoMo Gives
2023-11-28 08:00 - 2023-12-31 17:00
Donate to United Way through CoMo Gives at: https://comogives.com/product/heart-of-missouri-united-way-4/
OUR Mission
Building Futures, Together: Heart of Missouri United Way improves lives in our community. We invest in programs at nonprofit organizations in the impact areas of health and basic needs, education, and financial stability. 1 in 5 individuals in Boone, Cooper, and Howard Counties are served by programs with funding from United Way.
WHY WE’RE Great
Heart of Missouri United Way is proudly funding a 2.1-million-dollar investment in 45 grants at 29 agencies. Along with our grants, United Way provides over 15,000 basic needs and education items to our community and over 10,000 volunteer hours are donated through United Way annually. No other organization has the reach and community connection that United Way has.

Mizzou Student Athlete Job Fair
2024-04-08 17:00 - 20:00

National Volunteer Week
2024-04-21 - 2024-04-28

Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive
2024-05-11
As the need for food assistance is still more significant than ever, we want to allow everyone to continue to meet that need and help your local community food pantry or bank. The Stamp Out Hunger Donor Drive is a drive with a single mission—to feed the hungry in America, and as always, with your help, we will!

United Way Week of Action
2024-06-15 - 2024-06-21
On and around June 21, thousands of people across the globe take action to improve their communities by volunteering with United Way.
In 37 countries and territories across the world, United Way creates meaningful volunteering opportunities — both virtual and in-person — that make it easy for people and organizations to tackle some of the toughest problems facing communities.
Sign Up to Volunteer
Stay tuned for more Day of Action information! You can also check out our volunteer website at volunteer.uwheartmo.org

ASPIRES Project - Capacity Building Class
2024-06-17 08:00 - 17:00
Heart of Missouri United Way is excited to present the ASPIRES project, designed to help enhance nonprofit organizations’ capacity. One part of this project is quarterly capacity-building classes offered by Partner for Better, which are open to ANY nonprofit organization. Our next session is about how the board and executive director can work better together and deliver on their mission.
Learn More & Register

Week of Action Breakfast Celebration
2024-06-21 08:00 - 09:00
We’d also love for you to join us at the Week of Action Breakfast Celebration, on Friday, June 21 from 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m., at the MU Health Care Pavilion in the Columbia Agriculture Park (1769 W. Ash). Please indicate if you plan to join us for the breakfast celebration when you sign up for a volunteer opportunity.
Sign up to volunteer today at: https://bit.ly/Week-of-Action-24

Week of Action Logboat Celebration
2024-06-21 15:30 - 18:30
Celebrate the Week of Action by joining us at Logboat Brewing Company (504 Fay Street) from 3:30pm-6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 21.

Sign up to volunteer today at: https://bit.ly/Week-of-Action-24

CoMo Give Give & United Way Screening of the Film "Join or Die"
2024-06-28 10:15 - 13:00
Give 5 Documentary
Join Now or Die: Robert Putnam film on social isolation and loneliness
Ragtag Cinema (10 Hitt St, Columbia, MO 65201)
REGISTER HERE
The film centers on America’s civic unraveling through the journey of scientist Robert Putnam, whose research on the decline in American community lights a path out of our democracy’s present crisis. Learn why you should join a group and why the fate of America may depend on it! There will also be a social with Give 5 graduates following the screening.
About Dr. Putnam: Robert D. Putnam is an American political scientist and educator best known for his study of social capital. In his most influential books—Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy (1993), coauthored with Robert Leonardi and Raffaella Nanetti, and Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community (2000)—Putnam argued that strong and prosperous societies rest upon community relationships and mutual trust, what he called “social capital.”
Putnam’s research also led him to a distressing observation: the United States had experienced a significant decline in the level of civic engagement since the 1960s. A consequence of that decline, he suggested, is the widespread mistrust of their democratic institutions by the American people. Putnam did not regard this problem as limited to the political sphere. The inability of Americans to connect with friends, families, and extended communities, he suggested, also has an impact on their health, productivity, public safety, and a number of other social goods.
“Our national myths often exaggerate the role of the individual heroes and understate the importance of collective effort.”
—Robert Putnam

CEO Breakfast
2024-08-09

United Way Campaign Kick-off
2024-08-28 11:00 - 13:00 | Sentinel Park (The Arcade District), 1214 Eugenia St, Columbia, MO, 65201, United States
We are excited to announce Heart of Missouri United Way’s annual Community Campaign Kickoff on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at Sentinel Park located in the Arcade District (1214 Eugenia St) from 11:00 am-1:00 pm. Speakers will engage at 12:15 pm, and lunch from Irene’s BBQ will be available.
As a part of our Kickoff this year, we have a fun event planned to feature our “Change for Real Change” coin collection event. Large bottles (similar to office water cooler bottles) will be available for pick up at the Kickoff event location for you to take back to your company or organization for your teams to fill with coins during your company’s campaign through the fall.
We invite the community to be “United In Change” with us by bringing their spare change to the kickoff event, and our participating locations around town throughout the fall.
Prizes will be given to the group(s) raising the most change, and there are also company matching opportunities available.
Please complete this quick survey to let us know if your company would like to be a part of the campaign. https://forms.office.com/r/7aEmG84Yai

Read Across Columbia
2024-10-09 09:00 - 10:00 | West Blvd. Elementary, 319 West Blvd N, Columbia, MO

Pacesetter Breakfast
2024-10-18 07:15 - 08:30 | Boone Hospital Center, 1600 E Broadway, Columbia, MO

Celebrating our future with new President and CEO Talia Jackson
2025-03-17 16:00 - 18:00 | The Clinton Club in Mizzou Arena, 1 Champions Drive, Columbia, MO
Heart of Missouri United Way cordially invites you to an event celebrating our future with new President and CEO Talia Jackson. The event will take place at The Clinton Club at Mizzou Arena.

Talia Jackson
