| United Way of the Kearney Area

Benefits of a United Way Employee Campaign

Running a United Way campaign benefits both your company and your community.

Your business benefits by:

Increased employee morale and teamwork. Companies that run annual employee campaigns document higher morale and teamwork. Employees learn about services provided by United Way and work together to plan and engage in fun activities to raise money as a company. Special meals, raffles, games, fun incentives for givers like jeans day, or parking in an executive parking space are some great examples of employee involvement.
Safety net. You may never know when you, a family member or a coworker will need help from one of our agencies. That's why we cast a wide net of agencies we help - from large agencies such as American Red Cross and Boy and Girl Scouts, to small, locally based agencies such as The Safe Center and the Friends Program.
Tax benefits
Community and media recognition

Our community will also benefit from your campaign by:

Local focus. Your United Way gift stays here to help our local community. Our United Way supports a group of 22 local agencies in a six-county service area in south central Nebraska. Your gift provides child care, youth programs, rent/utility assistance, help for those living with disabilities, health services, counseling, emergency assistance and disaster response.
Wide impact. Hundreds of people in our region are helped by these services each year.
Quality agencies. Our United Way ensures that your money funds quality agencies to address the most important community needs. Every year, United Way's Board of Directors will review agency budgets, programs and outcomes to ensure that our dollars have the most impact and are going to where the most help is needed.
Additional resources. United Way connects people to services and assistance across the region through our 2-1-1 crisis line. This information is free and available to everyone.

We will help provide you with the knowledge and resources to start your campaign and make it a success.

To view some of our materials and read more about hosting a successful employee campaign, click here.

If you're ready for a workplace campaign, contact Ashley at 308-237-6840 or amowitz@uwka.org.

Learn more about our agencies!

Each month, we plan to feature a different United Way of the Kearney Area partner agency.
These short videos will give you some insight into what each agency does, their facilities and how they are making an impact on our community. Stay tuned for the first video coming in July!

Until then, please take time to watch this video on the 2-1-1 crisis line service that United Way helps to provide to those in need in our community.

Click Here to Volunteer!

Our mission is to mobilize the caring power of the community through volunteerism. The United Way's Volunteer Solutions site connects volunteers with projects to meet local needs and create lasting change in education, income, and health. From individual tutoring opportunities to group neighborhood beautification projects, we have many volunteer opportunities available. No matter what experience or time you have to give, there are many ways to make a significant impact in the community.

Click here to find out more about Volunteer Solutions.

Ready to get started? Go directly to the Volunteer Solutions site.

2-1-1 Crisis Line

Nonprofits like United Way and various government agencies provide excellent programs to support people in need. The problem: The people who need these programs often don’t know they exist.
211 works a bit like 911. Calls to 211 are routed by the local telephone company to a local or regional calling center. The 211 center’s referral specialists question callers, access databases of resources available from private and public health and human service agencies, match the callers’ needs to available resources, and link or refer them directly to an agency or organization that can help.
Every hour of every day, someone in Nebraska needs essential services--from finding substance abuse assistance to securing adequate care for a child or an aging parent. Faced with a dramatic increase in the number of agencies and help lines, people often don't know where to turn. In many cases, people end up going without these necessary and readily available services because they do not know where to start. 2-1-1 gives Nebraskans two ways to look for services -- search the ne211.org online database and/or dial 2-1-1 (402-444-6666).
Both are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

User login

Find Us on Facebook

Blog