United Way of Greater Cincinnati - LIVE UNITED

Serving Hamilton, Clermont, Brown counties and the Middletown Area in Ohio; Boone, Campbell, Kenton, and Grant counties in Kentucky; Dearborn and Ohio counties in Indiana.

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Featured Opportunities

Sign UpDuck Sales at Kings Honda - Freestore Foodbank (United WayAgency Partner)
Date: Saturday, August 28, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Volunteers will sell ducks at Honda East for the Rubber Duck Regatta to benefit the FreeStoreFoodBank, the largest provider of emergency food in the community.
Sign UpDuck Sales at Honda East - Freestore Foodbank (United Way Agency Partner)
Date: Sunday, August 29, noon - 2 p.m.
Volunteers will sell ducks at Honda East for the Rubber Duck Regatta to benefit the FreeStoreFoodBank, the largest provider of emergency food in the community.
Sign UpSunday Feeding Program - The Salvation Army of Greater Cincinnati (United Way Agency Partner)
Dates: Every Sunday, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Each Sunday, the Salvation Army serves a meal to nearly 200 homeless individuals in the area. Volunteers will help prepare the meal, set up the room, serve the meal, and help with clean up.
Sign UpClothing Closet - Brighton Center, Inc. (United Way Agency Partner)
Dates: Every Saturday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
The Clothing Closet receives clothing and household donations daily and utilizes volunteers to sort donations and restock the store in order to provide new merchandise to our shoppers.
Sign UpHome Improvement Saturday - People Working Cooperatively, Inc. (United Way Agency Partner)
Date: Every 3rd Saturday of the month, 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Provide simple home maintenance and yard work for low-income, elderly homeowners in Greater Cincinnati. Projects range from cleaning gutters and cleaning up yards, to installing handrails and repairing leaky faucets.
Sign UpDuck Central - FreestoreFoodbank (United Way Agency Partner)
Dates: August 1 - September 5, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. or 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Up to 100,000 adopted rubber ducks will race the Ohio River to benefit FreeStoreFoodBank, the largest provider of emergency food in the community. Volunteers will receive incoming Duck sponsorship calls.
Sign UpMentor (One-on-One) - Cincinnati Youth Collaborative (United Way Agency Partner)
Dates: Ongoing
Provide encouragement, guidance, and help with schoolwork to a young person. As a one-to-one mentor, you'll choose activities you both want to do based on mutual interests and introduce your student to new experiences.


Want to find other ways to volunteer?

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Questions? Need more information?
E-mail us at volunteer@uwgc.org or call United Way 211 (dial 2-1-1).