Stories

United Way Organizes Nonprofit Partners into Powerful Regional Cohort

Friday, Jul. 31, 2015

When you fill a room with nonprofits who achieve outsized outcomes, the air takes on a special electricity. This scenario plays out regularly here at United Way of the Columbia-Willamette, and we’ve been working hard to harness the transformative energy.

Donor Spotlight: Laveta Moles

Monday, Jul. 6, 2015

The longtime United Way supporter and 20-year veteran team member at Far West Recycling is determined to pay it forward.

Financial Education Classes Provided for Somali Bantu Refugee Families

Thursday, Jun. 11, 2015

On a warm June morning, a small community room in Beaverton is alive with chatter. A group of Somali Bantu women in vibrant dresses are pouring tea and coffee for one another, doling out small pastries and carrying on spirited conversation, laughing and speaking with waving hands and animated expressions. 

Volunteerism

Volunteers Transform Glenfair Elementary on Comcast Cares Day

Friday, May. 29, 2015

On April 25, over 350 volunteers applied a formidable amount of elbow grease to dozens of projects at Glenfair Elementary, one of 11 elementary schools in the Reynolds School District.

Is Breaking The Cycle of Childhood Poverty Really Possible?

Wednesday, May. 13, 2015

Before you read another word, let me confess that I don’t have the answer to the title of this post. You’re not going to find a magical silver bullet in these words that will heal a complex and systemic, yet very personal challenge, facing our community. There are those with far more expertise who can attempt to address that subject.

Early Learning

United Way of the Columbia-Willamette Launches "Infant at Work" Program

Monday, Apr. 27, 2015

Early Learning

Early Literacy Kits Help Prepare Kids for Kindergarten

Monday, Apr. 27, 2015

Studies show that the development of early literacy skills through early experiences with books and stories is directly linked to a child's success in learning to read. But in low income neighborhoods, there’s an average of just one book for every 300 children.