Beginning with its founding 100 years ago, United Way has become deeply rooted in the central Iowa community.
Des Moines Business Record columnist and local historian Dave Elbert has been researching and writing about United Way's 100-year history....
For the past 16 months, a diverse group of central Iowans have rallied their support around the OpportUNITY initiative. Their audacious goal is to elevate 20,000 central Iowans out of poverty. Poverty is a niche game; for the hundreds of people...
Stephanie Burrows could understand how reading to young children could change their lives. After volunteering as a reader at Conmigo Early Child Education Center, it quickly became clear that it could change her life, too.
Burrows, a Tocqueville...
Community Schools is a proven-effective strategy for helping students succeed academically and personally. Community schools brings together all the community assets needed—academic support, healthcare, dental care, counseling, food, childcare—for...
United Way of Central Iowa is proud to have earned a four-star rating for 15 straight years from Charity Navigator, an American independent charity watchdog organization that evaluates charitable organizations in the United States. This record places United Way of Central Iowa in the top 1 percent of charities nationwide. Click the logo to review our complete evaluation.
United Way of Central Iowa has received a Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStar, the world's largest source of information on nonprofit organizations. The seal is given to nonprofits who have achieved the highest level of transparency through disclosures, information made available to the public, and accuracy and frequency of updates.
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