See below to learn about all the great things United Way is doing for our communities.
Following a six-month nationwide search, United Way of Greater Cincinnati’s Board of Directors has chosen Michael Johnson, now president & CEO of Boys & Girls Club of Dane County in Madison, Wisconsin, as its next president & CEO. He will take the role July 9.
More than 300 people recently came together for United Way’s Family-Centered Learning Launch — a day of learning with our partners as we work together to create long-term solutions and system changes across the region for families in poverty.
Together they run the largest global vertical manufacturer and distributor of institutional and consumer textiles and apparel in the world. This year, Gary and Kim Heiman, Cincinnati’s dynamic husband and wife duo, are teaming up to lead United Way’s annual community campaign as the 2018 volunteer co-chairs.
We recently caught up with Dr. Karen Bankston, new Executive Director for the Child Poverty Collaborative, to discuss her experience living in poverty, and her vision and priorities for hew new role.
United Way of Greater Cincinnati is dedicating 80 percent of the funds it invests in initiatives and agency partner programs to help children and families move out of poverty, with an ambitious new goal of helping 10,000 families across the region move out of poverty in the next four years.
The Child Poverty Collaborative (CPC), with major support from United Way of Greater Cincinnati, is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Karen Bankston, PhD, as the Executive Director of CPC.
United Way of Greater Cincinnati's Call for Partners is an invitation to the nonprofit community to join our fight against poverty, while putting families and children at the center of services to deliver more holistic support.
United Way recently funded a report from our partners at Design Impact which identified six "metathemes" with clear calls to action for a new path forward for all of us working to create equity in our community.
At a recent Community Summit, the Child Poverty Collaborative shared key learnings from 80+ community conversations, a Framework for Action, and five commitments to the community.
Approximately 700 people from all different backgrounds gathered for nearly four hours at the Child Poverty Collaborative's Community Summit to share thoughts, ideas and opinions on what needs to be done to eliminate Greater Cincinnati’s high child poverty rate.
United Way and GCF will work with partners in a design thinking process that will identify potential solutions that better meet families’ needs.