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Health & Basic Needs Impact Investment Announced
Heart of Missouri United Way hosted its annual LIVE UNITED Day on Thursday, November 16 at 10 a.m. in the City Council chambers at City Hall. They celebrated the graduation of Give 5 - Cohort 5. Opening remarks were shared by Heart of Missouri United Way President and...
Mizzou Men’s Basketball Joins the Fight for Literacy
Mizzou Men's Basketball Partners with Coaching for Literacy to Benefit Read Across Columbia, a Heart of Missouri United Way Program Mizzou Men’s Basketball has partnered with Coaching for Literacy to benefit Reach Across Columbia, a Heart of Missouri United Way...
Heart of Missouri United Way 2022 Annual Report
Heart of Missouri United Way Presents 2022 Annual Report Highlighting Program Funding, Outcomes, and Success Stories October 4, 2023 – Heart of Missouri United Way is excited to announce the release of its 2022 Annual Report. This comprehensive report demonstrates...
Heart of Missouri United Way and MU Health Care to Deliver Read Across Columbia Books to Columbia Public School Students on October 11
Over 2,600 books will be given to first and second-grade students at five Columbia elementary schools as part of the Heart of Missouri United Way’s Read Across Columbia program, sponsored by MU Health Care. There will be a special delivery and book reading at Benton...
Lorraine Gustavis Joins Heart of Missouri United Way as Give 5 and Volunteer Coordinator
Columbia, MO – Heart of Missouri United Way has hired Lorraine Gustavis as the Give 5 and Volunteer Coordinator. Lorraine will coordinate and manage the Give 5 volunteer program and provide logistical support for other volunteer activities. She will be the central...
Amy Harvey Promoted to Chief Financial Officer
Columbia, MO – Heart of Missouri United Way, an organization fighting for the health, education and financial stability of every person in our community, has promoted Amy Harvey to Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In this role, Amy will expand her duties to advance...
Heart of Missouri United Way Elects 2023 Board Members
Columbia, MO – The Heart of Missouri United Way is pleased to announce its 2023 class of Board of Directors. Five members were elected to the board to serve three-year terms and two members were elected to serve a one-year term beginning in May of 2023. The members...
Heart of Missouri United Way Annual Award Winners Announced
Dennis Gates, Charlyn Y. Law Memorial Award RecipientMark Gingrich, Jack Matthews Award RecipientDr. Jim Spain, Campaign Chair Achievement Award RecipientColumbia, MO – Heart of Missouri United Way recently hosted their Annual Awards Presentation on Friday, April 21,...
Jim Owen to Chair 2023 Heart of Missouri United Way Campaign
Columbia, MO – Heart of Missouri United Way is excited to announce that James C. (Jim) Owen, President and CEO of Missouri Employers Mutual, will chair the 2023 Campaign. “It is an honor to serve the United Way in this capacity,” Owen said. “I support the United Way...
Courtney Daviess Promoted to Chief Community Impact Officer
Columbia, MO – Heart of Missouri United Way, an organization fighting for the health, education and financial stability of every person in every community, has promoted Courtney Daviess to Chief Community Impact Officer. In this role, Courtney will be responsible...
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Reducing Food Insecurity in Our Community
Food insecurity is a pervasive, structural problem that's intertwined with poverty, wage stagnation, education opportunities, healthcare access, and transportation. In Boone County, 12% of our community lack adequate access to food. This leaves many of our neighbors...
Removing Barriers to Arts for Kids in Columbia
Academic achievement scores for minority and low-income students at Columbia Public Schools lag way behind their peers. In addition to being minorities, most of the children that attend Jabberwocky Studios programming are usually very low income, plus they have the...
BRIDGE the Gap: Comprehensive Learning Program
“Comprehensive approaches to learning that includes both the families and teachers increases student attendance, decreases office referrals, and ultimately, increases their grade reading scores. These reading scores are significant benchmarks for long term success,...
Moving Ahead Program: Trauma-Informed Out-of-School Programming
“When I started in 2011, only 40% of our kids were reading at grade level and now it’s about 80%. So, my favorite part of the Moving Ahead Program is helping kids accomplish the goals they didn’t think they could accomplish and seeing them realize that they have a...
Boys and Girls Club: Helping Our Kids Reach Their Fullest Potential
Students in the Columbia community are more at-risk for attention and academic issues, emotion regulation issues, and peer relation problems compared to other kids in rural Boone County.1 At the Boys and Girls Club of Columbia, after-school and summer programming seek...
United Way Day of Action – “You’re Only as Strong as Your Community”
On June 9, we hosted our first annual Day of Action. This community-wide volunteer event was sponsored by MU Health Care and included nearly 100 volunteers who worked on projects for City of Refuge, Coyote Hill, Love Columbia, Mid-Missouri Legal Services, Services for...